Articles filed under Performing Arts
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New Elgin theater company with ECC roots to produce 'Forever Plaid'Jan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - "La La Land" cleaned up at the Golden Globes and has generated Oscar buzz. The top kid's movie is "Sing," and live-action movie versions of "Beauty and the Beast" and "N...
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Wheaton Drama stages 'The Elephant Man'Jan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Joseph Merrick's body underwent a mysterious metamorphosis when he was just a young boy, rendering the Englishman severely deformed. Yet he maintained a sense of hope an...
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Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451' comes to life Jan. 26 at ECC Arts CenterJan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Ray Bradbury's classic novel "Fahrenheit 451" will be brought to life on stage by actor Rich Orlow at the Elgin Community College Arts Center on Thursday, Jan. 26. The L...
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Community Players of Naperville to present 'Paradise'Jan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - "Paradise" may not be devoid of devils, as a play presented by Community Players of Naperville shows. Set in a nursing home and rehab center called Paradise, the drama r...
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ESO to explore 'The Magic of Music'Jan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra Family Concert Series presents "The Magic of Music," featuring ESO musicians Daniela Folker, principal violin II, Michael Folker, percussion...
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Marlon Wayans and Under the Streetlamp coming to GeneseeJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - Comedian Marlon Wayans and Under the Streetlamp are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan this spring. Comedian and actor Marlon Wayans ("Fifty Shades of Black," "Sc...
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See 'When the Cat's Away' at Riverfront PlayhouseJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - The Riverfront Playhouse, 13 Water St. in Aurora, continues its production of "When the Cat's Away" by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, ...
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Annual Music Changes Lives benefit returns Feb. 12Jan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - POMP, Dundee-Crown High School's Music Booster Club, will host its 12th annual Music Changes Lives Friends and Family Event from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the h...
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Sunday picks: Be enchanted by 'Swan Lake' at CODJan 15, 2017 6:17 am - Enchanted elegance The Russian National Ballet Theatre brings a touring production of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet "Swan Lake" on Sunday to College of DuPage's McAninc...
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Weekend picks: It's the riding of the bulls at AllstateJan 14, 2017 6:00 am - Hold the beef Some of the world's top bull riders compete at the PBR: Professional Bull Riders Chicago Invitational this weekend at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim ...