Articles filed under Theater
-
Batavia Fine Arts Centre kicks off in styleAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - The couple, elegantly dressed in black, strolled down the red carpet. From across the red velvet rope, a TV camera focused on them, and a perky interviewer asked the wom...
-
Drury Lane delivers a stunning 'Sweeney'Aug 19, 2011 11:00 pm - If you have an opportunity to see Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “Sweeney Todd,” take it. And try to sit a little left of center. Of course, seats throughout this Oak ...
-
Janus cast delights in 'Twelfth Night'Aug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Purists may take issue with the liberties director Sean Hargadon takes with Janus Theatre's quick and breezy production of “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare's comedy about mi...
-
Local theater: Spouses share 'They're Playing Our Song'Aug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Made for each other Offstage spouses Michael Mahler and Dara Cameron play onstage lovers in “They're Playing Our Song,” the musical by composer Marvin Hamlisch, ly...
-
'Sweeney Todd' challenges St. Charles singerAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Matthew Jones is thrilled — and more than a little intimidated — to be performing for the first time in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's classic 1979 musical “Sweeney...
-
Rolling Meadows man marks two decades of ‘Dance for Life’Aug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows resident Keith Elliott is used to sold-out box office situations with “Dance for Life,” an annual program he co-founded to raise money for HIV/AIDS chari...
-
Batavia High School’s Fine Arts Centre to open SaturdayAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - I graduated from Batavia High School in 1968. Although the old high school where I started in downtown Batavia had a stage, there wasn’t enough money to include one in t...
-
Metropolis exec. director to step downAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - Jim Jarvis, the executive director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, is stepping down after three years, theater officials announced this we...
-
What’s new in theaters: Aug. 12-19Aug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ Theater Wit’s improvised play, “Shot N/A Beer,” runs at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13, at 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. Chicago bartender and performer A...
-
Mistaken identities keep Janus’ audiences laughingAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Janus Theatre Janus Theatre presents its first Summer Rep 2011 series featuring “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde and “Twelfth Night” by Will...