Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Emails: Confederate Railroad was booked for 2 months before Pritzker's office knewAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A southern rock band whose logo features Confederate flags was booked for the DuQuoin State Fair for two months before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's staff learned o...
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Goodly Creatures Theatre brings Poe's poetry to life with 'Nevermore'Aug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Goodly Creatures Theatre brings Poe's poetry to the stage with original adaptation 'Nevermore'
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St. Charles-based group presents 'Newsies' in ElginAug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - In 2011, youth theater director and educator Connie Flores founded the 501c3 performing arts studio, Marquee Youth Stage, in St. Charles with the mission of "empowering ...
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'Proverbial Opera' series continues at Elgin's First United Methodist Church Aug. 11Aug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - At Elgin's First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Rick Carlson continues the nine-part summer message series titled "Proverbial Opera," an exploration of King Solomon's...
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The 'bizarre trip' that was almost Woodstock 50Aug 05, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shortly after Woodstock organizers announced the shambolic 50th anniversary concerts were off after months of setbacks and holdups, Woodstock co-founder ...
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Best bets: Barbra Streisand sings at Chicago's United Center; Monsta X performs in RosemontAug 05, 2019 6:00 am - Her name is Barbra Grammy and Academy Award-winning superstar Barbra Streisand performs her concert "One Night Only" at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. ...
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Piano Man performs Thursday in Hoffman EstatesAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates' Summer Sounds on the Green concert series finishes its 2019 season with a performance by Piano Man at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Piano Man recreates the e...
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Weekend picks: Rock legends Ringo Starr, Beach Boys play RaviniaAug 04, 2019 7:23 am - '60s rock legends Catch up with some great innovators of rock music when Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band share a concert bill with The Beach Boys this weekend at t...
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Music review: 'Finch' from Penny & Sparrow is a gemAug 04, 2019 7:00 am - Penny & Sparrow's “Finch” (I Love You) Texas-raised duo Penny & Sparrow had to do some heavy touring to truly search their souls. They explore the resulting range o...
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'Shakespeare Shorts': All the world's a stage, even Mundelein village hallAug 04, 2019 1:00 am - As the sun set over Mundelein village hall one evening last week, a cast of actors gathered amid picnic tables strewed with wigs, duct tape swords, a kilt, bags of costu...