Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Ron Onesti: Robby Krieger ‘Lit The Fire’Oct 01, 2024 7:36 pm - “Come on baby, light my fire!” When you hear that, it really can mean just ONE thing. It represents the same melodic yet intense voice and psychedelic sound that belted out “Riders on the Storm,” “People Are Strange,” “Love Me Two Times,” “Hello, I Love You,” and so many other tunes that helped to define a generation. Yes, the music of Jim Morrison and The Doors.
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Ron Onesti: ‘Did I ever tell you about the time…?’Oct 01, 2024 7:16 pm - I have been blessed with a 35-plus-year career in the entertainment biz and it has provided for me almost countless moments of excitement, emotion and bewilderment. Being able to share some of these “pinch me” moments with you, my ever-so humbling readers, has been a blessing in and of itself.
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Buffalo Theatre wins first Jeff award; Marriott’s ‘Beautiful,’ Drury Lane’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ pick up multiple awardsSep 30, 2024 11:15 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble received its first Joseph Jefferson Award for Aly Greaves Amidei’s costumes for “Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley” during Monday’s 56th Jeff Awards ceremony at Drury Lane Theatre.
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Spotlight: Shattered Globe, Goodman stage local premieresSep 30, 2024 10:37 pm - Shattered Globe Theatre re-examines the legacy of the Salem witch trials in the Midwest premiere of “Becky Nurse of Salem” by Wilmette native Sarah Ruhl.
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Prepare to be dazzled: Brilliantly staged, expertly acted ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ a feast for the eyes, earsSep 27, 2024 12:47 pm - The magic that happens during “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the superbly staged, boffo Broadway show that launched its national tour at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, goes beyond the everyday theatrical magic.
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Concerts Sept. 27 to Oct. 3: Gracie Abrams, Charli XCX, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age and moreSep 25, 2024 9:34 am - Upcoming concerts include Charli XCX and Troye Sivan, Gracie Abrams, Heart By Heart, Kings of Leon, Shawn Mullins and more.
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Ferociously funny: Comic mayhem is marvelously managed in Steppenwolf’s ‘Noises Off’Sep 25, 2024 9:33 am - If you’ve never seen Michael Frayn’s classic backstage farce “Noises Off” — or even if you have — do yourself a favor and check out Steppenwolf Theatre’s first-class, funny revival.
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Festivals Sept. 27 to Oct. 3: Oktoberfests, Harvest of the Acorn Moon, Johnny Appleseed Festival and moreSep 24, 2024 7:54 pm - Mark your calendar for a variety of suburban Oktoberfests, Taste of Arlington Heights, Huntley Fall Fest, Cary Main Street Fest and more happening this week.
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Then and now: Goodman’s ‘Inherit the Wind’ is both historical and contemporarySep 24, 2024 5:55 pm - The Goodman Theatre’s 2024-25 season is off to a smart and savvy start with a timely revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s “Inherit the Wind.”
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount revives ‘An Act of God’ comedySep 23, 2024 5:51 pm - The Almighty pays a return visit to earth to amend his commandments in “An Act of God” beginning previews Oct. 2 at Aurora’s Copley Theatre.