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World Premiere of Ballet 5:8’s Latest Work Coming By: Wes Hessel
Ballet 5:8, the women-led Chicago area troupe and school, will be performing for the first time their new original ballet, “BareFace”, adapted from the work of acclaimed author C.S. Lewis, at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance in Chicago’s iconic Millenium Park. Done by their up-and-coming movement company, the production is a futuristic, female-oriented […]
Make No Mistake, See “Comedy of Errors”By Anna & Wes Hessel
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s stellar production of “The Comedy of Errors” makes no mistakes – it is fabulous. This fitting finale for Artistic Director and company co-founder, the legendary Barbara Gaines, showcases her genius. Ms. Gaines, a winner of multiple Jeff Awards, has directed at the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-Upon-Avon, not to mention nearly 70 […]
April 2023 @ the Franklin Park Library
We are located at 10311 Grand Avenue in Franklin Park, IL and offer a range of services and programs for children, teens and adults. Further information is available at www.fppld.org or by calling 847-455-6016. Unless otherwise noted, registration is required for ALL library programs. Hours of Service: Monday-Wednesday 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM Thursday & […]
March 2023 @ the Franklin Park Library
We are located at 10311 Grand Avenue in Franklin Park, IL and offer a range of services and programs for children, teens and adults. Further information is available at www.fppld.org or by calling 847-455-6016. Unless otherwise noted, registration is required for ALL library programs. Hours of Service: Monday-Wednesday 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM Thursday & […]
The Joffrey Lavishly, Passionately Dances “Anna Karenina”
By D’Arcy Mies with Wes Hessel Chicago’s own world-class dance troupe presents another magnificent production, this time an adaptation of the Tolstoy novel “Anna Karenina” by Yuri Possokhov. Debuted in 2019 to significant critical acclaim, Mr. Possokhov’s work is given the full passion and grandeur as only The Joffrey can. And the location of the […]
One Singular Sensation! By Anna Hessel
Drury Lane’s fabulous production of the Broadway classic, “A Chorus Line”, the story of hopefuls at an audition in 1975, has an absolutely outstanding cast, and is brilliantly directed by Jane Lanier. Of course, this magnificent theater puts their own innovative spin on the show, making it even more interesting. “A Chorus Line” is usually […]
“Andy Warhol in Iran” Takes Us Back – And Forward…By Anna Hessel and Wes Hessel
Northlight Theatre delivers an intense production of “Andy Warhol in Iran”. Based on an actual trip by the cultural icon in 1976 to take pictures of the Empress, the wife of the Shah of Iran, for a portrait to be painted, this absorbing theatrical one-act work is imagining of what could have happened in an […]
See The Falls From “Wuthering Heights”By Wes Hessel
The UK troupe Wise Children is in town at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, producing their joint interpretation of the Emily Brontë classic “Wuthering Heights”. This strident, edgy production points up the far-reaching consequences of bad choices and the proverbial sins of the fathers, but does so with a final conclusion of love conquering […]
Joffrey’s “Nutcracker”: Distinctly Chicago And World-Class
By Sydney Milligan With Wes Hessel The Joffrey’s new classic version of Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet continues to enthrall audiences young and old. Setting the time-honored tale amidst the 1893 World’s Fair is a bold and clever choice, so distinctly Chicagoan, and it works well in breathing new life into a production so many companies have […]
January 2023 @ the Franklin Park Library
Franklin Park Public Library District We are located at 10311 Grand Avenue in Franklin Park, IL and offer a range of services and programs for children, teens and adults. Further information is available at www.fppld.org or by calling 847-455-6016. Unless otherwise noted, registration is required for ALL library programs. Hours of Service:Monday-Wednesday 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM […]
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