Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Things to do Jan. 3-9: Kevin Hart, Frosty Fest, Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show and moreDec 30, 2024 12:57 pm - Mark your calendar for Kevin Hart’s “Acting My Age,” Frosty Fest in Gurnee, the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show, the final days of Morton Arboretum’s Illumination: Tree Lights and Chicago Botanic’s Lightscape and more happening this week.
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Concerts Jan. 3-9: Mr. Blotto, Modern Day Romeos and moreDec 30, 2024 12:52 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Alfonso Ponticelli, Mr. Blotto, The Bad Examples, the David Bowie Birthday Bash and more.
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Spotlight: ‘Shucked,’ Broadway’s corn-fed tuner, plays CIBC TheatreDec 30, 2024 10:22 am - The Broadway tuner “Shucked” comes to Chicago for a brief run, Pegasus Theatre showcases teen playwrights, and Broadway vet Courtney Reed headlines Elgin’s Hemmens this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Ron Onesti: ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside,’ but here’s how to stay warm!Dec 27, 2024 4:30 am - When did we get so scared of the cold? I can remember a snowstorm in the late 1960s and EVERYBODY was outside! There is a picture of me somewhere as a 5-year-old bundled up looking like the “Michelin-Man” on top of a snow mountain made by the city snow plows.
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10 shows for winter: Local premieres heat up Chicago-area theaterDec 24, 2024 7:59 am - In an effort to entice theater fans from their cozy confines this winter, Chicago-area companies are staging local premieres of Broadway hits along with a smattering of revivals.
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Concerts Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: The BoDeans, American English, Jay & The Americans and moreDec 23, 2024 3:18 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include The BoDeans, American English, Pino Farina Band, Jay and The Americans and more.
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Things to do Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: Blue Man Group, New Year’s Eve, holiday light shows and moreDec 23, 2024 1:30 pm - Mark your calendar for the final Blue Man Group shows in Chicago, the Harlem Globetrotters at Allstate Arena, New Year’s Eve events, holiday light shows and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Kathy Griffin, Steve Cochran, Brent Morin among the comedians ringing in 2025Dec 23, 2024 9:39 am - Comedians bid farewell to 2024 at suburban and Chicago venues while party-goers will converge at Navy Pier for a swanky New Year’s Eve bash at the Aon Grand Ballroom.
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One last New Year’s Eve hurrah for Chicago’s Blue Man GroupDec 23, 2024 6:28 am - Chicago’s Blue Man Group celebrates one last New Year’s Eve before departing Chicago; local storefronts usher in 2025; and Lifeline Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of a hip-hop tuner by brothers formerly of Highland Park.
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Ron Onesti: Sinatra at 109 … still ‘Ring-a-ding-dinging!’Dec 20, 2024 8:51 pm - Few people in modern history have been as iconic as Frank Sinatra, with as much influence on popular music as he had. His songs are timeless, and his persona was legendary. I recently came across some vintage pics of “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” and it reminded me just how much he was a part of my “inner culture.”