Articles filed under Theater
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Antioch theater group holds costume saleJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - PM & L Theatre, 877 Main St., in downtown Antioch will hold a costume sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21. Many styles of costumes and size...
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Elmhurst native leaps at chance to star in Chicago-bound 'Cats' tourJul 15, 2019 6:00 am - As a kid, Lexie Plath couldn't get enough of the 1981 global musical blockbuster “Cats.” So it's kismet that the Elmhurst native is starring in the first national “Cats”...
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Cricket Theatre Company to stage 'Matilda'Jul 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Join a lively, high-octane production by Cricket Theatre Company featuring a talented young cast of offbeat teachers and "revolting" children with comic bite performing ...
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St. James Theatre in Arlington Heights celebrates 50 years with 'Shrek the Musical'Jul 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The Rev. Bill Zavaski sits at the foot of a large stage in the St. James Parish Center's auditorium in Arlington Heights. He gazes up at the scene before him - the huge ...
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Diction suffers in Chicago return of reconfigured 'Les Miserables'Jul 12, 2019 2:45 pm - YouTube Some longtime fans of the musical #8220;Les Misérables#8221; are upset. Directors Trevor Nunn and John Caird's 1985 London production, with its famed revolving ...
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Buff zombies. Creepy clowns. It's all part of show at Paranormal Cirque in GurneeJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Buff zombies perform high stakes gymnastics, scary clowns drag audience members onstage and an intense chainsaw-wielding usher urges patrons to their seats. Welcome to P...
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Meet the whole Peanuts gang at Playhouse 38 showJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - This week, join the Peanuts gang as they meet the 21st century - complete with new songs, classic tunes, and Lucy's plans to be queen, Snoopy's quest for supper, and Cha...
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U-46 Summer Theatre to present 'Hairspray' July 18-20 at Larkin High SchoolJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - High school students from across Elgin Area School District U-46 are participating in the Summer Theatre production of "Hairspray." The musical opens at 7 p.m. on Thurs...
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Theater events: BBE plays 'Ghost Quartet,' Teatro Zinzanni sets up its tentJul 11, 2019 7:45 am - • Performances of Connective Theatre Company's inaugural production of Naomi Wallace's "One Flea Spare," continue at Nox Arca Theatre, 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago. ...
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Traditional 'Music Man' revival marches into GoodmanJul 11, 2019 7:00 am - “The Music Man” - ★ ★ ★ The Goodman Theatre's big and brassy revival of “The Music Man” can wash over you as escapist entertainment. Tony Award-winning director Mary Zim...