Giordano Dance Chicago returns to the North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois for its 64th season, titled Untamed Passion. The engagement features a mix of new and popular repertoire works showcasing the company's signature blend of power, grace, and joy...
Hairspray follows Tracy Turnblad, a big-dreaming teen who lands a spot on The Corny Collins Show and sets out to integrate the dance floor in Baltimore, featuring songs including Good Morning Baltimore and You Can't Stop the Beat. The production is directed by Keely Vasquez...
It was a bold choice for Kokandy’s artistic director Derek Van Barham to stage such a huge musical in the tiny cabaret space at the Chopin Theater. Fortunately, Sondheim’s brilliant score and lyrics are gorgeously delivered in Kokandy’s version.…
What did our critic think of ADOLESCENT SALVATION at Theater Wit?…
The current production at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace is Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story. It was the first of the jukebox musicals premiering in 1989. It was conceived and written in England. It ran in London’s West End for 12 years. An interesting fact: Paul McCartney holds the copy…
I Love You Because is your typical rom-com with cute duets, silly jokes, and flawed characters that showcase exactly how love can be messy.…
During a time where our country remains divided, this energetic and thoughtful piece of art reminds us of the beauty that can be found when we come together across our differences, no matter where we come from or where we call home.…
The Outsiders remains an exhilarating and inventive musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s acclaimed 1967 novel. I enjoyed this tour so much on first viewing that I came back six months later!…
The Notebook’s company does their best with the material they’re given, but without the impactful soundtrack to accompany it, the show ultimately falls short of delivering the emotional depth you might expect or desire from a generational love story.…
The Gift Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary 'Homecoming Season' with the Chicago premiere of Marble. First performed at Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 2009, the play was inspired by a conversation between Irish playwright Marina Carr and actor Fiona Shaw, and Giorgio de Chirico's painting 'Mystery an…
In The Continuum is an unapologetic show about the way Black women are forced to navigate the world — and how our experiences are all connected, even, or especially, when we feel isolated and alone. …
The 2014 award-winning and timeless dramatic comedy by Mike Bartlett remains ever relevant today as we explore interventions on multiple fronts. …
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West Side Story has a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, bringing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the streets of 1950s New York where Tony and Maria find themselves drawn to each other despite the tensions between two warring...
Italian violinist and conductor Fabio Biondi, world-renowned for “blazing, fierce performances” ( Washington Classical Review ) with his ensemble Europa Galante, brings his irrepressible energy to the Orchestra as he leads a high-voltage program centered around Vivaldi, those...
Step into a dreamscape with Solstice: a Winter Circus Experience. At the heart of the story is a girl who loses her light and stumbles into a world where time bends, memories breathe, and the familiar becomes impossibly strange. Shadows dance, snow drifts fall, and acrobats blur...
Prepare for Baroque brilliance with Richard Egarr at the helm! The former Philharmonia Baroque and Academy of Ancient Music director guest-conducts heart-stopping hits from the 17th and 18th centuries and moves to the harpsichord for the electrifying solos in Bach’s Brandenburg...
Explore the intricate ties between fathers and sons in a captivating evening with Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony. J. S. Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 4 exudes Baroque grandeur, while his son C. P. E. shatters tradition with daring contrasts in his Flute...
Celebrate the season with Messiah , Handel’s beloved homage to hope, faith, and triumph. From the soul-stirring “Comfort ye, my people” to the exhilarating “Hallelujah" Chorus, this glorious retelling of a timeless story is a thrilling dramatic experience. Dame Jane Glover leads...
Day by day for more than 50 years, audiences have delighted in this modern musical fable. Godspell weaves together music, improv and infectious pop and rock songs including the hits “Day by Day,” “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” “O Bless the Lord My Soul” and more. This...
Giordano Dance Chicago presents an engaging fall program titled Ignite the Soul, featuring a range of dynamic performances. The company will showcase Al Blackstone's celebrated "Gershwin in B," alongside works by Brock Clawson and Company Dancer Simon Schuh, who premieres...
Revel in the vibrant energy and dazzling virtuosity of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos . So-called because of Johann Sebastian Bach’s failed attempt to secure a new job, these intriguingly complex, effortlessly joyful works for soloists and ensemble have become one of the Baroque...
Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus, Orchestra, and international stars Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Heidi Stober in our first performances of Gluck’s emotionally charged Orfeo ed Euridice . Follow Orfeo’s desperate journey to the Underworld as he battles fate to...
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Mean Girls Paramount Theatre (8/26-10/11) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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Chicago Live! Navy Pier (9/19-9/20) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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Sean Heely's Celltic Christmas ECC Arts Center (12/18-12/18) |
