Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Festivals Sept. 27 to Oct. 3: Oktoberfests, Harvest of the Acorn Moon, Johnny Appleseed Festival and moreSep 24, 2024 7:54 pm - Mark your calendar for a variety of suburban Oktoberfests, Taste of Arlington Heights, Huntley Fall Fest, Cary Main Street Fest and more happening this week.
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Then and now: Goodman’s ‘Inherit the Wind’ is both historical and contemporarySep 24, 2024 5:55 pm - The Goodman Theatre’s 2024-25 season is off to a smart and savvy start with a timely revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s “Inherit the Wind.”
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount revives ‘An Act of God’ comedySep 23, 2024 5:51 pm - The Almighty pays a return visit to earth to amend his commandments in “An Act of God” beginning previews Oct. 2 at Aurora’s Copley Theatre.
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Best Bets: Jack O’Lantern World, ‘AGT’ vets Malevo, The Capitol Fools and moreSep 23, 2024 3:33 pm - The Halloween extravaganza Jack O’Lantern World opens in Lake Zurich, plus the McAninch Arts Center welcomes Argentinean dance ensemble and “America’s Got Talent” veterans Malevo and political satirists The Capitol Fools.
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From ballet to jazz to folk, Chicago’s fall dance season features all the movesSep 23, 2024 2:39 pm - Chicago’s 2024-25 dance season is full of new works, captivating collaborations and welcome revivals. There’s something for everyone with the Windy City’s famed dance companies that specialize in ballet, modern and folk dance traditions.
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Lake Park High Theatre to present children’s play ‘Miss Nelson is Missing!’Sep 23, 2024 11:49 am - The Lake Park Theatre Department kicks off their 2024-25 season with the children’s play, “Miss Nelson is Missing!”
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Chicago companies celebrate operatic milestones and transitionsSep 23, 2024 6:18 am - This season sees Chicago's major opera companies celebrating many anniversaries amid a time of leadership changes.
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Funny business: Comedy shows, improv and standup clubs bring the laughs this fallSep 22, 2024 9:07 am - Chicago is a world-famous comedy town. Here are some suggested shows, comedy venues and funny troupes to take note of this fall season.
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Politics prominent this fall, but theater forecast also calls for farce and fairy talesSep 21, 2024 11:15 am - Fall theater offerings suggest artistic directors had politics on their minds when they scheduled their seasons. That said, there’s still plenty of comedy, drama and romance on tap.
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BrightSide Theatre to co-host blood drive with a visit from Count DraculaSep 20, 2024 8:39 pm - BrightSide Theatre, in honor of its season-opening production of the play “Dracula,” is co-sponsoring a blood drive with the Naperville Women’s Club and the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 5.