Entertainment
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Closure culture: Where to watch opera and theater productions onlineMar 18, 2020 11:00 pm - I was supposed to be in New York this week. I had a ticket for the rarely produced 1948 musical “Love Life” by composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and plans...
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7 things to do when there's nothing to doMar 18, 2020 11:00 pm - With live theater gone dark, restaurant dining rooms closed and malls temporarily shuttered, we all have time on our hands but few options to entertain ourselves. Excep...
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New Freeform drama 'Motherland' is bewitched by witchesMar 18, 2020 8:00 am - NEW YORK - Anyone tuning into the new TV series “Motherland: Fort Salem” will find a few changes in the America depicted. For one thing, women are in charge of the milit...
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O'Donnell: Thoroughbred association president says chances of Arlington opening in May 'about 10 percent'Mar 18, 2020 1:00 am - BILL CARSTANJEN HAS HAD better weeks. He's the CEO of Churchill Downs Inc. and the man who holds the future of Arlington Park in his hands. Under his golden stewardship,...
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'American Idol' alums raise funds for Season of ConcernMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - "American Idol" alums Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, whose new tuner "Hit Her with the Skates" at Chicago's Royal George Theatre was suspended last week in response to the...
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What now? Facing life without the entertainment worldMar 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Overheard as the entertainment world stalled in response to the coronavirus outbreak: "What are we gonna do now, read books?" That's exactly what Pamela Milam...
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George Thorogood plans September show, Miranda Sings rescheduled for August at the GeneseeMar 17, 2020 6:00 am - George Thorogood and The Destroyers (“Bad to the Bone,” “Who Do You Love?”) are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. The band's “Good to Be Bad Tour” stop is set ...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio regains top radio ratings spotMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - In the weeks leading up to the coronavirus crisis, Entercom all-news combo WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM moved up to No. 1 among all Chicago radio stations, according to the...
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Chicago Botanic Garden closes until April 30 because of coronavirusMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe has closed through Thursday, April 30. The move follows recommendations of federal, state and county officials on the novel coronav...
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Volo Auto Museum temporarily closed; Princesses, Superheroes Day to be virtual eventMar 16, 2020 11:00 pm - VOLO - Due to public health concerns over COVID-19, the Volo Auto Museum will voluntarily close to the public for two weeks starting Tuesday, March 17. However, the popu...