‘Housewives’ get real at ‘Vagina Monologues’ performance
It's about to get real. Three stars of Bravo TV's "Real Housewives" series will perform the funny, frank and moving Eve Ensler play "The Vagina Monologues" at 8 p.m. June...
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‘Redneck Woman’ Wilson gets back on the stage
It's been a few years since Grammy award-winning country musician Gretchen Wilson has been on tour. "I kind of just wanted to take a break. I'd been touring for 12...
Elgin Theatre sets its ‘Odd Couple’ in 1965
Actors are used to stepping into their characters' shoes during rehearsals. But Director Madeline Franklin also added a unique way for the cast of "The Odd Couple" to get familiar...
Theater groups join for rarely staged ‘Through the Looking Glass’
The cast and crew of this production of "Through the Looking Glass" will truly be making it their own. In the last five years, the musical has been performed in...
Mr. Big to perform at Arcada
It's been 25 years since Mr. Big topped the charts with "To Be With You." It was a time that inspired a new song, "1992," on the band's new album,...
Mr. Big to perform at Arcada
It's been 25 years since Mr. Big topped the charts with "To Be With You." It was a time that inspired a new song, "1992," on the band's new album,...
Vero Voce brings a night at the opera to the suburbs
Chances are you haven't heard opera like this before. When Vero Voce Studio Theatre presents An Evening of Opera, two one-act operas will be staged as radio plays. "It seemed...
Steel Beam’s latest offers roles and entertainment for Boomers
There are several reasons the hit play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" is playing in regional theaters around the country. "It's a comedy, its about Baby Boomers, and...
Marcus Roberts Trio gives Gershwin a fresh spin
When the world-renowned Marcus Roberts Trio performs George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," no two performances are ever the same. "It's completely reshaped and remade every time based on the feeling...
Performers were there when hits were made
They can tell you the rock 'n' roll stories because they lived them. "Most of the times you have to go see a tribute. We're not a tribute. We were...