Entertainment in Lake County including concerts, performances and more.
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Auditions: PM&L Theatre will hold auditions for “Assassins,” the multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force musical by Stephen Sondheim, at 7 p.m. April 6 and 7 at United Methodist Church, 848 N. Main St. Parking is available behind the church. Be prepared to sing. An accompanist will be available. Songs from the show are strongly encouraged. There will also be cold readings from the script. Director Chuck Lindas is looking for 11 men and 4 women. There is a part for a young boy (stage age 11). Children should be present at the start of auditions so they can be released early. Performance dates will be Fridays through Sundays, May 29 through June 14. Details, (847) 395-3433 or http://www.pmltheatre.com.
Performance: PM&L Theatre will present “Boeing-Boeing” by Marc Camoletti (translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans) April 10-26 at 877 Main St. It’s the swinging ’60s, and bachelor Bernard (Dean J. Griffiths) couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris, a housekeeper that came with the place (Delores “Dee” Finley) and three gorgeous, international air hostesses (Lindsey Yates-Badtke, Jessica Augustine, and Rebecca Zellar) all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s perfect life — “one up, one down, and one pending” — gets bumpy when his friend Robert (Terry O’Brien) comes to stay and a new, speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon, all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, and catastrophe looms. Deane Jones directs this hilarious farce, which received the 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Performances are at 8 p.m. April 10-11, 17-18, 24-25; and at 2:30 p.m. April 12, 19 and 26. Tickets are $11-13. Details, (847) 395-3433.
Grayslake
Concert: Jack Kaufmann, a musician and environmental “ambassador,” will present a free multi-media concert, titled as “Concert to Celebrate Earth,” at 7 p.m. on April 6 at 19351 W. Washington St. It will include original compositions as well as recognizable cover tunes. Along with his storyteller-style delivery, Kaufmann combines vocals, flute, guitar, keyboards and percussion. His music is enhanced by a video presentation, which includes educational information and images of nature. Kaufmann’s show is designed for both children and adults. In addition to performing, Kaufmann teaches environmental health courses at both Illinois State University and Lincoln College. The concert, sponsored jointly by the College of Lake County and the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, is one of several Recycling Week events. They serve as a prelude to Earth Week events to be celebrated at the college from April 20-25. For a full list of events, visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/aboutclc/who-we-are/green-initiatives/greening-our-community. Details, (847) 543-2643.
Performance: Outspoken, precocious, lovable Junie B. Jones stars in a colorful, funny, fast-paced musical about new friends, new glasses, sugar cookies, the annual kickball tournament, and other various first-grade angst-ridden situations at 11:14 a.m. April 8, and at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. April 9 at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St. Follow her adventures as she writes down the story of her life in her “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal.” Tickets are $10, and $5 for school groups. Details, (847) 543-2300 or visit jlcenter.clcillinois.edu.
Plays: A trio of comedic one-act plays by three popular playwrights will be presented by the College of Lake County Theatre Department, as part of Play On!, the 2015 Theatre Student Showcase, at 7:30 p.m. April 10-11, 16-18 at 2 p.m. April 12 in the Studio Theatre at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St. The plays are “Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy” by Garth Wingfield, “Soap Opera” by David Ives and “Wanda’s Visit” by Christopher Durang. The productions are student run, with CLC students working as actors, directors, stage managers, designers and technicians under the direction of faculty and staff mentors. The plays contain adult language and subject matter. Tickets are $7-9. Details, (847) 543-2300 or visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/tickets. Groups of six or more are eligible for discounted ticket prices. Call group sales at (847) 543-2431 or email [email protected] for more information.
Performance: Chicago’s famous comedy troupe The Second City will serve up comedic twists on today’s local headlines and present some of the best sketches from the past at 8 p.m. April 10 at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St. “The Second City Hits Home” cast includes Ali Barthwell, Kelsey Kinney, John Sabine, Jasbir Singh, Jamison Webb and Casey Whitaker. Other troupe members are Jake Allen Miller (stage manager), Vinnie Pillarella (musical director) and Anneliese Toft (director). Tickets are $27-35, $15 for CLC students and teens, and $12 for children. Details, http://www.clcillinois.edu/tickets or call (847) 543-2300 (option 5).
