Randall G. Mielke

Any performing group that remains popular for 34 years must be doing something right. "I think the director, Juan Manuel 'Nery' Cruz, has seen thousands of people join our group...

STOMP, a dance troupe that uses ordinary objects to create a percussive presentation, is celebrating its 26th year of performing. Artis Olds, who has performed with the group for a...

If someone said that the cast of The Riverfront Playhouse's production of "The Drowning Girls" is all wet, they would be right. "The actresses in the play are wet 100...

Finding people to portray musical icons can be a daunting task. For "Million Dollar Quartet," the musical about the legendary jam session with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis...

The Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora sometimes faces challenges during a production, like how to get a large number of actors on a small stage. But for its presentation of "American...

For James Paul Lynch, who portrays George Harrison in the Beatles tribute band American English, getting into character happens right before stepping onstage. "In the dressing room, we start telling...

Bass guitarist, singer and songwriter Teddy Gentry is pleased to be leaving a musical legacy. "The music that you make and the music that you leave behind, that's the satisfaction,"...

Donovan didn't plan on being a musical icon. The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who helped usher in the psychedelic '60s, was simply following his passion. "I just knew it was...

Many people who saw the premiere performance of "Piano Men: A Tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel" at the Paramount Theatre in 2013 witnessed the start of a new...