Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Schaumburg Improv hosts 'Community' comedian Joel McHaleOct 06, 2018 7:23 am - 'Community' comic Fans of the TV series "Community" and "The Soup" won't want to miss their chance to see Joel McHale perform standup live this weekend at the Improv...
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Tina Turner reveals husband gave her kidney for transplantOct 06, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tina Turner has revealed that she underwent a kidney transplant with an organ donated by her husband. The 78-year-old singer says in an upcoming autobiogra...
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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' an intermittently entertaining hodgepodgeOct 05, 2018 1:00 pm - “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” - ★ ★ ½ In its touring debut at Chicago's Oriental Theatre, “Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is missing a key ingredi...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendOct 05, 2018 10:00 am - See original Monty Python member Eric Idle in conversation with Bob Odenkirk in Naperville or hear the sweet sounds of the "Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience" in R...
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Review: Doyle Bramhall II raises the bar on varied 'Shades'Oct 05, 2018 7:00 am - Doyle Bramhall II, "Shades" (Provogue) For some masters of the fretboard, changing their guitars is as far as they sometimes seem willing to go to create a different moo...
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Review: Twenty One Pilots score again with terrific 'Trench'Oct 05, 2018 7:00 am - Twenty One Pilots, "Trench" (Fueled By Ramen) It's going to be hard for Twenty One Pilots to top the success of their last album. Every tune on "Blurryface" went gold, p...
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Review: Eric Church is a 'Desperate Man' on latest albumOct 05, 2018 7:00 am - Eric Church, "Desperate Man" (EMI Records Nashville) Eric Church turned in country music's album of the year in 2016 and promptly took some time off from releasing new m...
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Review: 'American Dreamers' presents huge talents, ambitionsOct 05, 2018 7:00 am - John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA artists, "American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom" (BFM Jazz) As a certain recent Nobel laureate from Minnesota once sai...
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Theater events: Remy Bumppo, Barrel of Monkeys, magician Neil Tobin serve up pre-Halloween thrillsOct 05, 2018 6:00 am - • Steppenwolf Theatre for young adults begins its season Friday, Oct. 5, with "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time." Adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Ha...
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Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra to explore 'French Connections' at Nov. 11 concertOct 04, 2018 11:00 pm - The second concert of the Elmhurst Symphony's 58th season, on Sunday, Nov. 11, welcomes you to an afternoon of music of beloved composers with French connections: Chopi...