Articles filed under Theater
-
‘Frozen Jr.’ comes to Wheaton North stage on Oct. 10-13Oct 06, 2024 7:57 pm - Wheaton North Performing Arts will be sharing its rendition of a Disney fan-favorite — “Frozen Jr!”
-
Simply charming: Metropolis’ ‘Cinderella’ features able singer-actors, first-rate orchestraOct 02, 2024 5:26 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre newcomer Molly Bremer makes a charming debut as the winsome Ella in the Arlington Heights theater’s revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.”
-
Elsinore puts on tale of faith and morality in ‘Hand to God’Oct 02, 2024 1:05 pm - Elsinore’s production of “Hand to God” by Robert Askins continues through Oct. 13.
-
GreenMan Theatre’s ‘Miss Holmes’ production garners glowing reviewsOct 02, 2024 11:42 am - Reviews are in for GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s rousing production of “Miss Holmes,” a who-dun-it with leads Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson that give a decidedly feminine twist to a classic Victorian murder mystery.
-
Best Bets: Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, Lewis Black, New PhilharmonicOct 02, 2024 11:40 am - The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest takes over Highwood, comedian Lewis Black brings his farewell tour to the North Shore Center, The Morton Arboretum hosts its Cider and Ale Fest, and conductor Kirk Muspratt starts his 20th season with The New Philharmonic.
-
Travel with Geneva High School theater on ‘The Great American College Tour’Oct 01, 2024 8:48 pm - Geneva High School’s theater season kicks off this weekend with the underclassmen play “The Great American College Tour.”
-
Buffalo Theatre wins first Jeff award; Marriott’s ‘Beautiful,’ Drury Lane’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ pick up multiple awardsSep 30, 2024 11:15 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble received its first Joseph Jefferson Award for Aly Greaves Amidei’s costumes for “Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley” during Monday’s 56th Jeff Awards ceremony at Drury Lane Theatre.
-
Spotlight: Shattered Globe, Goodman stage local premieresSep 30, 2024 10:37 pm - Shattered Globe Theatre re-examines the legacy of the Salem witch trials in the Midwest premiere of “Becky Nurse of Salem” by Wilmette native Sarah Ruhl.
-
Prepare to be dazzled: Brilliantly staged, expertly acted ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ a feast for the eyes, earsSep 27, 2024 12:47 pm - The magic that happens during “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the superbly staged, boffo Broadway show that launched its national tour at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, goes beyond the everyday theatrical magic.
-
Ferociously funny: Comic mayhem is marvelously managed in Steppenwolf’s ‘Noises Off’Sep 25, 2024 9:33 am - If you’ve never seen Michael Frayn’s classic backstage farce “Noises Off” — or even if you have — do yourself a favor and check out Steppenwolf Theatre’s first-class, funny revival.