Springfield’s Music Man meets Our American Cousin

Mark Gifford composed the music for play at Hoogland

Mark E. Gifford is known throughout the Midwest as a keyboard virtuoso whose concerts at Springfield High School’s restored Orpheum Theater pipe organ are always well attended. But th

Dinner with the Mafia

Local actors present a Valentine’s Day dinner theater

The Cubs-White Sox rivalry runs deep in Illinois, and plays a significant part in Bob Bartel’s Dinner with the Mafia, an interactive and locally produced show with two performances on Saturday,

Look for the Lincolns at the theater

Many Lincoln-related performances in coming weeks

Here are some of the many Lincoln-related theater offerings coming up in the next few weeks: It’s always nice to drive over to Rushville, especially to see what’s playing at the hi

Tuna Christmas is a holiday hoot

Among the many holiday entertainment offerings in the area — including a beautiful Springfield Ballet Company Nutcracker, LLCC Madrigals, Springfield Choral Society’s A Quiet Chr

Paint it Red: History made real, brutally honest

Fall theatre preview

Autumn is show time. Get your tickets.

[image-2} There is so much theatre happening in the area these days, there doesn't seem to be a spring/summer/fall/winter season anymore — it's just ongoing all year long, which is g

The laughs are guaranteed

The Nerd continues this weekend at the Hoogland

Untitled Document If you’ve never seen Larry Shue’s play The Nerd, try making a point of catching one of the performances being presented by the Spri

It’s no Secret. These guys can act!

Play about the Pentagon Papers features stellar cast

Untitled Document This year has already brought exciting theater offerings — including the Springfield Theatre Centre’s Dreamgirls, which warmed things up during two

Cuckoo redux

Stage version of Ken Kesey novel plays at UIS next week

Untitled Document What has to be the most exciting stage show of the fall is the upcoming One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the stage version of the classic 1962 Ken Kesey novel,

Hello, neighbor!

UIS presents a romantic drama by a Pulitzer-winning playwright

Untitled Document Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, director of the University of Illinois-Springfield theater department’s fall production, Picnic, held rehearsals five nights a