Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Things to do March 29 to April 4: Bad Bunny, Easter events and moreMar 26, 2024 1:42 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by Bad Bunny, Ledisi and Thunderstruck, a host of Easter events and more happening this week.
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The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on himMar 26, 2024 12:42 pm - “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, splits Steve Martin’s story in two halves. One depicts Martin’s stand-up as it unfolded. The other captures Martin’s life as it is today — riding electric bikes with Martin Short, practicing the banjo — with reflections on the career that followed.
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Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in ChicagoMar 26, 2024 11:11 am - Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.
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Ron Onesti: Life is about ‘The Climb’Mar 25, 2024 2:00 am - BACKSTAGE with the Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti
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Ramy Youssef constantly asks if jokes are harmful or helpful. He keeps telling them anywayMar 21, 2024 2:08 pm - Fresh off his awards season high after attending the Oscars with his fellow “Poor Things” stars — and presenting — Ramy Youssef is heading back into more familiar territo...
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Cirque du Soleil spectacle ‘Crystal’ glides into Hoffman Estates’ NOW ArenaMar 20, 2024 10:02 am - The unexpected. That’s what audiences at Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal,” playing at Hoffman Estates’ NOW Arena this weekend, can expect from this ice-centered extravaganza.
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Best Bets: Adam Ant, Beatles tribute, ‘The Choir of Man’Mar 19, 2024 12:58 pm - Adam Ant and British ska band The English Beat headline Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Abbey Road brings the Beatles to life at the Metropolis, the CSO performs in Wheaton and more.
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Theater spotlight: ‘Peter Pan’ tuner lands in ChicagoMar 19, 2024 8:26 am - “Peter Pan” flies into the James M. Nederlander Theatre, Oil Lamp stages a Chicago premiere comedy and Theater Wit presents a comic tale about a woman in love with a Dairy Queen sign, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Things to do March 22-28: Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Ali Wong Live and moreMar 19, 2024 6:18 am - Mark your calendars for performances by Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Elle King, One Night of Queen and Ali Wong, plus Navy Pier’s Holi celebration and more happening this week.
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Ron Onesti: Backstage with ‘The Boss’Mar 16, 2024 2:23 am - BACKSTAGE with the Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti