Articles filed under Theater
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College of Lake County presents ‘Sweeney Todd’Jul 13, 2012 3:56 pm - Stephen Sondheim’s chilling musical, “Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” will be staged July 20-29 by the College of Lake County departments of theater, mu...
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Energetic ‘Joseph’ now onstage at St. JamesJul 13, 2012 3:54 pm - Do you enjoy watching energetic singing and dancing? Are you a fan of bright colors and fantastic sets? And most importantly — do you enjoy a good show? If you answered ...
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Theater events: Buffalo Theatre ends 25th season with 'Drawer Boy'Jul 13, 2012 5:00 am - 'Drawer Boy' at BTE Buffalo Theatre Ensemble concludes its 25th anniversary season with Michael Healey's “The Drawer Boy.” Set in 1972 on a farm in rural Canada, th...
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Hats off to crowd-pleasing but formulaic 'Crowns'Jul 13, 2012 5:00 am - It's commonly known that it's hard to get people into the theater in July, so the larger Chicago companies usually respond by filling out their final shows of the season...
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Chicago's Lyric Opera awarded $2M grantJul 12, 2012 9:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago has been awarded a $2 million grant to expand its community engagement and to support the world premiere of an opera based on a popular novel...
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Adaptation breathes new life into 'Three Sisters'Jul 12, 2012 6:00 am - I'm a great admirer of the modern-day translations of Russian literature by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. They take the musty old all-too-British translations ...
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ArtReach Theatre goes ‘Blonde’Jul 11, 2012 3:41 pm - ArtReach Educational Theatre in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company is staging “Legally Blonde” the musical Aug. 3-5 at the Meadows Center Auditori...
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Bartlett play auditions comingJul 09, 2012 5:30 pm - Auditions for the Bartlett Park District family musical “Once Upon A Mattress” will be held at the Bartlett Community Center, 700 S. Bartlett Road, by appointment only f...
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Local theater: Summer Theater Festival returns to St. CharlesJul 06, 2012 5:00 pm - St. Charles theater fest St. Charles' second annual Summer Theater Festival features Fox Valley Repertory's Collider New Play Project, which partners playwrights wi...
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What's new in theatersJul 06, 2012 6:00 am - • Seventeen Illinois State University undergraduates will appear in Mary-Arrchie Theatre's “Electra,” adapted and directed by Sonja Moser. Moser sets Euripides' tragedy ...