Eric Backus News Today

Prepare to be spellbound by the award-winning musical Next to Normal, playing July 26-September 3, 2023 in Paramount Theatre’s intimate new Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora.

Affluent couples arguing about their kids yields heated drama, but production more stagy than subtle.

CANTON — Clarkson Construction Engineering Management Consulting Group (C3G) presented three options to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety and access on Court Street to members of the Village Board of

Felicia Fields, the Chicago-based actress who won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway production of “The Color Purple,” radiates joy and a good bit of mischief in this stellar production at Writers Theatre in Glencoe.  

Northlight Theatre is continuing its 2021–2022 season with Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise, directed by Jessica Fisch and featuring Casey Hoekstra and Sarah Price.  The production runs July 7 – August 7, 2022. Get a first look at photos!

Writers Theatre will conclude its 2021/22 Season with Pearl’s Rollin’ with the Blues: A Night with Felicia P. Fields.  The production runs June 23, 2022 – July 24, 2022 in the in the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. The Press Opening is Friday, July 1, 2022 at 7:30pm.

Due to popular demand, Raven Theatre’s Chicago premiere of The Luckiest has added one additional week of performances, extending through Sunday, June 26, 2022 on Raven’s 85-seat East Stage, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville) in Chicago.

“Blues in the Night” at Porchlight Music Theatre is a talent-filled production that will leave you flying high. 

Warmhearted Green and Gold family story runs at the Stackner Cabaret through the holidays.

At the intersection of Packer fandom, Wisconsin pride, and musical theater lies Dad’s Season Tickets.