Articles filed under Theater
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Cirque du Soleil spectacle ‘Crystal’ glides into Hoffman Estates’ NOW ArenaMar 20, 2024 10:02 am - The unexpected. That’s what audiences at Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal,” playing at Hoffman Estates’ NOW Arena this weekend, can expect from this ice-centered extravaganza.
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Best Bets: Adam Ant, Beatles tribute, ‘The Choir of Man’Mar 19, 2024 12:58 pm - Adam Ant and British ska band The English Beat headline Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Abbey Road brings the Beatles to life at the Metropolis, the CSO performs in Wheaton and more.
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Theater spotlight: ‘Peter Pan’ tuner lands in ChicagoMar 19, 2024 8:26 am - “Peter Pan” flies into the James M. Nederlander Theatre, Oil Lamp stages a Chicago premiere comedy and Theater Wit presents a comic tale about a woman in love with a Dairy Queen sign, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Things to do March 22-28: Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Ali Wong Live and moreMar 19, 2024 6:18 am - Mark your calendars for performances by Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Elle King, One Night of Queen and Ali Wong, plus Navy Pier’s Holi celebration and more happening this week.
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Things to do March 15-21: The Ides of March, St. Patrick’s Day, Warrant and moreMar 12, 2024 4:26 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by The Ides of March, Warrant, and Boy Band Night, plus check out St. Patrick’s Day events, The Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: First local production of ‘Jersey Boys’ opens at Mercury Theater ChicagoMar 11, 2024 7:28 pm - Heidi Kettenring performs her solo show at Marriott Theatre while Mercury Theatre Chicago presents the local premiere of the bio-tuner “Jersey Boys.”
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Independent Players brings ‘The Waltz of the Toreadors’ to the Elgin stageMar 07, 2024 12:20 am - Independent Players is marking its 47th season by introducing its audience to plays by exceptional French playwrights of the 20th century. Performances of Jean Anouilh’s ...
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‘Deathtrap’ comes to BrightSide Theatre, opening March 8Mar 06, 2024 11:17 pm - BrightSide Theatre is putting on Ira Levin's comedy thriller “Deathtrap.” Performances, directed by Jason Harrington, are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sund...
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The lure of ‘Jersey Boys’: Mercury Theater’s homegrown production entices suburban actor out of retirement, againMar 06, 2024 10:24 am - For most of his professional life, Aurora native Adrian Aguilar wanted to play one role: Tommy DeVito in “Jersey Boys.” Now he has his chance with Mercury Theater Chicago’s first “built-in-Chicago” production of the hit jukebox tuner.
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Tickets on sale for Playhouse 38’s ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’Mar 05, 2024 6:33 pm - Tickets are now on sale for the adult theatrical performance of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” running the weekend of March 15-17 at Playhouse 38...