Articles filed under Theater
-
Weekend picks: Iliza Shlesinger plays RosemontMay 15, 2015 6:00 am - Still ‘Standing' Catch comedian Iliza Shlesinger, a winner of NBC-TV's “Last Comic Standing,” live and in person at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Ro...
-
Theater events: Des Plaines resident stars in Mary-Arrchie's 'December Man'May 15, 2015 6:00 am - Tragedy revisited Mary-Arrchie Theatre presents Colleen Murphy's "The December Man (L'homme de Décembre)," inspired by the 1989 massacre at Montreal's Ecole Polytec...
-
Exceptional cast powers riveting revival of 'The Little Foxes' at GoodmanMay 15, 2015 6:00 am - One thing about the domestic strife that ensnares the titular characters in Lillian Hellman's 1939 domestic drama "The Little Foxes": It makes any family friction that's...
-
Frothy 'Menopause The Musical' benefits from zesty performancesMay 13, 2015 11:00 pm - “Menopause The Musical” will never want for an audience. Tailor-made for women of a certain age, this genial musical revue chronicling the effects of menopause on four e...
-
Metropolis theater has new plan, positive financial outlookMay 12, 2015 5:30 am - After months of study, Arlington Heights trustees on Monday said it is “a new day” for the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Six months ago the downtown theater came to...
-
Goodman Theatre announces $15 million expansionMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Chicago's Goodman Theatre on Tuesday announced that it will establish the Alice B. Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement, making it the first Chicago-area theater...
-
'Tarzan' takes flight in BataviaMay 11, 2015 11:00 pm - The Batavia Fine Arts Centre will be transformed into a jungle this weekend, when Spotlight Youth Theater Aurora presents "Disney's Tarzan." Performances are Friday thro...
-
Drury Lane Theatre announces 'Beaches' castMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - Drury Lane Theatre on Monday announced the cast for its pre-Broadway production of "Beaches," the musical by writer/lyricist Iris Rainer Dart and Thom Thomas based o...
-
Vero Voce Theater presents 'Ronald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr.'May 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Vero Voce Theater in St. Charles proudly presents "Ronald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr." May 16-24. This special production features several of the Vero Voce staff playing adul...
-
Musical of the book 'Beaches' to wash ashore at Drury LaneMay 10, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Chicagoans, get out your hankies - a stage musical of "Beaches" is coming. The show, based on Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel about two best girlfriends, will b...