Randall G. Mielke

'The Man with the Plastic Sandwich' When: Friday-Sept. 3 Where: The Riverfront Playhouse, 11-13 South Water Street Mall, Aurora Tickets: $17 adult; $15 student/senior Information: 630-897-9496 or www.riverfrontplayhouse.com For Shawn...

The Beatles tribute band American English gives the audience what it wants. "At a festival, you have beer, barbecue and you're out in the sun, so in that location we...

According to lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock, who, along with singer/songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell founded Air Supply, two things have made the rock band successful. "The songs and the partnership,"...

Fans love to see the members of The Hollywood Vampires (Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper) perform, and drummer Matt Sorum is one of them. "I am a little...

When: July 2-July 10 Where: The Riverfront Playhouse, 11-13 South Water Street Mall, Aurora Tickets: $12 Information: 630-897-9496 or www.riverfrontplayhouse.com Sometimes good childhood memories are worth revisiting as an adult....

For Thomas McClary, guitarist, singer and songwriter, who is probably best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the Commodores, practice makes perfect. "We actually enjoy practicing," said McClary...

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, members of an informal group known as The Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop) sang...

Very few people know, at the age of 6, what they want to do with the rest of their lives. But Donny Osmond did. At the age of 5, Osmond...

Sometimes older plays need a little updating; other times it's better to leave things just as they are. The Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora is taking the latter path with its...

When pianist and gaita (bagpipes) player Cristina Pato was growing up in Galicia, a northwest region of Spain, she had a life-changing experience. "I am not the only female bagpiper,...