Entertainment Stories from December 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Paul Rudd needs dose of comedy after Broadway roleDec 26, 2012 5:16 am - LOS ANGELES — Paul Rudd has been killing himself every night. The actor best known for comedies such as “Knocked Up” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” has been performing ...
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Author, playwright Larry L. King diesDec 21, 2012 3:34 pm - NEW YORK — Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated musical “The...
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Eastwood scores with ‘Curve,’ out on DVDDec 24, 2012 3:40 pm - “Trouble With The Curve” Clint Eastwood stars as Gus Lobel, an old-school baseball scout with the Atlanta Braves. Under pressure to keep his job, Gus gets one last chanc...
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Cruise goes back to what he does best in ‘Reacher’Dec 21, 2012 2:46 pm - LOS ANGELES — Just turned 50, Tom Cruise is eligible for membership in the American Association of Retired Persons. Just split from third wife Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise i...
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Twitter post offers clue to The Civil Wars’ futureDec 21, 2012 7:14 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — While there still remain questions about the future of The Civil Wars, there’s new music on the way. Joy Williams, one half of the Grammy Award-winnin...
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Country singer Tate Stevens wins ‘X Factor’Dec 21, 2012 7:09 am - NEW YORK — Tate Stevens, who was mentored by music exec L.A. Reid on the second season of “The X Factor,” has won the Fox singing competition. The 37-year-old country s...
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No escaping violence in popular cultureDec 26, 2012 5:16 am - NEW YORK — Well aware that the television audience may be particularly sensitive, the Showtime network aired a disclaimer warning audiences of violent content in the sea...
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Superbly staged 'War Horse' stands tall in the saddleDec 26, 2012 5:16 am - It would be easy to guess why penny-pinching audiences might opt to skip the national tour of "War Horse," now playing at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre. Director S...
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What's new on stageDec 21, 2012 4:00 am - Ÿ National Pastime Theater hosts a Christmas Day performance of “Hannukatz The Musical!” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, at 941 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. The performance wi...
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Local theater: 'Oliver' coming to CahnDec 21, 2012 4:00 am - Another Dickens' tale Charles Dickens' second novel inspired the 1960 musical “Oliver!” by Lionel Bart. Bart composed the music and wrote the lyrics and book of the show...
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