Articles filed under Theater
-
'School of Rock,' 'Into the Woods' part of Paramount Theatre's 2022-23 season in AuroraMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - The Paramount Theatre in Aurora has announced its 2022-23 Broadway Series of musicals will feature "Dreamgirls," "The Sound of Music," "Into the Woods" and the professio...
-
Marlow Middle School to put on 'Disney's Aladdin Jr.'Mar 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Take a magic carpet ride to the best seats in town for Marlowe Middle School's performances of "Disney's Aladdin Jr." at the District 158 Performing Arts Center in Huntl...
-
Dist. 158 middle school to put on 'Camelot and Camelittle'Mar 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Heineman Middle School students will share a spirited girl's journey in a sassy new take on the classic story of Camelot in this production of "Camelot and Camelittle." ...
-
Electrifying 'Hadestown' at CIBC Theatre is an old tale, superbly toldMar 06, 2022 12:00 pm - “Hadestown” - ★ ★ ★ ½ A good tale is worth retelling. Even an old tale whose ending we know, or a sad tale that doesn't end well. So it is with “Hadestown,” singer/song...
-
'Wicked' welcomes a pioneering good witch, Brittney JohnsonMar 06, 2022 6:22 am - NEW YORK - While many people spent Valentine's Day with the traditional flowers and chocolates, Brittney Johnson was making theater history. The young Broadway veteran w...
-
Neil Diamond stage musical reveals its Broadway veteran starMar 04, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A musical about Neil Diamond has found the polished theater gem who will play the icon onstage - Will Swenson. Swenson has been tapped to lead 'œA Beauti...
-
Spotlight: 'King James' premieres at Steppenwolf; renovated Copley Theatre reopens in AuroraMar 04, 2022 5:00 am - 'King James' premieres Steppenwolf Theatre premieres ensemble member Rajiv Joseph's two-hander "King James," which examines the role sports plays in the friendship betwe...
-
Paramount, Marriott veterans trade song and dance for slapstick and pratfalls in 'The Play That Goes Wrong'Mar 03, 2022 5:00 am - Actor Michael Kurowski never imagined he'd perform a straight-up comedy. Then he signed on for “The Play That Goes Wrong,” the hit farce whose recently announced second ...
-
Glenbard North High School stages 'The Women of Troy'Mar 03, 2022 12:00 am - Glenbard North High School's theater program is set to present the ancient Greek drama "The Women of Troy." David Grote's adaptation of Euripides' play depicts the defe...
-
Broadway theater will be renamed after James Earl JonesMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Shubert Organization's Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a promise by the theater giant to honor a Black ar...