Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Ron Onesti: There is only one Sophia LorenMay 10, 2024 9:57 pm - “This cannot be happening.” That was Ron Onesti’s reaction when he was offered a chance to host Sophia Loren in a show.
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‘We were all united’: How St. Charles-area home front, victory gardens supported war front in WWIIMay 10, 2024 4:00 am - Author/historian Jerome O’Connor’s “Chicago and the Home Front in WWII” presentation detailed the efforts of some notable Fox Valley residents, including victory garden champions Lester and Dellora Norris.
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Unearthly dramedy premiering at BTE needs some tweakingMay 09, 2024 3:37 pm - “Into the Earth With You,” Brian Watkins’ supernatural-tinged family dramedy premiering at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, needs a few revisions.
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‘Beautiful’ is lovely: Feel the earth move with vibrant take on Carole King’s life at ParamountMay 08, 2024 3:29 pm - It might be an oxymoron to call a toe-tapping and funny musical gripping, but “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” playing at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is just that.
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Shrewd satire: Earnest performances, canny direction animate Steppenwolf’s ‘Thanksgiving Play’May 08, 2024 9:30 am - Playwright Larissa FastHorse packs a lot of satire into the 90-minute “The Thanksgiving Play,” which skewers Indigenous stereotypes, liberal guilt, sanitized history, theater and wokeness. Steppenwolf Theatre’s Chicago premiere runs through June 2.
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Things to do May 10-16: Northbrook-On-Ice, Portugal. The Man, Mother’s Day events and moreMay 08, 2024 6:13 am - Mark your calendars for Lombard Lilac Time and Northbrook-On-Ice, performances by Portugal. The Man, Henry Cho and Nazereth, and several Mother’s Day events and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Chicago Cabaret Week and Bad Momz at ZaniesMay 07, 2024 6:55 pm - Chicago Cabaret Week starts Friday, a new photo exhibit opens at the Morton Arboretum and, in honor of Mother’s Day, Bad Momz comedians take the stage at Zanies in Rosemont and Chicago.
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Mundelein Arts Commission sets auditions for Children’s Summer Shakespeare ShortsMay 06, 2024 1:44 pm - The Mundelein Arts Commission has announced auditions for its annual Summer Shakespeare Shorts.
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On stage: Goodman examines language, identity in Chicago premiere of ‘English’May 06, 2024 12:18 pm - Goodman Theatre stages the Chicago premiere of “English,” 2023’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi, while Lifeline Theatre revives Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of the seminal novel “Native Son.”
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Hoffman Estates announces eclectic lineup for Summer Sounds on the Green concert seriesMay 03, 2024 6:00 am - Hoffman Estates has announced the 2024 lineup for Summer Sounds on the Green, the village’s free outdoor concert series running on Thursday nights from June 16 to Aug. 15...