The Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace has scheduled another new musical with Broadway ambitions — "Hazel," a show based on the character from the Saturday Evening Post comic strip and the popular TV series starring Shirley Booth, who won two Emm…
Osetek and his fine cast execute it to a T. Newcomer Caleb Donahoe is winningly energetic as the unnamed boy who becomes Peter Pan; Emma Rosenthal, as the overachieving, uptight Molly, is a bit by the book, but that may just be the role. And speaking…
William Osetek ably directs the ensemble of 12, keeping both the plot and the witty wordplay flowing. All men except for Rosenthal’s fearless, feisty Molly, the poster child for girl power who will go on to become the more domesticated Wendy’s mother…
Are you still wondering about Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up? Well stop wondering and get your tickets for a fantastic journey at the Drury Lance Theatre in Oak Brook.
If there's a Wicked bandwagon, Peter and the Starcatcher is on it. Like its enormously successful predecessor, Rick Elice's 2009 play with music casts itself as a prequel to an iconic story, imagining the events that made Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Capta…
According to the National Restaurant Association, six in ten Americans will celebrate Mother's Day by dining out. That translates into a lot of busy eateries. But in Oakbrook Terrace, consumers can skip waiting for a table by securing seats to Drury …
Chicago that wonderful town with the numerous nicknames “The Windy City,” The "City of Big Shoulders" and "Hog Butcher to the World," is also known as the third largest city in the United States. People around the world come to Chicago to see its won…
Casting announced for CHICAGO at Drury Lane
Come springtime next year, Drury Lane Theatre will be the first local company to produce "Chicago" in decades, the Oak Brook Terrace-based theater announced Wednesday.
Drury Lane Theatre continues its 2016-2017 season with Ira Levin's popular murder mystery, Deathtrap, directed by Artistic Director William Osetek.
The Color Purple: the Musical is at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, IL now until November 3rd! Two of the stars, Eben K. Logan and Sydney Charles, joined Jill Hopkins on The AMp this morning to talk about this amazing show.
Midday Fix: Live performance from Drury Lane Theatre’s The Color Purple cast
Agatha Christie, the "Queen of Mystery." The numbers speak for themselves: best-selling novelist of all time (more than two billion sold), most-translated author (more than 100 languages), and author of the world's longest running play (THE MOUSETRAP…
The Queen of Crime and Mystery, Agatha Christie, is known as the best-selling author of all time. She is known for her crime psychological thriller and horror novels; which was only outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare. Christie work comprised of 66 …
OAKBROOK TERRACE – A deliciously twisted musical comedy awaits audiences in the Drury Lane Theatre production of "Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical," playing through June 23 in Oakbrook Terrace.
★★★★★ I know that for some, my rating may seem a bit high for this musical version of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda”, but compared to the Broadway tour that whizzed into Chicago in 2016, the current production, now on the stage at Drury Lane Theatre, is a fa…
"Matilda the Musical" - ★ ★ ★ ½ Never have "revolting children" been so endearing as the youngsters in "Matilda the Musical," a witty, arresting show about a book-loving young girl who uses imagination, intellect and language to combat bullying pare…
Oakbrook Terrace– “Matilda the Musical” is a call to arms, rousing youngsters to rise up against the forces that oppress their childhoods—bullying by their peers, difficult parents, tyrannical teachers, and their own doubts and insecurities. Some aud…
“IS THERE A MAN OUT THERE?” For those of us of a certain age, the Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus music at the core of the ABBA musical phenomenon “Mamma Mia!” is inextricably seared in our consciousness–a critical part of what we were to become…
Drury Lane has brought to the stage the 1999 international megahit musical Mamma Mia, and it’s a blast. This musical will have you dancing in the isles and remembering the days of bell-bottom pants and platform shoes. Written by Catherine Johnson, th…