Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Suburban native embraces her heritage in 'House on Mango Street'Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some come to acting early, some come to it late. But few people come to acting after preparing, as Mount Prospect native Mari Stratton did, for a career in opera. Stratt...
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Where the boys aren't: All-female cast takes shot at 'Romeo & Juliet'Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - As director Sean Hargadon surveyed the crop of actors auditioning for his Janus Theatre Co. production of "Romeo & Juliet," he might have thought, "Wherefore art thou, d...
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Arlo Guthrie honors heritage with family-style tourOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Few last names in the history of American music are as evocative as "Guthrie." Just hearing it makes one think of dusty roads, beat-up acoustic guitars and the quest for...
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Disney auditions Wednesday at WoodfieldOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Children aged 3 to 6 are invited to audition at Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg Wednesday morning for the chance to appear on stage before a Disney show in Rosem...
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Music 3: Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Colvin and Miley Cyrus in townOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Clarkson still kickin' Because she skyrocketed to fame by winning the first season of a little reality show called "American Idol," some figured Kelly Clarkson would be ...
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Northwest Festival Orchestra holding fall concertOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The Northwest Festival Orchestra will feature piano soloist Nolan Pearson performing Beethoven for its fall concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in the "J" Building Theater a...
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Mt. Prospect musician plays with Aretha Franklin, Stevie WonderOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It wasn't that Chinbat Batmunkh hadn't found musical success. In fact, the musician and keyboard player was famous in his home country of Mongolia. He began playing clas...
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'Caroline, or Change' takes top honors at Jeff AwardsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - For all the accolades Drury Lane Oak Brook and Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire earned for its productions of "Miss Saigon" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream...
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Cheap fun: Singalong 'Sound of Music,' ECC's 60th, Fall FestOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under Be prepared to sing along! Guests of all ages are invited to sing along with the classic tunes of the 1965 film "The Sound of Music" at the "Sound of Music...
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Best bets: Get your Thriller tribute locally at Great AmericaOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Thriller tribute If you want to help break a world record for the most people simultaneously dancing the late Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance, then head over to Six F...