AYODELE DRUM AND DANCE to Celebrate West African Culture at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by Marissa Tomeo - May 03, 2022 Enjoy an energizing West African cultural experience with Ayodele Drum and Dance, at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre June 16, 2022. Ayodele Drum and Dance presents an energizing West African cultural experience. Let the live drumming, song, and dance feed your soul and move your body! ...
LEGALLY BLONDE Comes to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2021 Director Robin M. Hughes is working with an extraordinarily talented cast, including local cast members Michael Ashford of Oak Park, Nathan W. Brown of Wood Dale, Haley Gustafson of Cary, Kaity Paschetto of Evanston, Jimmy Romano of Bloomingdale, and Michelle Tibble of Mount Prospect. ...
Metropolis Presents Annual Fundraiser VIRTUAL GALA: MASK-ERADE
by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021 Metropolis' signature fundraising event returns as Metropolis Virtual Gala: Mask-erade, including multiple ways to participate on Friday, April 30, 2021....
CLOSE TO YOU: The Music Of The Carpenters, The Decade Tour Comes to Metropolis
by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2022 Enjoy some of the most memorable songs of the 70s in Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters, the Decade Tour at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre April 8, 2022....
BLUE METROPOLIS LITERARY FESTIVAL Returns April 24
by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2021 From April 24 to May 2 the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival will open its virtual doors for the spring 2021 program, including the TD-Blue Metropolis Children's Festival. ...
Second City Presents IT'S A WILD, WACKY, WONDERFUL LIFE At Metropolis
by A.A. Cristi - November 15, 2021 Chicago's legendary sketch comedy theatre The Second City presents the perfect addition to your holiday season: It's a Wild, Wacky Wonderful Life at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre December 18-31, 2021. ...
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Announces Sabrina Odigie as Associate Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 09, 2020 After an extensive search, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has hired Sabrina Odigie in the newly created role of Associate Artistic Director....
Metropolis Presents Virtual Online Performances Of Radio Classics With METROPOLIS: ON THE AIR
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2021 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and Hollywood 360 Radio present an evening of spine-tingling suspense thrillers – On The Air – live theatrical productions of classic radio plays March 27-April 4, 2021. ...
Metropolis Presents An Evening Of Laughs With LADIES NIGHT COMEDY JAM
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2021 A quartet of funny female comedians share the stage at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's indoor theatre for Ladies Night Comedy Jam October 20, 2021....
'Halal Metropolis' U-M Exhibition Examines Diversity, Narratives Of Detroit's Muslim Community
by Stephi Wild - June 30, 2021 'Halal Metropolis' alludes to the established and growing Muslim population in Detroit and its metro area—one of the largest and most diverse Muslim populations in the U.S.—whose visibility is both pronounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose narrative seems unusually s...
Metropolis Presents MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA
by A.A. Cristi - June 09, 2021 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents outdoor performances of the hit song-filled revue My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra July 15 – August 28, 2021....
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Virtual Wine Fundraiser
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2021 Metropolis' annual fundraising event returns as a Virtual Wine Fundraiser, including choices of three unique wine and tasting packages on Sunday, February 28, 2021....
HIGHER AND HIGHER: A Rock 'n Soul Party With Chester Gregory Comes to Metropolis
by Stephi Wild - May 05, 2022 Enjoy the music and legacy of Motown and more with Higher and Higher: A Rock 'n Soul Party with Chester Gregory, presented by Artists Lounge Live at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre June 17, 2022....
SHE ROCKS Announced At Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by A.A. Cristi - November 23, 2021 Tara Vaughan celebrates the women who made music history in She Rocks at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre January 7, 2022....
Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; First Stats Announced!
by BWW - December 06, 2021 Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....
Comedian “Uncle Lar” Returns To Metropolis For An Evening With Larry Reeb And Friends
by A.A. Cristi - February 09, 2022 Metropolis fan favorite “Uncle Lar” brings his wise-cracking humor to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for An Evening with Larry Reeb and Friends March 25, 2022. ...
Citadel Theatre Presents YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2021 Citadel Theatre's show for the 2021 holiday season will be YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. This musical by Clark Gesner, based on Charles M. Schulz's “Peanuts” comic strip characters, was one of off-Broadway's greatest hits, running for nearly four years from 1967 to 1971. ...
Metropolis Announces Stroll & Shop Soiree Fundraiser
by A.A. Cristi - August 02, 2021 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....
Tashaki Miyaki Announce Album Out Apr. 23
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 28, 2021 Today, Tashaki Miyaki announce their sophomore album, “Castaway” via Metropolis Records and release the first song & video off the album, “Gone.” ...
TAPESTRY UNRAVELED: THE MUSIC OF CAROLE KING Announced At Metropolis
by A.A. Cristi - February 08, 2022 Singer Tina Naponelli pays tribute to a musical icon in Tapestry Unraveled: The Music of Carole King at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre March 24, 2022. ...
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2021 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents the family-friendly, holiday classic A Christmas Carol December 2-24, 2021....
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents SHOUT! The Mod Musical
by Stephi Wild - March 17, 2022 SHOUT! The Mod Musical is a tribute to the dynamic, independent singers of the '60s at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre April 28 – June 11, 2022....
Metropolis School Students Present THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2021 An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, ...
Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival Launches 6 Literary Walking Tours
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2021 Starting May 20, Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival will launch 6 literary walking tours to get residents and visitors out into the spring weather. Each self-guided walking tour comes with a podcast made up of original texts written especially for the tour; some read by the author, othe...
New Visual Rendition Of Poe's THE RAVEN By Zachary James And Kristin Hevner Now Available
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2020 Broadway, opera, and television star Zachary James has partnered with acclaimed composer Kristin Hevner to release an original rendition of Edgar Allen Poe's THE RAVEN. The visual experience, which fuses song, film, and theatrics, is available online today, Thursday, December 3, 2020. ... |