Entertainment
-
Spotlight: Live reading of 'The Glass Menagerie' at redtwist, Hershey Felder channels George GershwinSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - Redtwist live Former Goodman Theatre producer/director and redtwist theatre ensemble member Steve Scott helms the company's live reading of "The Glass Menagerie," Tennes...
-
Countdown to the Emmys: 6 essential episodes of Johnny, Moira, David and AlexisSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - Despite its ever-growing popularity and the presence of two bona fide comedy legends, “Schitt's Creek” was unseen by this writer until his wife decided to take the Netfl...
-
This year, see Morton Arboretum holiday lights from your carSep 11, 2020 5:30 am - Transforming a section of its sprawling forestry into a spectacle of festive lights has become a holiday season tradition for the Morton Arboretum. But instead of stroll...
-
Masked man Bill Kurtis 'goes wild' in promoting cover-upSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - When Bill Kurtis talks, people listen. Now the legendary Chicago anchorman wants to have a word with you about wearing a mask, Robert Feder writes. Strictly on a lark, K...
-
Feder: New CEO choice withdraws before getting started at WBEZSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - In an embarrassing setback for the nonprofit parent company of news/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM, it's back to square one in the search for a new president and chief executive offi...
-
Scaled-back suburban Oktoberfest celebrations on tap for fall 2020Sep 10, 2020 7:00 am - Locating an Oktoberfest celebration this year is more difficult now that most municipalities and service organizations have canceled their events in response to the COVI...
-
Glenview PR expert takes his own turn in front of the cameraSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - Justin Breen has found his tribe. Among his contact list of influencers it includes a former professional rugby player turned Hollywood producer, Hamish Wright. In an un...
-
Feder: 'News Nation' edict costs Nexstar stations access to CNN videoSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - Every startup has growing pains, but "News Nation" may be having more than its share. Just 10 days after the launch of the Chicago-based three-hour primetime national ne...
-
Psychic by day, stand-up by night - comedian conjures laughs at Chicago's ZaniesSep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - After comedians finish their sets, you might find them swapping stories with colleagues or maybe getting a bite to eat. But not Karen Rontowski. Not when she's in Chicag...
-
COD alumnus Lamorne Morris stars in new Hulu comedy series addressing racial inequalitySep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage Theatre alumnus and actor Lamorne Morris is starring as the protagonist of "Woke," a new semi-animated comedy series on Hulu that sheds light on a vari...