Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Ron Onesti: Our variety of music began at homeMar 28, 2025 4:30 am - As a music fan, I count my blessings every day that I was born WHEN I was born. The year was 1962. If I brought up an issue from 1990, it would not seem that long ago. But to think that the same number of years before I was born was during “The Roaring Twenties” just blows my mind!
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Child’s play: North Central College theater grad pursues passion for children’s theaterMar 26, 2025 12:05 pm - Actress Maria Clara Ospina discovered her passion for children’s theater while attending North Central College. A Chicago Children’s Theatre veteran, she co-stars in the company’s premiere of “Go Dog Go! (Ve Perro ¡Ve!).
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June Carter Cash, Kenny Chesney, Tony Brown to join Country Music Hall of FameMar 25, 2025 3:05 pm - June Carter, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown have been invited to join the Country Music Hall of Fame.The Country Music Association announced the new 2025 inductees on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Best Bets: TikTok sensation Drew Wiegman brings improvisational cello home to Lake CountyMar 25, 2025 9:59 am - Self-taught cellist and Lake County native Drew Wiegman headlines the James Lumber Center in Grayslake, Elmhurst History Museum examines DuPage County’s farming legacy, and the Lyric Opera stages the Chicago premiere of the new adults-only “The Listeners.”
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Concerts March 28 to April 3: Kylie Minogue, Frankie Valli, Kraftwerk, Daryl Hall and moreMar 25, 2025 9:09 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Kylie Minogue, Freddy Jones Band, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Kraftwerk, Daryl Hall, Snow Patrol and more.
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Things to do March 28 to April 3: Marc Maron, Peabo Bryson, SnkrFest and moreMar 25, 2025 9:09 am - Mark your calendar for Marc Maron, Paramount Theatre’s “Waitress,” TAIKOPROJECT, Peabo Bryson, SnkrFest, Nick Swardson and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: Edge of the Wood Theatre opens with Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’Mar 24, 2025 3:22 pm - An actress becomes “Hamlet” in Edge of the Wood’s “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” a woman answers a stranger’s cellphone in MadKap Productions’ “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” and a grandmother and granddaughter jump into action in Filament Theatre’s “Hannah and Halmoni Save the World.”
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Winning revival: Aurora’s Paramount delivers four-star ‘Spelling Bee’Mar 21, 2025 4:50 pm - On winter’s last raw and rainy night, Aurora’s Paramount Theatre delivered a breath of spring with its delightful revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a charming tuner about middle-school students vying for a chance to compete at The National Spelling Bee.
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Ron Onesti: Alice Cooper and ‘Super Ron’Mar 21, 2025 3:00 am - What I do for a living doesn’t usually qualify for “combat pay,” but occasionally the combination of classic rock and Miller Lite creates a precarious situation that causes more excitement than the concert itself.
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Committed to her craft: West Dundee actress at home on city, suburban stagesMar 19, 2025 3:13 pm - Andrea Uppling is one dedicated actor. For proof, there’s the lengthy commute from her West Dundee home to Chicago’s Windy City Playhouse, where she stars in Invictus Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”