A coming-of-age tuner
Paramount Theatre begins the year with a revival of “Billy Elliot: The Musical,” the Tony Award-winning tuner adapted from the 2000 coming-of-age film about a young boy .
Metropolis Announces Stroll & Shop Soiree Fundraiser
This year s Soiree will feature shopping, sampling stops and live entertainment on a route through downtown Arlington Heights.by Alexa Criscitiello
Metropolis annual fundraising event returns as Stroll & Shop Soiree, featuring shopping, sampling stops and live entertainment on a route through downtown Arlington Heights, followed by live music from Midwest Dueling Pianos on the Metropolis Stage September 22, 2021.
This year s Soiree will feature shopping, sampling stops and live entertainment on a route through downtown Arlington Heights and will culminate with live music from Midwest Dueling Pianos on the Metropolis Stage. This lively, fundraising event is sure to be a great time. Attendees will Stroll and Shop with friends at many downtown businesses, while enjoying treats, wine/beer samples and a savory appetizer box. Live performers from Metropolis School of the Performing Arts will be highlighted along the route. Don t mis
Northlight Interplay
Northlight Theatre s Interplay New Play Development Program virtual readings continue with Wright/Rand, a two-hander by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson. The play is about the friendship between architect Frank Lloyd Wright and writer/philosopher Ayn Rand whose The Fountainhead protagonist was inspired by Wright. Artistic director BJ Jones plays Wright opposite Tracy Michelle Arnold s Rand. David Ira Goldstein directs.
Premieres at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18, followed by a live, post-show discussion. Available on demand through Thursday, April 22. Admission is free, but donations are accepted and registration is required. See northlight.org/events/interplay-wright-rand.
Women of Steel
Steel Beam Theatre continues its Women of Steel series with a virtual performance devoted to Amelia Earhart. Leslie Goddard portrays the famed aviator. The first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, Earhart disappeared while attempting a solo flight around the wo