Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Ron Onesti: Paul Shaffer, a behind-the-scenes iconApr 02, 2024 12:04 am - When the opportunity arose to host Late-Night-Legend Paul Shaffer at The Arcada, I jumped at the chance.
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Directors needed for ‘8 to the Bar,’ GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s annual 10-minute play festivalApr 01, 2024 10:29 pm - GreenMan Theatre Troupe is celebrating its 20th anniversary as Elmhurst’s community theater. From classics (“Macbeth”) to musicals (“Urinetown”) to dinner theater myster...
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Glenbard South to put on ‘The Wizard of Oz’ musicalMar 29, 2024 9:27 pm - Glenbard South’s theater department will present “The Wizard of Oz,” as originally presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Based on the classic motion picture, this...
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iambe theatre ensemble to put on ‘Wake Up, Mrs. Moore’Mar 29, 2024 12:28 pm - Elgin theater group returns with its first production of Myatt’s story about the power of the human spirit The iambe theatre ensemble returns with “Wake Up, Mrs. Mo...
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Jerry Rose of the Christian network TLN Media to be inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame April 19Mar 28, 2024 5:07 pm - Jerry Rose, executive producer, producer, and television host who has won over 30 Emmy Awards in 61 years of broadcasting, is one of four 2024 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fam...
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Steppenwolf at its best: ‘Purpose’ premiere delivers hard truths, hearty laughsMar 27, 2024 10:06 am - “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ outstanding domestic drama premiering at Steppenwolf Theatre, rings familiar. Not only for the insight and wit characteristic of Jacobs-Jenkins’ writing, but for its central characters: members of a prominent Black Chicago family with roots in religion, politics and the civil rights movement.
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Auditions set for ‘Anastasia the Musical’Mar 27, 2024 12:24 am - Natural Talent Productions will hold auditions for “Anastasia: The Musical” in late April. The production, featuring music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and...
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Things to do March 29 to April 4: Bad Bunny, Easter events and moreMar 26, 2024 1:42 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by Bad Bunny, Ledisi and Thunderstruck, a host of Easter events and more happening this week.
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The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on himMar 26, 2024 12:42 pm - “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, splits Steve Martin’s story in two halves. One depicts Martin’s stand-up as it unfolded. The other captures Martin’s life as it is today — riding electric bikes with Martin Short, practicing the banjo — with reflections on the career that followed.
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Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in ChicagoMar 26, 2024 11:11 am - Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.