Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Teddy Riley readies 'emotional' return to Apollo in HarlemDec 03, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Teddy Riley is on the brink of tears. Happy tears. The singer and producer behind hits for Michael Jackson says now that he's just days away from his big...
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Queen, Adam Lambert headed to Chicago's United Center Aug. 9Dec 03, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Queen and Adam Lambert are launching a six-week North American tour following the release of the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody." They'll play C...
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Rockers Hootie & the Blowfish return with new album, tourDec 03, 2018 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Twenty-five years after "Cracked Rear View" launched their careers, Grammy-winning rock band Hootie & the Blowfish will release a new album and l...
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Best bets: Dick Portillo signs book in Naperville, 'Stomp' returns to ChicagoDec 03, 2018 5:00 am - Hot dog! Meet up with Portillo's founder Dick Portillo when he discusses and signs copies of his book "Out of the Dog House" at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave...
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Jackie Evancho, Prince tribute show coming to GeneseeDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - The Genesee Theatre in Waukegan is hosting a return of singer Jackie Evancho, plus the tribute acts Purple Reign and Eaglemania in early 2019. Classical crossover singer...
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Harvest Christian Academy presents 'You Can't Take It With You'Dec 02, 2018 10:00 pm - Harvest Christian Academy in Elgin will put on its winter play, "You Can't Take It With You" at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6-7, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the c...
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Marlowe Middle School puts on 'Carol of the Snow Queen' Dec. 7-8Dec 02, 2018 10:00 pm - Marlowe Middle School presents "Carol of the Snow Queen" at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the District 158 Performing Arts Center, 13719 H...
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First Fridays to host inaugural Cocoa Crawl Dec. 7Dec 02, 2018 10:00 pm - First Fridays stays warm with hot cocoa on Dec. 7. Aurora Downtown hosts the inaugural "Cocoa Crawl" as part of the monthly event, and mugs are proving to be a hot comm...
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Lombard native finds success on Chicago stagesDec 02, 2018 6:30 am - Nicole Bloomsmith picked up the violin as a preteen and never put it down. "It felt like an extension of my arm," said the actress and musician who appears in Strawdog ...
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Best Bets: 'Colors of Christmas' plays Genesee, 'Nutcracker' at Rosemont TheatreDec 02, 2018 6:00 am - R&B holiday Peabo Bryson, Taylor Dayne, Jon Secada and Deniece Williams star in “The Colors of Christmas” concert at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $...