Articles filed under Theater
-
‘Seussical Jr.’ comes to the HemmensApr 08, 2013 1:27 pm - Children’s Theatre of Elgin wraps up its 25th anniversary season with the popular musical “Seussical Jr.” See colorful, fun-filled Dr. Seuss stories brought to life onst...
-
‘One Destiny’ takes stage at Lincoln MuseumApr 05, 2013 6:51 am - SPRINGFIELD — A play about an actor and a house manager at Ford’s Theater the night Abraham Lincoln was shot will be staged this month in Springfield. “One Destiny” wil...
-
Suburban theater artists discuss their work and the communityApr 05, 2013 6:00 am - With all due respect to my Daily Herald colleagues Dann Gire and Jamie Sotonoff and their "From Suburbs to Showbiz" column, Hollywood isn't the only Mecca enticing subur...
-
Local theater: Unhappy holidays at Steel BeamApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - Moody holiday tale Steel Beam Theatre's Donna Steele directs the company's production of “The Seafarer.” Written by the great chronicler of isolation and despair, ...
-
Moving Picture: Harper's award-winning acting instructor Kevin LongApr 05, 2013 4:00 am - Kevin Long believes acting is about verbs. The Harper College director of theater instructs actors to focus on being active — to effect change in other characters onstag...
-
'Catch Me' a breezy if superficial musical journeyApr 04, 2013 6:00 am - The coast-to-coast tour of "Catch Me If You Can", a musical confection from 2011 about the real-life adventures of a teenage con artist, touched down this week for a bri...
-
‘Little Women’ is spring show:Apr 02, 2013 5:04 pm - Liberty Town Productions, Libertyville’s not-for-profit entertainment company, presents the Broadway musical version of “Little Women”, at 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 13, and...
-
Metropolis adds new comedy revues, concertsMar 29, 2013 6:01 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights announced Friday a slate of recently added concerts and comedy shows for its 2013-14 season. On the bill are: ...
-
Local theater: Metropolis stages musical 'Goldilocks'Mar 29, 2013 6:00 am - ‘Goldilocks' onstage Chicago Kids Company brings its musical version of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre as part of its fam...
-
Suburban venue, talents gear up for Chicago Improv FestivalMar 29, 2013 6:00 am - When it comes to improv, Chicago is Mecca. But despite decades as an incubator for modern improvisation and an axis for the art form, it wasn't until 1998 that the impro...