Articles filed under Performing Arts
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It was a lucky day for St. Charles when Ron Onesti strolled into townMar 07, 2025 5:30 am - Tri-Cities’ “Greatest Showman” Ron Onesti, owner of the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, has been inducted into the virtual Rock Godz Hall of Fame.
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Ron Onesti: A Badfinger, but a great guyMar 07, 2025 3:49 am - We lost Joey Molland this week to pneumonia and complications of diabetes at the age of 77. Another wonderful person gone too soon, Joey was best known as the guitarist in the Welsh pop-rock band, “Badfinger.” We not only lost a true pioneer and talent, but also one of the warmest, soft-spoken and sweetest people I have ever been blessed to know.
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Taking a gamble: Music Theater Works opens its season with beloved musical ‘Guys and Dolls’Mar 05, 2025 9:20 pm - “Guys and Dolls,” the iconic musical about taking a gamble, hasn’t lost its luster for 21st-century audiences, say two Wheaton natives playing lead roles in Music Theater Works’ production at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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Concerts March 7-13: Better Than Ezra, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov and moreMar 05, 2025 11:55 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Better Than Ezra, Disturbed, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov, Michael McDermott and more.
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Things to do March 7-13: Bryan Callen, World of Wheels, Chris Hardwick and moreMar 05, 2025 11:32 am - Mark your calendar for Bryan Callen, Aziz Ansari’s “Hypothetical Tour,” World of Wheels, Chris Hardwick, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood’s “Asking for Trouble” tour and more happening this week.
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Harper director wants new generation to resonate with ‘Guys and Dolls’Mar 05, 2025 10:13 am - Harper College aims to make a new generation of audiences fall in love with the story and characters from a classic musical with its upcoming production of “Guys and Dolls.”
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Spotlight: Charming tuner ‘Spelling Bee’ concludes Paramount’s current Bold SeriesMar 05, 2025 9:13 am - Paramount’s Copley Theatre concludes its 2024-2025 Bold Series with a revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and Theo Ubique stages Andrew Lloyd Webber’s one-act solo show “Tell Me On a Sunday.”
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Best Bets: Alvin Ailey, KC & The Sunshine Band, Rita Rudner and moreMar 04, 2025 10:52 am - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, comedian Rita Rudner does standup in Skokie and the Chicago Sinfonietta performs “Opus Serena,” a tribute to tennis star Serena Williams, in Naperville and Chicago.
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Making music: 40 years of Jazz in the MeadowsMar 01, 2025 5:31 pm - The 40th annual Jazz in the Meadows music festival took place Saturday at Rolling Meadows High School, with performances from up to 50 schools.
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Sweet treat: ‘Waitress’ regional premiere features leading lady’s star turnFeb 28, 2025 11:29 am - Michelle Lauto delivers a showstopping performance as Jenna, the titular “Waitress” in Paramount Theatre’s highly entertaining regional premiere of the warmhearted tuner.