Five concerts, featuring both choral and instrumental music, will be presented by the College of Lake County Music department ensembles during May to cap off the 2013-14 season. The CLC Music department boasts five instrumental groups: Monday Night...

A variety of interesting character actors/singers are needed at College of Lake County this summer for the cast of the new Mel Brooks musical, "Young Frankenstein." Auditions will be held Monday, May 19 and Tuesday, May 20 from 6:30-10 p.m. in the S...

Broadway vocalist Dean Regan will celebrate Broadway past and present in his live show, "Give My Regards to Broadway: The Music, The Stories, The Magic" at 8 p.m. on May 10 at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake Co...

The Hills are Alive: The Lyric Opera of Chicago continues its postseason experiment of producing classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals with “The Sound of Music,” featuring stars from Hollywood (Billy Zane), opera (Christine Brewer) and Broadw...

THIS WEEK Competition comedy: The audience will help decide which one of the 40 competing comedians will head to Las Vegas in September for the World Series of Comedy. Chicago-area rounds begin Wednesday and go through Saturday at the Zanie...

Illuminated dance: The touring show “LUMA” features performers shrouded in black balancing and dancing with a number of illuminated and luminescent object in dazzling configurations today at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court,...

Blue-collar guy: Rising comedian Danny Kallas is from Elmwood Park, so expect some hometown flavor when he performs this weekend at The Comedy Shrine, 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. $20 plus a two-drink minimum. (630) 585-0300 or comedysh...

An exciting variety of dance, music, poetry and art created by CLC students and faculty is on tap during the College of Lake County's 16th Fear No Art festival. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sund...

"Young Frankenstein," the new Mel Brooks musical based on the famous 1974 film, will be the College of Lake County summer musical, produced by the departments of theatre, music and dance. The show will be presented July 18-20 and July 25-27 in the M...

Teensy trio?: Tiny Miles & the Big Kids, a Chicago blues and rock trio, headlines at the Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. $6. (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com. 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 11 FRIDAY Spring Festival...