Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: Well-loved 'Sound of Music' takes stage in NapervilleJun 12, 2015 6:00 am - 'Sound of Music' BrightSide Theatre concludes its fourth season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music," starring Meg McGarry as Maria, Tony Lage of Wes...
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Five things to do in the suburbs this weekendJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - Barbara Eden at St. Charles' Arcada Theatre, "The Sound of Music" on stage and the BoDeans in Aurora. Make your plans now to ensure a fun weekend ahead. Well-loved ...
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'City of Angels' receives rare revival at MarriottJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - For musical theater afficionados, the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's revival of “City of Angels” is a big deal. That's because this jazzy 1989 musical comedy about t...
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'Fun Home,' 'Curious Incident' big winners at TonysJun 07, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show "Fun Home" was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five big trophies it won on the way ...
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'Fun Home' latest musical to push the envelope while on the roadJun 07, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - There is a coffin sitting onstage. A lesbian is the narrator. There are no movie stars in it. And we are promised a suicide by Page 9 of the script. "Fun...
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Images: Tony AwardsJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - The 69th annual Tony Awards hosted by Broadway veterans Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming are a star-studded affair. Featuring appearances from well-known names such as...
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Who will win at the Tony Awards? Some predictionsJun 06, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - One tip-off that this season on Broadway has been unique is that two of the top musicals had coffins prominently onstage. The season also had royalty, from th...
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Village Theatre Guild balances growth, qualityJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - "Growth is good, right?" The question was posed to Dave Dolnics of Naperville, current president of the Village Theatre Guild, a 52-year-old community theater in Glen E...
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Dance shows, comics coming to MACJun 05, 2015 5:50 pm - Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood of TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway" and the Moscow Festival Ballet with "Cinderella" will highlight the upcoming 2015-2016 season...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'The Fantasticks'Jun 05, 2015 6:00 am - 'The Fantasticks' Light Opera Works stages "The Fantasticks," Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's legendary chamber musical about two fathers' attempts to play Cupid for...