Backstage with Ron Onesti: Accordions, Watermelons and Comedy Icons
…The Arcada. Judy Tenuta and Gallagher were comic icons who defined comedy in their own unique ways. When most did it stand up-style, these two literally embodied their comedy in…
…The Arcada. Judy Tenuta and Gallagher were comic icons who defined comedy in their own unique ways. When most did it stand up-style, these two literally embodied their comedy in…
…vaudeville began its decline around the late 1930s. The theater became more of a community center as it was a central point of communication newsreels and support for families during…
…Garage-Rock legends come to the theatre, their Chicago families come in droves! Wives, husbands, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, grandparents…even pets come to see their beloved Buckinghams, Ides of March, Cryan’…
…and find the melodic magic of music from other countries and cultures. But I also love comedy! Over the years I have worked with so many comics, from local stand-up…
…the band comes in for a sound check, THEN come the lead singers. So Negron’s band was on stage doing its sound check, while Chuck walked in through our main…
…Authority (CTA)” that features the original drummer of the band “Chicago”, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Danny Seraphine, and keyboardist/vocalist Bill Champlin, who was with the band “Chicago” for…
…waiting for us to get set up for his sound check, Alice emerged from his giant black tour bus with a pitching wedge and handful of golf balls. He commenced…
…than 200 live shows. The list of entertainers is a Who’s Who of classic rock all-stars, legendary singer/songwriters, country superstars, blues hall-of-famers, television icons, Motown greats and kings of comedy….
…performance, from being the first comic to sell out two consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden, to nightclubs, theatres and performing arts centers, from Las Vegas to Australia. He is…
…to the theatre, their Chicago families come in droves! Wives, husbands, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, grandparents…even pets come to see their beloved Buckinghams, Ides of March, Cryan’ Shames and New…