Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Festivals May 24-30: Memorial Day events, art fests, Cream of Wheaton and moreMay 21, 2024 11:39 am - Mark your calendars for the Prairie Arts Show in Schaumburg, the Lake County Food Truck Festival, Memorial Day events, Cream of Wheaton, Bluesmobile Cruise Nights, outdoor concerts and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: Glenview’s Oil Lamp Theater examines first love in ‘Mary’s Wedding’May 21, 2024 6:30 am - Glenview’s Oil Lamp Theater revives the romantic two-hander “Mary’s Wedding,” Theo Ubique concludes its season-long Stephen Sondheim salute with “A Little Night Music,” and Curious Theatre Branch’s Rhinoceros Theater Festival showcases eclectic new works.
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Ron Onesti: Muhammad Ali, a champ encounterMay 17, 2024 7:33 pm - A much-anticipated meeting with the great Muhammad Ali gave Ron Onesti a moment to remember, and an everlasting “torch” to keep fighting the good fight.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble closes season with the premiere of ‘Into The Earth With You’May 15, 2024 11:39 pm - If you want to experience something absolutely unimaginable, scary and philosophical, you should attend the world premiere of “Into The Earth With You” presented by Buffa...
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Best bets: Heart and Cheap Trick in Rosemont, ‘Donkey Hodie’ in ElmhurstMay 15, 2024 1:52 pm - This week see rock royalty Heart, Cheap Trick and Neil Young in concert and experience PBS favorite Donkey Hodie at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
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Woman power: Feisty trio propels Metropolis’ ‘9 to 5’ revivalMay 15, 2024 1:23 pm - Feisty performances by leading ladies Melissa Crabtree, Janelle Sanabria and Savannah Sinclair animate Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s revival of the workplace musical “9 to 5.”
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Concerts May 17-23: Heart, Megan Thee Stallion, Big & Rich, Gary Clark Jr. and moreMay 15, 2024 9:28 am - Heart, The Family Stone, the Decemberists, Megan Thee Stallion, WAR’s 50th Anniversary Tour, Ted Nugent and more headline Chicago and suburban stages this weekend.
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Glen Ellyn’s Village Theatre Guild wraps up its 60th season with ‘The Sweet Delilah Swim Club’May 14, 2024 9:59 pm - The Glen Ellyn Village Theatre Guild is wrapping up its diamond anniversary 60th season with “The Sweet Delilah Swim Club” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Woot...
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Something to write home about: Glenview native makes Steppenwolf debutMay 14, 2024 4:24 pm - Actress/writer Paloma Nozicka never really considered making performing a career until she graduated from college with journalism and theater degrees and found it was easier to land an acting job than a reporting job.
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Spotlight: ‘Beetlejuice’ and The Beatles tribute return to Chicago stagesMay 14, 2024 4:23 pm - “Beetlejuice” the musical and a Beatles tribute return to Chicago for brief runs. Plus, local theater divas unite for a Season of Concern concert to benefit theater artists dealing with major health crises.