Articles filed under Performing Arts
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6 new attractions to check out this summer in the suburbsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Summer typically means barbecues, baseball and beaches. But 2019 promises some additions to the suburban staples, including new exhibits, a theater premiere and the debu...
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Founder of Rosemont Cavaliers, trendsetter for drum and bugle corps diesMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Don Warren founded the Rosemont Cavaliers and helped guide the drum and bugle corps to more than 20 national titles and seven world championships with Drum Corps Interna...
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Henry VIII's wives rock out in rousing 'SIX' at Chicago ShakespeareMay 24, 2019 4:00 pm - “SIX” - ★ ★ ★ ½ The premise of the 2017 British musical “SIX” sounds slightly bonkers: The six wives of King Henry VIII belt out songs in a competitive concert about bei...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsMay 24, 2019 9:00 am - Get out and have some fun this weekend: It's a party all Memorial Day weekend long at Arlington International Racecourse, and it's opening weekend at Hurricane Harbor at...
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Amidst the chaos, Sara Bareilles finds a new voiceMay 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Feeling "lost" after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, Sara Bareilles found herself in a meditation class to help deal with the new Americ...
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Theater events: Den Theatre revives Joel Drake Johnson's 'Four Places'May 24, 2019 6:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, May 24, for The Den Theatre's revival of "Four Places," a domestic drama by Joel Drake Johnson, directed by Lia Mortensen. The play centers on t...
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Concerts: The Belvederes' album release, Ryan Herrick, Shallow Side, James Kahil and moreMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - Secrets, Awaken I Am: 6 p.m. Friday, May 24, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $12-$15. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com. Dave Bovyn: 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, at ...
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Ramones-inspired nonmusical 'Four Chords and a Gun' a missed opportunityMay 23, 2019 11:00 am - “Four Chords and a Gun” - ★ ★ ½ “Four Chords and a Gun,” the Ramones-inspired play that opened Sunday at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, is not a musical. That's its probl...
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Review: Cate Le Bon gets reflective on new album 'Reward'May 23, 2019 7:00 am - Cate Le Bon, "Reward" (Mexican Summer) On her fifth solo album, Welsh eccentric performer Cate Le Bon continues to expand her own enchanted musical realm. "Reward" is a ...
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Theater spotlight: Aurora's new Paramount School of the Arts opensMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - Arts school opens Aurora's newest performing arts complex opens this week. The Paramount School of the Arts, established in cooperation with the Paramount Theatre and lo...