Arts And Theatre
Review: IWU 'Pippin' phenomenal
Somehow I never saw "Pippin" before. I missed this delightful musical in the '70s when it originally ran on Broadway, directed and choreographed by the great Bob Fosse. Running now through Sunday this dazzling production at Illinois Wesleyan University proves that something of value is we…
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Review: Christmas gets hometown spin at area theater
There's an honest winsomeness in "We Need a Little Christmas," now playing at Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre. Along with the laughs and funny bits, there's a warm intimacy in this, their first-ever holiday revue.
Nov 17, 2009 | 2:15 pm | Loading…
Review: Less is more in ISU's 'Much Ado About Nothing'
The Illinois State University School of Theatre paid homage to The Bard with a delightful, "free will" presentation of "Much Ado About Nothing," this week.
Nov 13, 2009 | 6:55 am | Loading…
D'oh! 'MacHomer' a mix of Bill and 'The Simpsons'
The joke's on us, literally, in "MacHomer," a one-man interface between Bill Shakespeare's 12-character "Macbeth" and Matt Groening's 50-character "The Simpsons."
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Vienna ... by way of Cincy
Meet our new good buddy, Noah Markowich.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Play about coach Vince Lombardi set for Broadway
NEW YORK -- OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway.
Nov 09, 2009 | 1:00 pm | Loading…
Review: Players' actors fine in 'Pajama Game'
For 87 years, Community Players has been showcasing the skills of talented volunteers who devote a good eight weeks of their busy lives to bring quality entertainment to this community.
Nov 06, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…
Hudson library recalls Elbert Hubbard ahead of PBS documentary
HUDSON -- The Hudson Area Public Library will host a program Nov. 14 about Elbert Hubbard, founder of the influential arts community known as the Roycroft Campus, as a prelude to a PBS documentary about Hubbard airing later this month.
Nov 06, 2009 | 7:05 am | Loading…
Lots of scary fun brewing in Central Illinois
With a certain pagan holiday landing smack on a Saturday this year, the entire weekend is looking pretty darned gruesome. Here are some of the horrific highlights for Halloween 2009.
Oct 29, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Pregnant covergirl of Teen Vogue raises eyebrows
DALLAS -- A model on the November cover of Teen Vogue is a 19-year-old who reveals in the magazine that she is pregnant.
Oct 27, 2009 | 4:00 pm | Loading…
Review: 'Into the Blood' at ISU masterful
Running through Sunday at Illinois State University, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan Lori-Parks' "Into the Blood" paints a tragic picture of an unwed mother, mired in poverty, who has run out of options.
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Braden Auditorium preps for its Broadway series
NORMAL -- Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium hasn't really left us in recent years -- it just sort of seems that way.
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Peoria a stop on NEA's 'Art Works' tour
NEW YORK -- The country's top arts official is going on the road.
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
'Tap Dogs' kicks off Braden's Broadway series
If the lofty Lord of the Dance lost his cushy white-collar job and got cashiered down to 9-to-5, blue-collar status, he might just end up a Tap Dog.
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Museum replaces underage nude image of Brooke Shields
LONDON -- Britain's Tate Modern museum has replaced a nude image of 10-year-old Brooke Shields with a photograph of the actress as an adult.
Oct 17, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
BCPA set to welcome national tour of 'Hairspray'
BLOOMINGTON -- It wasn't planned this way, but the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts' new season is turning into something of a Waters-shed.
Oct 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Arts in Brief 10/13/09
Arts in Brief for the week of Oct. 13, 2009:
Oct 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Harlem Globetrotters tour comes to B-N in January
BLOOMINGTON -- The Harlem Globetrotters will follow the bouncing ball back to Bloomington and the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in January.
Oct 12, 2009 | 9:10 am | Loading…
Arts in Brief 10/10/2009
Arts in Brief for the week of Oct. 10, 2009:
Oct 12, 2009 | 8:45 am | Loading…
Audience encouraged to dress the part, win tickets
BLOOMINGTON -- The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts is going all the '80s way for Sunday's matinee performance of "The Wedding Singer."
Oct 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Broadway musical 'The Wedding Singer' relaxes for a spell at BCPA
Grandma Rosie's having the time of her life, movin' that thang from sea to shining sea.
Oct 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Arts in Brief 10/07/09
Arts in Brief for the week of Oct. 7, 2009:
Oct 07, 2009 | 7:45 am | Loading…
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