Entertainment Stories from August 24, 2018 (Change date)
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Theater review: Playwright lampoons stereotypes in poignant, playful 'Vietgone'Sep 05, 2018 11:02 am - “Vietgone” - ★ ★ ★ “Vietgone” - Qui Nguyen's sly, self-aware tale of Vietnamese refugees in 1970s America - wears its political incorrectness proudly and well. Affecti...
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5 ideas for this weekend in the suburbsAug 27, 2018 6:19 am - Wizard World Chicago Comic Con and its fans (many in costume) take over Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center this weekend. Get out and have some fun. Check da...
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Ron Onesti: 'Now You'se Can't Leave'Aug 24, 2018 6:00 am - As I have mentioned on many occasions, the real reason I am in this business is mainly because I am a huge fan of this stuff! Artists and bands from my youthful years of...
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'Perfect Bid' is a perfectly entertaining documentary about 'The Price is Right'Aug 31, 2018 7:08 am - In 2008, a contestant on CBS' “The Price is Right” blurted out a very strange, very precise bid for his grand-prize Showcase haul that included a trailer: $23,743. In th...
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Theater events: Chicago Fringe Fest returns to Jefferson ParkAug 27, 2018 6:19 am - • Drury Lane Theatre's summer cabaret series concludes with Joan Curto's salute to "Broadway Women," from Angela Lansbury and Mary Martin to Carole King and Sara Bareill...
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Weekend picks: Beach Boys, Righteous Brothers share Ravinia stageAug 25, 2018 10:12 am - They get around Rock out to surf music and more when the Beach Boys share a concert bill with The Righteous Brothers and special guest John Stamos at Ravinia Festiv...
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Theater review: Black Button Eyes stages fantastical 'Nightmares & Nightcaps'Aug 27, 2018 6:19 am - “Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “The course of true love never did run smooth,” observes Lysander in William Shakespeare's “A Midsummer...
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Feder: Sun-Times newsroom staff approves one-year contractAug 27, 2018 9:41 am - Editorial employees of the Chicago Sun-Times approved a new one-year contract this week that provides increased health insurance benefits but no raises in salaries, Robe...
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Robin Leach, engaging host of TV's 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' dies at 76Aug 27, 2018 6:19 am - Robin Leach, a British-born TV personality and unapologetic practitioner of "Jacuzzi journalism" whose long-running show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" ogled the wo...
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Wizard World pop culture convention is underway in RosemontAug 27, 2018 6:19 am - Comic book creators, pop culture artists, costume makers, merchants, celebrity guests and thousands of fans enjoyed Friday's second day of events at Wizard World Chicago...
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