Frolick in the ’50s at Vero Voce’s ‘Cry-Baby’
In many period pieces for the stage, getting era-appropriate costumes and props can sometimes be a challenge. Especially when those items are obscure or just plain bizarre. “There’s one prop...
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Steel Beam offers empowerment workshop for girls
Steel Beam Theatre has a message for young girls: Be who you are. In “You’re Beautiful As You Feel,” a new two-day workshop for students age 12-18 running 1-4 p.m....
Vero Voce presents ‘Seussical Kids’
Who better to help young students learn than the good doctor? After completing a two-week camp introducing them to the various aspects of musical theater, students at Vero Voce’s School...
Kool & The Gang to bring funk, jazz and pop to Elgin for Fourth
For the members of Kool & The Gang, Mother definitely knows best. “I can still hear my momma say ‘stay together and write something that somebody’s going to remember.’” Ronald...
‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Forget the corsets and ascots. “It’s not your grandparents’ ‘Importance of Being Earnest,’” Director Sean Hargadon said. “It’s definitely a different version.” Steel Beam Theatre is putting the “mod” in...
Youth theater presents ‘Best of Broadway’ show at Steel Beam
The name says it all. In “Best of the Best: The Evolution of Broadway,” Steel Beam audience members will be treated to hits from Tony Award-winning Best Musicals. “We’re performing...
Children’s Theatre of Elgin’s ‘Mashup’ combines generational ditties
It’s as if an 8-track and an iPod came together to create one heck of a mixtape. Children’s Theatre of Elgin and Fox Valley Theatre Company present “Mashup: When Songs...
Yes returns to Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana for shows
Over the years Yes has given what some might call extra powerful performances. “One of the most memorable was when we played the Kremlin in Moscow once,” drummer Alan White...
‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ explores how well we can know each other
Those strangers we encounter on the street, in an elevator or at a coffee shop are never who we imagine them to be. Just ask Jean, who, through a series...
RiverEdge Park, Grand Victoria’s Festival Park offer summers under the stars
As the weather heats up, so does the area concert scene. Outdoor venues RiverEdge Park and Grand Victoria's Festival Park offer numerous chances to spend a summer night under, and...