Performing Art | Thursday, April 15,2004

Backstage Pass 4-15-04

Forever Plaid, the tuneful show that was an off-Broadway hit in 1990 and has played here several times, is back for two weeks at the Springfield Center for the Arts. The Gordon Productions show, which

Performing Art | Thursday, March 25,2004

Backstage Pass 3-25-04

By Phil Funkenbusch

Sacred Heart-Griffin High School this week reprises the musical Children of Eden, which was produced there a few years back and eventually was performed at Muni Opera. The show, which tells the Old Te

Performing Art | Thursday, March 11,2004

Backstage Pass

By Phil Funkenbusch

Shakespeare's As You Like It, staged by Michael Savage at Springfield Theatre Centre, concludes its run this weekend, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13. Utilizin

Performing Art | Thursday, February 26,2004

Backstage Pass

By Phil Funkenbusch

When Roxy Group's Swingtime Canteen opens this weekend at the Center for the Arts, many will remember the weekend after 9/11 when this valentine to the World War II-era USO shows first played a

Performing Art | Thursday, February 19,2004

Backstage Pass

By Phil Funkenbusch

Auditions for Noel Coward's classic 1925 comedy Hay Fevertake place on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 22-23, at the UIS Studio Theatre from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Callbacks are on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The show,

Performing Art | Thursday, January 29,2004

Backstage Pass

By Phil Funkenbusch

Springfield area theater patrons have plenty of reasons to celebrate, thanks to a strong schedule of shows in the next few weeks. On the heels of Springfield Theatre Centre's successful run of Annie,

Performing Art | Thursday, January 8,2004

Backstage pass

By Phil Funkenbusch

The new year has begun, the Center for the Arts in downtown Springfield had a spectacular opening, rehearsals began this week for Springfield Theatre Centre's winter production of Edward Albee's power

Performing Art | Thursday, December 4,2003

Angels in America lands on the small screen

By Phil Funkenbusch

Something pretty rare takes place on television this weekend when a landmark American play makes it to the small screen, thanks to HBO's adaptation of Tony Kushner's Angels in America. This two-part

Performing Art | Thursday, November 20,2003

Here’s Proof why this play is so popular

By Phil Funkenbusch

Springfield gets one last chance to see the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play Proof before it hits the big screen in a version starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The local production, directed by Eri

Performing Art | Thursday, October 9,2003

A community comes to terms with itself

By Phil Funkenbusch

Randi Collins-Hard is directing The Laramie Project at Parkland College in Champaign, currently running through Oct. 12. The Laramie Project has been the most-produced play in the United States the pa