Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Best Bets: Tony winner Levi Kreis headlines MetropolisJun 10, 2024 1:49 pm - Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis headlines the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, comedian Steve Cochran teams up with fellow stand-ups for a Father’s Day weekend show at the Raue, and The Joffrey Ballet performs a free concert in Millennium Park Sunday.
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Oil Lamp Theater’s poignant ‘Mary’s Wedding’ depicts wonder of love, horror of warJun 05, 2024 5:53 pm - The audible sniffles that accompanied the final scenes of “Mary’s Wedding” at a recent Oil Lamp Theater performance attests to the impact of this emotionally charged two-hander about first love and heartbreak.
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A decade after ‘All About That Bass,’ Meghan Trainor aims to make her feel-good songs ‘Timeless’Jun 05, 2024 10:01 am - On Friday, Meghan Trainor will release her sixth studio album, “Timeless.” Empowerment messages are still at the heart of her specific sound, but now, she's matured them to meet where she is in life. She’ll be bringing that message to Rosemont’s Allstate Arena on Oct. 5 during her “The Timeless Tour.”
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Concerts June 7-13: Questlove, Aaron Lewis, Chris Brown, Sarah McLachlan, Jon BatisteJun 05, 2024 6:00 am - Upcoming concerts this week include “Hip-Hop Is History” with Questlove at Thalia Hall, Aaron Lewis at the Rosemont Theatre, Chris Brown at the United Center, Sarah McLachlan at the Huntington Bank Pavilion, Jon Batiste at The Salt Shed and more.
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Spotlight: ‘Men on Boats’ revival sets sail at Elgin’s Janus TheatreJun 05, 2024 6:00 am - Janus Theatre revives “Men on Boats,” a history-based dramedy that features an all-female cast, while BrightSide Theatre stages the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
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Festivals June 7-13: Chicago Blues Fest, PrideFests, Libertyville Days and moreJun 04, 2024 12:42 pm - Mark your calendars for a special performance from blues legend Buddy Guy at Chicago Blues Fest, plus PrideFests in Woodstock and Round Lake Beach, Libertyville Days and more happening this week.
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Best bets: Performances by comedian Jen Kober, Night Ranger, Denise Tomasello, John CleeseJun 04, 2024 10:59 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre kicks off Pride Month with comedian Jen Kober, Arlington Heights native and cabaret chanteuse Denise Tomasello performs at the Park West and Night Ranger headlines the Rialto Square Theatre.
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Ron Onesti: ‘American Bandstand,’ a sock hop in the skyJun 03, 2024 9:22 pm - It’s hard to believe that rock ’n’ roll icon Dick Clark would have been 95 this year. When I think of him, a few questions come to mind: How many lives has American rock ’n’ roll touched? How many careers did Dick Clark launch or foster?
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History illuminated: Women play 19th-century male explorers in Janus Theatre’s ‘Men on Boats’May 30, 2024 8:35 am - An all-female cast plays members of John Wesley Powell’s 19th-century geological expedition to what is now known as the Grand Canyon in Janus Theatre’s revival of “Men on Boats” by Jaclyn Backhaus.
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s Bark at the Ballpark, The Venue turns 5, John Cusack Q&AMay 29, 2024 11:36 am - The Chicago Dogs in Rosemont welcomes baseball fans and their canine pals, and Aurora’s The Venue fetes turning 5 with special outdoor concerts this weekend.