Articles filed under Comedy
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Best Bets: Lyric Opera crowns a new 'Macbeth'Sep 15, 2021 7:30 am - Shakespearean tragedy Former St. Charles resident Sondra Radvanovsky makes her role debut as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's "Macbeth" at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The new pro...
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Best Bets: Indigo Girls and Ani DiFranco share double bill at RaviniaSep 08, 2021 8:30 am - Folk rockers Grammy Award-winners Indigo Girls and Ani DiFranco share a concert bill at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $65-$90 pavilion seating;...
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Spotlight: Ready for the Fringe? Elgin's arts celebration returns for its 8th yearSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - Elgin on the fringe The Elgin Fringe Festival, an annual celebration of music, theater, dance, film and the visual arts, returns this weekend for its eighth year with in...
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Best Bets: John Legend, Lady A and The Roots play Ravinia this weekendAug 31, 2021 10:00 am - Legend for love & more The Ravinia Festival brings in plenty of big-name music acts over Labor Day weekend. Lady A brings their "What a Song Can Do Tour" with supporting...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre's summer concert series concludes with a tribute to ElvisAug 25, 2021 6:00 am - In concert at Marriott Marriott Theatre's summer concert series, produced in cooperation with Artists Lounge Live, concludes this weekend with "Elvis My Way." The tribut...
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Best Bets: Lyric's 'Sunday in the Park' plays Jay Pritzker PavilionAug 24, 2021 6:00 am - Opera outdoors & online Experience the Lyric Opera of Chicago either live or online this weekend. New music director Enrique Mazzola conducts singers from the Ryan Opera...
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Best Bets: U.S. Navy Blue Angels show off during shortened Chicago Air and Water ShowAug 17, 2021 6:00 am - Broad humor Catch up with rising New York comedian Laura High when she performs four stand-up sets at the Comedy Shrine, 2228 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. $25, plus ...
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Festivals Aug. 13-19: Libertyville Days, Naper Nights, Fox Lake Cardboard Boat Race & moreAug 10, 2021 10:00 am - This weekend Taste of Glen Ellyn: 1-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 11-12; 1-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13; 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14; and 11 a.m. to 8 p...
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Best Bets: Andrew Grams bids farewell to ESOAug 03, 2021 6:00 am - Great Grams Maestro Andrew Grams concludes his tenure as Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director with the concert "From Darkness to Light." The orchestra performs Beetho...
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Best Bets: Cirque Italia's Water Circus tours to AuroraJul 28, 2021 6:00 am - Splash zone Marvel at all kinds of physical feats performed by contortionists, aerialists, clowns and more when Cirque Italia's Water Circus sets up its splashy touring ...