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Emily Wells Announces New Album IN THE DARK MOVING Release Date Photo Emily Wells Announces New Album IN THE DARK MOVING Release Date
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 14, 2020

New York composer, producer and singer Emily Wells will release her new album In The Dark Moving on May 15 via Thesis & Instinct, a minimal companion piece to the original music in the form of Wells' voice, her guitars, and nothing else. Pre-order the album HERE. Her new single, “Remind Me To Rememb...


Comedian “Uncle Lar” Returns To Metropolis For An Evening With Larry Reeb And Friends Photo 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 Photo 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 Photo 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....


TAPESTRY UNRAVELED: THE MUSIC OF CAROLE KING Announced At Metropolis Photo 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. ...


Tashaki Miyaki Announce Album Out Apr. 23 Photo 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.”  ...


Metropolis Announces Marquee Installation Photo Metropolis Announces Marquee Installation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 08, 2020

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre announced the installation of a new illuminated marquee that will become the centerpiece of the building and a beacon for downtown Arlington Heights. The marquee project has been over six years in the making, in collaboration with Elmhurst-based South Water Signs an...


Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL Photo 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 School Students Present THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Photo 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 Photo 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 Avail Photo 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. ...


Turkey's Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall Officially Opens After Decades Photo Turkey's Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall Officially Opens After Decades of Planning
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2021

Turkey's Presidential Symphony Orchestra concert hall has officially opened after decades of planning....


Comedian Lucas Bohn's LESSON PLANS TO LATE NIGHT Announced At Metropolis Photo Comedian Lucas Bohn's LESSON PLANS TO LATE NIGHT Announced At Metropolis
by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

Enjoy an evening of hilarity at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre with Lucas Bohn's Lesson Plans to Late Night, April 7, 2022. ...


LIFE... AS A SONG to Take Place at Cabaret Lion d'Or Photo LIFE... AS A SONG to Take Place at Cabaret Lion d'Or
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 05, 2021

Blue Metropolis Foundation, with the support of Canadian Heritage, will present Life… as a Song, a bilingual, original performance that brings together contemporary poetry and classic songs from the Quebec and Canadian repertoires....


Michael Ingersoll Sings Glen Campbell At Metropolis in SOUTHERN NIGHTS Photo Michael Ingersoll Sings Glen Campbell At Metropolis in SOUTHERN NIGHTS
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2022

The music and legacy of a country legend are celebrated in Southern Nights: Michael Ingersoll Sings Glen Campbell, presented by Artists Lounge Live at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre April 3, 2022....


Metropolis BASKERVILLE Returns for Chicago Theatre Week Photo Metropolis BASKERVILLE Returns for Chicago Theatre Week
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2021

By popular demand, in conjunction with Chicago Theatre Week, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre reopens streaming on-demand for their production of Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery February 25-March 7, 2021. ...


Denny Svehla Presents The Life And Songs Of Neil Diamond At Metropolis Photo Denny Svehla Presents The Life And Songs Of Neil Diamond At Metropolis
by Stephi Wild - December 16, 2021

Emerging from the elite Chicago music scene in Illinois, Award-Winning Neil Diamond tribute artist Denny Svehla began hitting the ground running in the music realm in 1999, and since that time has manifested into one of the most versatile and multifaceted tribute acts to hit the stage....


Blue Metropolis Will Stream LIFE...AS A SONG Photo Blue Metropolis Will Stream LIFE...AS A SONG
by Stephi Wild - October 05, 2021

Blue Metropolis Foundation, with the support of Canadian Heritage, presents Life… as a Song, a bilingual, original performance that brings together contemporary poetry and classic songs from the Quebec and Canadian repertoires. ...


THE CHICAGO EXPERIENCE: A TRIBUTE TO ROCK WITH HORNS to Play at the Metropolis Perfor Photo THE CHICAGO EXPERIENCE: A TRIBUTE TO ROCK WITH HORNS to Play at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by Marissa Tomeo - February 19, 2022

Relive memories of the music that captured everyone’s hearts when The Chicago Experience: A Tribute to Rock with Horns returns to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre April 1 & 2, 2022. The Chicago Experience is just as it sounds; a group of musicians who call Chicago home and who share a love for the ...


Metropolis Presents In-Person, Outdoor Production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Photo Metropolis Presents In-Person, Outdoor Production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 02, 2021

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre will present outdoor performances of Little Shop of Horrors May 6 – June 19, 2021. During a solar eclipse, shy, love-struck floral assistant Seymour discovers a strange and unusual plant he names “Audrey II”- after his co- worker crush....


Metropolis Announces LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE PRODUCERS and More for 20th Annivers Photo Metropolis Announces LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE PRODUCERS and More for 20th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2020

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has announced its 2020-2021 Season. The 2020-2021 Season at Metropolis includes a series of popular theater productions:...


LEGALLY BLONDE Comes to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Photo 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. ...


CLOSE TO YOU: The Music Of The Carpenters, The Decade Tour Comes to Metropolis Photo 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 Presents Annual Fundraiser VIRTUAL GALA: MASK-ERADE Photo 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....


BLUE METROPOLIS LITERARY FESTIVAL Returns April 24 Photo 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. ...






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