Articles filed under Performing Arts
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From jazz nights to improv laughs: Oakton College showcases spring performing artsJan 31, 2025 12:02 am - Oakton College's spring 2025 performing arts lineup features plays, concerts, and student showcases from February through May.
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Ron Onesti: The Buckinghams … 60 years and going strong!Jan 30, 2025 10:51 pm - 1967 was quite the year in pop music history. Elvis and Priscilla were married. Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and The Doors all released their debut albums. The Aretha Franklin anthem, “Repect” hit the airwaves. And The Buckinghams charted their five Top 40 hits that to this day remain fan favorites.
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Portrait of the artist(s): Actress/writer channels celebrated painter Frida Kahlo in solo playJan 29, 2025 11:00 am - Theater artist Vanessa Severo brings her solo show “Frida ... A Self Portrait” — about the life and art of celebrated Mexican painter Frida Kahlo — to Writers Theatre in Glencoe.
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Spotlight: Revivals of ‘Joseph,’ ‘Raisin in the Sun’ at Marriott, Court theatersJan 29, 2025 10:07 am - Marriott Theatre inaugurates its 50th anniversary season with a revival of the well-loved musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” while Court Theatre stages its first production of the classic “A Raisin in the Sun.”
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Best Bets: Veteran actor Richard Kind reveals how not to be famous at Genesee TheatreJan 28, 2025 9:57 am - Comedic actor Richard Kind discusses his 30-plus years in show business at the Genesee Theatre, MOMIX dance company performs “Alice” at The MAC, and Hey Nonny hosts its second annual Winter Blues Week.
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Concerts Jan. 31 to Feb. 6: Tim Heidecker, David Gray, Lauren Mayberry and moreJan 28, 2025 9:56 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Tim Heidecker, David Gray, The String Cheese Incident, Henhouse Prowlers, Lauren Mayberry, Guster, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic and more.
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Things to do Jan. 31 to Feb. 6: Groundhog Day events, Downers Grove’s Ice Fest, Lunar New Year and moreJan 28, 2025 9:12 am - Mark your calendar for Groundhog Day events in Woodstock, Downers Grove’s Ice Fest, Lunar New Year celebrations, Disney On Ice presents “Let’s Dance!” and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: Crystal Bowersox is worthy of an ‘Idol’ titleJan 24, 2025 6:00 am - I have been producing music and food festivals for the past 35 years. During that time, I have crossed paths with a regular stream of entertainers who have graced our various festival stages. Most were good, some not so good, a couple, were “idols” in the making. One individual who fit into that last category was a young girl with dreadlocks, a guitar and an uncertain musical future.
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Glenbard West Theatre presents Orwell’s satire ‘Animal Farm’ Jan. 30 through Feb. 1Jan 23, 2025 2:30 pm - Glenbard West High School performs George Orwell's "Animal Farm" from Jan 30-Feb 1, examining equality and corruption through the allegory of farm animals overthrowing their farmer.
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A tragedy reimagined: Goodman, Definition theaters combine for superb ‘Fat Ham’Jan 23, 2025 10:42 am - Goodman and Definition theaters collaborate on a stellar Chicago premiere of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fat Ham,” a domestic dramedy by James Ijames that reimagines Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” for the 21st century.