Articles filed under Performing Arts
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‘The Lost Boy,’ an original musical, will offer a new take on Peter PanJul 24, 2024 10:33 am - The prince of boyhood returns! This August, “The Lost Boy,” an original musical by Peter Searby, director of the Riverside Club for Adventure and Imagination, makes its debut on the Wheaton Academy stage.
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Concerts July 26 to Aug. 1: Barry Manilow, John Fogerty, Asia, Lollapalooza and moreJul 23, 2024 10:12 am - Upcoming concerts include Barry Manilow at the Allstate Arena, John Fogerty at RiverEdge Park, Asia at the Arcada Theatre, Lollapalooza, Vampire Weekend and more.
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Spotlight: See Shakespeare as originally performed during Elgin’s Unrehearsed Shakespeare FestivalJul 23, 2024 8:45 am - Experience Shakespeare’s plays as his acting company originally performed them this weekend during Elgin’s Unrehearsed Shakespeare Festival.
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Festivals July 26 to Aug. 1: County fairs, Algonquin Founders’ Days, Streamwood Summer Celebration and moreJul 22, 2024 5:30 am - Mark your calendars for the Lake, DuPage, McHenry and Kendall County fairs, Algonquin Founders’ Days, Streamwood Summer Celebration and more happening this week.
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GreenMan Theatre announces trio of audience favorites from ‘8 to the Bar 2024’ Play FestivalJul 19, 2024 10:58 pm - GreenMan Theatre Troupe in Elmhurst has announced the three most-popular plays performed during its recent “8 to the Bar 2024” Play Festival, as determined by audience vote during the show’s run July 12-14.
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Ron Onesti: George Thorogood, really ‘good’ to the bone!Jul 19, 2024 9:18 pm - George Thorogood reveals a bit of his background to Ron Onesti: “My heroes were Jack Benny and Bob Hope. … I wanted to be a stand-up comedian just like them!”
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Ron Onesti: Don’t thank me, thank the ‘Old Neighborhood’Jul 19, 2024 8:59 pm - Being a child of the early ’60s, I was fortunate enough to have experienced much of the music from the ’60s and ’70s now referred to as “Heritage Rock” and “Classic Rock.”
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Noteworthy performances propel Northlight’s ‘2 Pianos, 4 Hands’Jul 19, 2024 8:19 am - Northlight Theatre concludes its season on a high note, with a musically dazzling revival of the play-with-music “2 Pianos, 4 Hands.”
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Hot ticket: Metropolis’ rafter-rattling ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ worth every pennyJul 17, 2024 2:52 pm - Music and theater fans who are considering attending Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s marvelous “Million Dollar Quartet”: Get your tickets now before it’s too late.
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Ben Tatar & the Tatar Tots bring high-energy show for kids to Arlington HeightsJul 17, 2024 12:15 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District presented a concert for kids by Ben Tatar & the Tatar Tots on Tuesday at North School Park.