Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Spotlight: Glenview’s Oil Lamp Theater examines first love in ‘Mary’s Wedding’May 21, 2024 6:30 am - Glenview’s Oil Lamp Theater revives the romantic two-hander “Mary’s Wedding,” Theo Ubique concludes its season-long Stephen Sondheim salute with “A Little Night Music,” and Curious Theatre Branch’s Rhinoceros Theater Festival showcases eclectic new works.
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Ron Onesti: Muhammad Ali, a champ encounterMay 17, 2024 7:33 pm - A much-anticipated meeting with the great Muhammad Ali gave Ron Onesti a moment to remember, and an everlasting “torch” to keep fighting the good fight.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble closes season with the premiere of ‘Into The Earth With You’May 15, 2024 11:39 pm - If you want to experience something absolutely unimaginable, scary and philosophical, you should attend the world premiere of “Into The Earth With You” presented by Buffa...
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Best bets: Heart and Cheap Trick in Rosemont, ‘Donkey Hodie’ in ElmhurstMay 15, 2024 1:52 pm - This week see rock royalty Heart, Cheap Trick and Neil Young in concert and experience PBS favorite Donkey Hodie at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
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Woman power: Feisty trio propels Metropolis’ ‘9 to 5’ revivalMay 15, 2024 1:23 pm - Feisty performances by leading ladies Melissa Crabtree, Janelle Sanabria and Savannah Sinclair animate Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s revival of the workplace musical “9 to 5.”
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Concerts May 17-23: Heart, Megan Thee Stallion, Big & Rich, Gary Clark Jr. and moreMay 15, 2024 9:28 am - Heart, The Family Stone, the Decemberists, Megan Thee Stallion, WAR’s 50th Anniversary Tour, Ted Nugent and more headline Chicago and suburban stages this weekend.
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Glen Ellyn’s Village Theatre Guild wraps up its 60th season with ‘The Sweet Delilah Swim Club’May 14, 2024 9:59 pm - The Glen Ellyn Village Theatre Guild is wrapping up its diamond anniversary 60th season with “The Sweet Delilah Swim Club” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Woot...
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Something to write home about: Glenview native makes Steppenwolf debutMay 14, 2024 4:24 pm - Actress/writer Paloma Nozicka never really considered making performing a career until she graduated from college with journalism and theater degrees and found it was easier to land an acting job than a reporting job.
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Spotlight: ‘Beetlejuice’ and The Beatles tribute return to Chicago stagesMay 14, 2024 4:23 pm - “Beetlejuice” the musical and a Beatles tribute return to Chicago for brief runs. Plus, local theater divas unite for a Season of Concern concert to benefit theater artists dealing with major health crises.
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GreenMan Theatre sets auditions on June 2-3 for ‘8 to the Bar 2024’May 14, 2024 12:28 pm - GreenMan Theatre Troupe will hold auditions for “8 to the Bar 2024,” their fourth annual production of eight 10-minute plays on June 2-3. No appointments are necessary fo...