“West Side Story” depicts Tony and Maria – wide-eyed teenagers from two communities in conflict, who fall in love. As their friends and family battle with one
The ballet, now receiving its Chicago premiere in a grand-scale production by the Joffrey Ballet on the Lyric Opera House stage, is a strange but compelling work inspired by Hans Christian Anderson’s enduring classic and features impeccible dancing.
In keeping with the darkness of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale, this adaptation is meditative, intense and sometimes even grim. It is also unfailingly beautiful.
In addition to the previously announced Chicago Gospel Festival, Chicago Blues Festival and Chicago Jazz Festival, everything from ballet to Broadway will be featured in a series of free programming in the park.
The Chicago area s 50th annual Bach Week Festival will present five distinctly different Baroque concert programs in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, April 28 to May 14, 2023, with internationally renowned classical musicians from Chicago s northern suburbs taking the spotlight May 12.