Backstage with Ron Onesti

Ron Onesti:  We Will Miss You, Ronnie! In my humble opinion, few individuals embody the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the way ’60s girl-group superstar Ronnie Spector did.  We lost Ronnie to cancer last Wednesday.  She was 78. What…

Ron Onesti: “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, but here’s how to stay warm! How many times have we sat on our couches looking outside into our snow-peaked yards and stayed home from work as Chi-town-area temps hit sixty-below-zero with the wind…

Ron Onesti:  Oh, THAT’s Hugh Jackman This lockdown has REALLY allowed me to catch up on some of my favorite movies.  A favorite I share with my daughter is the 2017 film about show biz visionary P.T. Barnum entitled, “The Greatest…

Ron Onesti:  A little “George Bailey” in all of us “Wizard Of Oz”, “Casablanca”, “Citizen Kane”, “Gone With The Wind”, “The Godfather”, the exclusive list goes on with timeless classic films that have touched the hearts of generations of movie fans…

Ron Onesti:  We could use a piece of Rock and Roll Heaven right now! If you believe in forever, Then life is just a one-night stand. If there’s a rock and roll heaven, Well you know they’ve got a hell of…

Ron Onesti:  I’m star-struck, and proud of it! I have been putting on shows, festivals and events for more than three decades.  Consistently working with celebrities from all walks of life-sports, music, politics, television, radio and more, there is always somebody…

Ron Onesti:  ZZ KING?  Still the “Top” look in Rock and Roll Legends and icons…how lucky am I to be able to host these megastars at The Arcada Theatre and now the Des Plaines Theatre who have helped shape popular culture,…

Ron Onesti:  No my friends, Thank YOU! Like so many other people do this time of year, Thanksgiving is the time that I truly take a few steps back and reflect upon the blessings in my life.  This year, MAN this…

Ron Onesti:  Lights, Camera, Action…All because of him! After months of coming out of lockdown, re-opening my businesses and defending my Italian American culture, I must say, I was a bit exhausted.  So literally hopped on a plane by myself to…

Ron Onesti:  A Musical Salute to our Military Heroes I am the son of a proud WWII veteran. Squad Leader Sgt. Albert J. Onesti, #36682557, Unites States Army, 179th Infantry, 45th Division “Thunderbirds” with battles in Rome, Southern France, Anzio….

Ron Onesti:  We built it, and HE came! It happened!  The grand re-opening of the Des Plaines theatre played to a sold-out house on Halloween and featured Hollywood superstar Kevin Costner and his Americana/Country band, Modern West.  To say it was…

Ron Onesti:  Backstage with “The Boss” Being in the biz of entertainment for almost four decades, one can only imagine how many boxes of “stuff” I have packed away in my basement. An extra-ordinary and unorganized collection of autographed posters, set…