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. ...
A Blues Filled New Orleans Party Comes to Metropolis With Creole Stomp
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2022 Audience favorite Creole Stomp returns to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre with their high energy, blues filled concert March 19, 2022....
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....
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Announces its Signature Fundraising Event - Metropolis Gala
by Stephi Wild - March 01, 2022 Metropolis will invite guests back in person on Saturday, April 9, 2022 to The Cotillion Banquets, Palatine, for Metropolis Gala 2022....
Reflections - A Kathak Dance Show Comes to Metropolis in March
by Stephi Wild - February 04, 2022 REFLECTIONS – A Kathak Dance Show celebrates the ancient story-telling Indian Classical dance form at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre March 20, 2022....
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....
Metropolis' Brookes Ebetsch To Guest On Radio's It's Showtime With Rikki Lee
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 30, 2021 On Friday September 3, Brookes Ebetsch, Executive Operations Director of Metropolis Performing Arts Center, will join radio host Rikki Lee Travolta on 101.5 FM to discuss the theater company's 2021-2022 season. ...
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. ...
Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; Paramount Theatre's KINKY BOOTS Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - December 13, 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....
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 to Present LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 10, 2021 The life and music of legendary entertainer Billie Holiday comes to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill January 27-March 12, 2022....
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Announced At Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by A.A. Cristi - February 17, 2022 Enjoy an evening of lively entertainment from audience favorite Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre March 31, 2022. ...
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. ...
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Announced At Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by A.A. Cristi - February 17, 2022 Enjoy an evening of lively entertainment from audience favorite Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre March 31, 2022. ...
ELVIS MY WAY, Starring Brandon Bennett, Will Be Performed at Metropolis Next Month
by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2021 Celebrate the King of Rock ‘n Roll with internationally acclaimed touring star Brandon Bennett (Chicago’s Million Dollar Quartet). Magnetic, authentic, and radiating southern charm, Bennett is the winner of Graceland’s prestigious “Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist” competition....
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....
A NIGHT OF COMEDY WITH MIKE TOOMEY Will Be Performed at Metropolis in September
by Stephi Wild - July 28, 2021 Whether you've seen him on WGN-TV or at sold out shows at Metropolis, Mike Toomey's sharp delivery and unique style make him a comedy favorite. He performs locally and on HBO, MTV and A&E. Join him for a night of comedy as he kicks off the 2021 Metropolis season....
'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...
Namir Blade Announces New Album METROPOLIS and Drops First Single 'Ride'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2022 Multi-talented artist and producer Namir Blade is due to release his highly-anticipated album Metropolis on June 3rd via Mello Music Group. Recording, producing, and mixing the album himself, Namir reaches a defining moment in his career with Metropolis....
Metropolis Presents Songs and Sing Alongs In AN EVENING WITH RONNIE RICE: IT'S NOT A CONCERT, IT'S A PARTY
by Stephi Wild - September 30, 2021 Fan favorite Ronnie Rice returns to the stage at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's indoor theatre for a night of songs and sing alongs. An Evening with Ronnie Rice: It's Not a Concert, It's a Party performs November 13, 2021....
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....
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Announces New Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2022 After a nationwide search, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has announced that Rob Gretta has been selected as its new Artistic Director. Gretta brings with him a highly seasoned background in the performing arts as an artistic leader, director, performer, educator and coach. He joins Executive Dir... |