Entertainment Stories from October 29, 2024 (Change date)
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New Philharmonic celebrates the legacy of John Williams with famous film scoresOct 29, 2024 10:27 pm - “I don’t make a particular distinction between ‘high art’ and ‘low art.’ Music is there for everybody. It’s a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sus...
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Best Bets: Share laughs with Mike Toomey, Yakov Smirnoff, Larry David, Steve-OOct 29, 2024 9:54 pm - Mike Toomey, Yakov Smirnoff and Larry David are among the comedians headlining suburban and Chicago theaters. Plus, the Hemmens Cultural Center and James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts host Dia de los Muertos celebrations.
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Naperville Chorus, Pete Ellman Big Band to go ‘Swingin’ into Christmas’Oct 29, 2024 7:57 pm - Tickets are now available for the Naperville Chorus’s holiday concert, “Swingin’ into Christmas with the Pete Ellman Big Band,” featuring both foot-tapping jazz and traditional arrangements of seasonal music.
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‘Magical experience’: Naperville actor revisits ‘Into the Woods,’ which sparked his passion for theaterOct 29, 2024 4:57 pm - “Into the Woods,” the musical based on Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales, has always loomed large in Shea Hopkins’ life. Now the Naperville resident is playing Cinderella’s prince (and the wolf) in Kokandy Productions’ revival.
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Concerts Nov. 1-7: Sting, Blue Öyster Cult, the B-52s, Stevie Wonder and moreOct 29, 2024 4:55 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Sting, Blue Öyster Cult, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, the B-52s, Stevie Wonder, the Freddy Jones Band and more.
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Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale launches holiday of ‘Wonder and Light’ with concerts Nov. 22-23Oct 29, 2024 2:39 pm - Preparing hearts for a holiday season of peace and joy, the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale will present its annual winter concert on Nov. 22-23 at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church.
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Andrea Mitchell says she’s ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 yearsOct 29, 2024 2:22 pm - Veteran NBC News reporter Andrea Mitchell said Tuesday that she plans to end her weekday MSNBC show after the inauguration of a new president and switch back to a reporting role.
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Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replicaOct 29, 2024 2:08 pm - Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up — even posthumously.
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Teri Garr, offbeat comic actress of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dies at 79Oct 29, 2024 12:38 pm - Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died. She was 79.
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Festivals Oct. 25-31: Howlin’ at the Moon, Halloween happenings, Lake County Home Show and moreOct 29, 2024 11:28 am - Mark your calendar for Halloween events across the suburbs including Naper Settlement’s Howlin’ at the Moon and Randall Oaks Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo, as well as the Lake County Home Show, Chicago Women’s Expo and more happening this week.
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