Waubonsee stages ‘Shrek the Musical’
It took an ogre to get Patrick Stinson back on stage in a lead role. “I don’t act very much anymore,” he said. “I’m more of a director now and...
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Chicago Sinfonietta opens season with work highlighting immigrant experience
The Chicago Sinfonietta opens its 31st season with a concert about the immigrant experience, but it is not intended as a political statement. “Given that we are less than two...
Fox Valley Theatre’s ‘High School Musical’ offers life lessons
Yes Virginia, there were buttons on telephones. As the cast of Fox Valley Theatre Company rehearsed for its upcoming production of “High School Musical,” the youth received a few history...
Elgin Fringe Festival offers fun over two weekends
A lot has changed since the Elgin Fringe Festival began five years ago. “We’re really a two-weekend festival now,” Artistic Director Erin Rehbergcq said. The performing and visual arts festival...
Chicago Sinfonietta ends 30th year with concert featuring Waubonsie choir
Just as the anniversary celebration comes to an end, a new season begins. The 30th anniversary of Chicago Sinfonietta culminates with a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at...
Folk singer Mark Dvorak performs classics for Steel Beam benefit
Mark Dvorak remembers his grandmother singing the Elvis Presley version of the hymn, “Crying in the Chapel” while working in the kitchen. “I didn’t even know she knew who Elvis...
Naperville: A Jewish deli, salt cave and dinner and a movie
There’s a reason why Naperville consistently tops the “best of” lists. Several reasons, actually. Located in the western suburbs, Illinois’ fourth largest city is known for its stellar schools and...
Steel Beam offers summer drama with ‘Collected Stories’
Once a story is told, to whom does it belong? That is the moral dilemma at the heart of “Collected Stories,” the Pulitzer Prize nominated drama by award-winning playwright Donald...
Elgin Shakespeare Project presents ‘The Tempest’
The cast members of the upcoming production of “The Tempest” didn’t have to worry about fitting rehearsals into their schedules. There were none. When Janus Theatre Company performs Shakespeare’s work...
Oddball art comes to Elgin’s Art and Soul on the Fox
Things are about to get a bit unusual at this year’s Art and Soul on the Fox. New to the event is Oddball Alley, “We have a small alley tunnel...