Entertainment Stories from May 11, 2011 (Change date)
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Theater events: 'Later Life' opens at Steel BeamMay 14, 2011 2:07 pm - Romance rekindled Henry James' novella “The Beast in the Jungle” inspired “Later Life,” a bittersweet comedy by A.R. Gurney (“Love Letters”) about a couple who reki...
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PBS' Jim Lehrer to retire as regular anchorMay 13, 2011 10:39 am - NEW YORK — Jim Lehrer has been delivering the news each weeknight to PBS viewers since the Gerald Ford administration. Now he says it's time to step away. He announced T...
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Quirky roles no mystery to Lake Zurich nativeMay 13, 2011 5:52 am - Lake Zurich native Mario Mazzetti admits he rarely plays the romantic leads in shows. “I am 22,” Mazzetti says. “And because of the way I look — some people say I look l...
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West Chicago museum welcomes Danish artistMay 12, 2011 4:56 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: May 11, 2011 – Stine Marie Jacobsen, a Danish artist and film-maker, is West Chicago's latest "artist-in-residence". She is also accomplished in ...
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Once promising 'Brink' loses its edgeMay 12, 2011 3:29 pm - The most appealing element of “Brink,” the new first-person shooter from the U.K. studio Splash Damage, is the blue. It's a vivid hue that provides an arresting contrast...
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Book notes: Erik Larson author event in NapervilleMay 12, 2011 9:41 am - Ÿ John Duffy, a Chicago clinical psychologist, discusses and signs copies of his book “The Available Parent” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Cour...
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Ferrell shows he's more than just a funnymanMay 13, 2011 10:39 am - NEW YORK — Will Ferrell is trapped. Dressed sharply in a grey suit, he's trailed by a team of publicists and makeup artists. But the parade stalls as soon as it reaches ...
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'SNL' star lights up screen in 'Bridesmaids'May 16, 2011 6:29 am - Judd Apatow comedies might be infamous for their gross-out humor involving vile bodily fluids, but they still connect with us because of the utter humanness of their cha...
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Ogden 6 hosts premiere of 'One Lucky Elephant' documentaryMay 12, 2011 3:32 pm - “One Lucky Elephant,” a character-driven documentary, opens nationally on June 9, and has been selected by Oprah Winfrey to air on her network, OWN, later this year. The...
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Farce succeeds, romance fizzles in 'Kiss'May 14, 2011 1:26 pm - “Stage Kiss,” Sarah Ruhl's Goodman Theatre commission celebrating and skewering life in the theater, has an identity crisis. On the one hand, Ruhl's comedy has farcical...
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