Articles filed under Performing Arts
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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
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Things to do March 15-21: The Ides of March, St. Patrick’s Day, Warrant and moreMar 12, 2024 4:26 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by The Ides of March, Warrant, and Boy Band Night, plus check out St. Patrick’s Day events, The Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont and more happening this week.
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Enrique Mazzola extends contract as music director of Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31Mar 12, 2024 1:22 pm - Enrique Mazzola extended his contract as music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31, the company said Tuesday as it announced a 2024-25 season that opens with him conducting Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on Sept. 24.
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Spotlight: First local production of ‘Jersey Boys’ opens at Mercury Theater ChicagoMar 11, 2024 7:28 pm - Heidi Kettenring performs her solo show at Marriott Theatre while Mercury Theatre Chicago presents the local premiere of the bio-tuner “Jersey Boys.”
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Ron Onesti: Where have all the ballrooms gone?Mar 07, 2024 2:31 pm - A chat with an old friend brings memories of the bygone era when a grand ballroom graced every neighborhood and folks “lived to dance.”
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Independent Players brings ‘The Waltz of the Toreadors’ to the Elgin stageMar 07, 2024 12:20 am - Independent Players is marking its 47th season by introducing its audience to plays by exceptional French playwrights of the 20th century. Performances of Jean Anouilh’s ...
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‘Deathtrap’ comes to BrightSide Theatre, opening March 8Mar 06, 2024 11:17 pm - BrightSide Theatre is putting on Ira Levin's comedy thriller “Deathtrap.” Performances, directed by Jason Harrington, are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sund...