Exhibit: A huge variety of artwork by College of Lake County students will be on display from April 10 through May 16 at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, 19351 W. Washington St. The 34th annual CLC Student Art Competition is a juried exhibit featuring painting, drawing, computer graphics, photography, ceramics, jewelry, digital media and sculpture. The exhibit’s juror is Brad Coleman, a lecturer in art at Lake Forest College. At the opening reception, held from 7-9 p.m. April 10, CLC will award approximately $1,200 in cash prizes and purchase awards, including a $500 scholarship from the Lake County Art League and the $200 Steve Mendelson Memorial Award. The winners will be announced at 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public and will include refreshments and live music. Gallery hours for this exhibit are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday; and 1-5 p.m., Sunday. Details, (847) 543-2040 or visit gallery.clcillinois.edu.
Libertyville
Exhibit: The David Adler Music and Arts Center will host artist Jeri Pollock’s exhibit “Stitched: The Art of Fiber” April 10 through May 10 at 1700 N. Milwaukee Ave. Pollock’s embroidery, needlepoint, crewel work and trapunto will be on display. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. April 10. Pollack is a member of the Studio Art Quilters Association. Her pieces are recognized for their complexity and intuitive craftsmanship. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Details, (847) 367-0707.
Concerts: Stache will perform at 10 p.m. April 10 at Austin’s Fuel Room, 481 Peterson Road. Tickets are $8. Lou Gramm will perform at 8 p.m. April 11. Tickets are $30-130. Details, (847) 549-1972 or http://www.fuelroom.com.
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Concerts: Jamie Lono & Noble Heart will perform at 10 p.m. April 10 and The Faculty will perform at 10 p.m. April 11 at Mickey Finn’s Brewery, 345 N. Milwaukee Ave. Details, (847) 362-6688 or http://www.mickeyfinnsbrewery.com.
Lincolnshire
Performance: Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” will be performed April 8 through May 31 at Marriott Theatre, Ten Marriott Drive. All aboard for one of the greatest musicals in theater history and winner of three 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival. It’s non-stop laughs and madcap fun on the S.S. American with an unusual array of passengers including a gangster, a wealthy debutante, a charismatic nightclub singer and a lovesick stowaway. Enjoy spectacular dance and a boatload of Cole Porter tunes. Most performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays, Tickets are $50-55 with dinner theater package available Wednesday and Thursday. Details, (847) 634-0200 or http://www.marriotttheatre.com.
Waukegan
Performance: “More Fun Than Bowling” will performed at 8 p.m. April 10-11, 17-18, and 24-25, and at 3 p.m. April 19 and 26 at Dr. Lynn Schornick Theatre, Jack Benny Center for the Arts, 39 Jack Benny Drive, Bowen Park. Jake owns the bowling alley in a small Midwestern town. He is sitting on a hilltop where two of his three wives are buried. In his younger days, he was a promising concert musician but a foul tip baseball broke his fingers, which subsequently healed into a perfect bowler’s grip. Jake replays the key frames of his life and, from time to time, is visited by his daughter Molly, who has become adept at talking women into marrying her father for love and free lane time. Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and military, and $10 for students. Details, (847) 360-4740 or http://www.waukeganparks.org.
Performance: “The Lost World” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Caroline Beadle and Rick Adams, will be performed at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, April 10-25, at Three Brothers Theatre, 115 N. Genesee St. At the dawn of the 20th century, a band of adventurers lead an expedition to prove the existence of a lost world isolated from the modern world in South America. Disaster strikes as they find themselves trapped in this dangerous land with creatures unimaginable. Together, the band must fight to survive against the fearsome dinosaurs and other dangers of the plateau as they search for a way to escape and return home. Tickets are $20, and $15 for seniors and students. Details, (708) 548-0283 or http://www.3brostheatre.com.
Concert: The male a capella group Straight No Chaser will perform at 8 p.m. April 11 at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St. Tickets are $36.50-56.50 and are available by visiting the Genesee Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phones at (800) 982-2787.
Zion
Fundraiser: GFWC Zion Woman’s Club and Zion Conservatory of Music are partnering for a fundraising event from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 11 at Christ Community Church, 2500 Dowie Memorial Drive. This advance-ticketed event will include a luncheon, a silent auction, and music performed by Conservatory students and staff. Doors will open at 11 a.m., at which time the silent auction will be open for bidding, and the Conservatory students will perform. Following lunch at noon, the Conservatory staff will perform in concert. Cost is $12 and $5 for children age 12 years and under. Adult entrees are an Italian beef sandwich, a veggie wrap, or a chicken-breast filet sandwich; the children’s lunch choices are chicken tenders or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. All come with sides, a dessert and beverage. Selections of the entrees are to be specified with the paid reservation. Proceeds will benefit the Conservatory, which annually awards scholarships to talented students who demonstrate need, and the local charities supported by the GFWC Zion Woman’s Club. Reservations deadline is April 6. Details, (847) 872-4803, or (847) 246-3506.
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