Entertainment
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Alma Dance Theater to hold 'Nutcracker' auditionsJul 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Alma Dance Theater will hold auditions for "The Nutcracker" on Sunday, Aug. 26. It will be an open audition which means that dancers who are not from Alma Dance School ...
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Summer Place Theatre cuts 'Footloose' for two weekendsJul 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Remember the popular 1980s movie? "Footloose" was re-imagined as a musical in 1998 and has been updated to 2018 for this production of "Footloose" by Summer Place Theatr...
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Feder: Chance the Rapper to relaunch ChicagoistJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - Chance the Rapper has acquired the assets of Chicagoist, the local digital news site that's been dormant since last fall, Robert Feder writes. In a deal with New York Pu...
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Feder: Weigel to launch Start TV digital network with CBS Television StationsJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - From the folks who brought you Me-TV, H&I and the Decades Network, now comes Start TV, a new digital network featuring "strong and resourceful female leading characters"...
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Glenview Greek Fest Returns Saturday & SundayJul 18, 2018 11:00 pm - The Glenview Greek Fest returns this summer to Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, with some new features added. The event takes place Saturday, July 21, and S...
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Wheaton Municipal Band offers something for everyone July 26Jul 18, 2018 11:00 pm - The eighth concert of the Wheaton Municipal Band's summer season presents an eclectic mix of music and an exciting program at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, in Memorial Pa...
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'Oklahoma!' is sweeping through Schaumburg Park DistrictJul 18, 2018 11:00 pm - With a more than 60-person cast and live orchestra, Schaumburg Park District's performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma! " is better than 'O.K.' Oklahoma! will ...
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First Folio's new 'Shrew'd!' updates Shakespeare's problematic comedyJul 18, 2018 10:00 am - “Shrew'd!” - ★ ★ ½ In “Shrew'd!” - a breezy new musical adapted from William Shakespeare's “The Taming of the Shrew” - co-writers and lyricists David Rice and Lydia Hil...
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Theater spotlight: Babes With Blades presents 'The Lady Demands Satisfaction'Jul 18, 2018 6:00 am - McGann at Zanies Chicago comedian Pat McGann, a frequent guest on ABC 7's "Windy City Live," the WGN morning news and Fox's "Good Morning Chicago," headlines Zanie...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJul 18, 2018 6:00 am - Streaming symphony The New Philharmonic previews its upcoming season with a free concert featuring guest soprano Mikaela Schneider. The concert will also be stream...