Articles filed under Theater
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Buffalo Grove High School stages “Romeo and Juliet”Oct 09, 2013 1:26 pm - Shakespeare’s timeless tale of young love and the tragic consequences of misunderstanding and bias comes to life in Buffalo Grove High School’s fall production of “Romeo...
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Drury Lane to kick off new season with 'Les Mis'Oct 08, 2013 4:00 pm - Drury Lane Theatre's 2014-15 season will feature something of a scheduling coup with plans to produce the hit musical “Les Miserables” at the same time as a recently ann...
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Trudie Styler on her new play and being Mrs. StingOct 07, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Trudie Styler would love it if you came to her new play. Just don’t tell her when. “I never like to know who’s in the house when I’m performing,” she says, la...
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Deerfield native masters 10 instruments for 'Once'Oct 05, 2013 11:00 pm - Being an understudy for multiple roles in a touring Broadway musical can be difficult, even under normal circumstances. But for former Deerfield resident Zander Meisner,...
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Bilingual actors sought for musicalOct 04, 2013 6:52 pm - Actors of all ages and ethnicities who speak both English and Spanish are needed for the classic pastoral musical of the Nativity, “La Pastorela.” Auditions and performa...
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Two Dist. 214 to be part of state theater festivalOct 04, 2013 12:48 pm - Actress Celine Dirkes of Wheeling High School and assistant stage manager Yasmin Mitchell of Elk Grove High School have been chosen to participate in the 39th annual All...
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Theater events: A show for Gershwin fansOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - Crazy for Gershwin “Summertime,” “I Got Rhythm” and “S'Wonderful” are among the George Gershwin tunes featured as part of Light Opera Works' “Gershwin's Greatest Hi...
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Suburban actors play key roles on Chicago stagesOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - A Clarendon Hills middle school student treks across war zones alongside an Academy Award nominee. A Glendale Heights native helps re-create one of the Civil War's pivot...
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'Old Jews' sends up marriage, aging and, of course, Jewish mothersOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - A man comes home with devastating news: He has only 10 hours to live. His Jewish wife offers to cook him a good meal — a roast chicken, some mashed potatoes. Instead, he...
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College performing arts centers earn high marks for varietyOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - In planning acts for College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, executive director Gwethalyn Bronner is open to suggestions. Some, however, make her...