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DESCRIPTION:Ron Hawking sang before he could talk. He appeared on televis
 ion before entering school and won talent competitions before he could t
 ell time. A critic said &ldquo\;his photo should be placed next to the w
 ord &ldquo\;entertainer&rdquo\; in the dictionary&rdquo\;.\nAttracting a
  diverse audience\, Ron Hawking\, knows how to deliver a performance tha
 t truly comes from his heart. And\, it&rsquo\;s that special quality of 
 performance that allows him to touch the heart of his audience every tim
 e he walks onto the stage.\nGoing well beyond simply creating an imperso
 nation\, Ron has an uncanny ability to reinterpret a song and redeliver 
 it with the same vocal charm and charisma that made the original artists
  so beloved. With classic style and sophistication\, Ron Hawking provide
 s the energy and enthusiasm of the legendary singers\, songwriters\, and
  music that has touched all our lives.&nbsp\;\nIn 1998\, Ron Hawking cre
 ated\, produced and starred in the smash hit show\, &ldquo\;His Way&rdqu
 o\; A Tribute to Frank Sinatra. In 1999 he went on to produce and star i
 n the West Coast production of His Way at San Francisco&rsquo\;s Theatre
  on the Square. The show also played in Las Vegas\, as well as other maj
 or cities\, before returning to Chicago.\nIn 2002 Hawking opened the His
  Way Theatre inside studio A at Chicago&rsquo\;s NBC Tower and the show 
 became one of Chicago&rsquo\;s longest running musicals. The &ldquo\;His
  Way&rdquo\; album\, which Hawking also produced\, received distribution
  and airplay not only in the United States\, but on the United Kingdom&r
 squo\;s BBC as well.\nRon Hawking has performed at New York&rsquo\;s Car
 negie Hall with the 40 piece Philly Pops Orchestra under the direction o
 f pianist/conductor Peter Nero that celebrated singer Patti Page and her
  50th Anniversary in show-business.\nIn the fall of 2008 Ron finished fi
 lming the Universal Pictures movie &ldquo\;The Express.&rdquo\; It&rsquo
 \;s the story of the first black NFL player to win the Heisman Trophy. H
 awking portrays the part of the Syracuse University play-by-play booth a
 nnouncer. &ldquo\;The Express&rdquo\; stars actor Dennis Quaid.&nbsp\;\n
 In addition to being an accomplished vocalist\, he is also one of the co
 untry&rsquo\;s leading studio singers and voice-over actors. His voice h
 as been heard on thousands of radio and TV broadcast commercials for suc
 h products as Kellogg&rsquo\;s Rice Krispies\, Apple Jacks\, Raisin Bran
 \, United Air Lines\, Budweiser\, McDonalds\, Kraft Foods\, and many mor
 e. His voice has also been heard on CBS television&rsquo\;s Syskel &amp\
 ; Ebert Show\, ABC&rsquo\;s Happy Days Show\, and in the movie &ldquo\;L
 ook Who&rsquo\;s Talking!&rdquo\;\n&nbsp\;
URL:http://highlandpark.patch.com/events/ron-hawking-b0443bc8
SUMMARY:Ron Hawking
LOCATION:275 Parkway Dr\, Lincolnshire\, IL 60069: 275 Parkway Dr\, Linco
 lnshire\, IL
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