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Playwright Christopher Durang, a Tony winner for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ dies at 75

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 04, 2024 6:46 am - Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with “Miss Witherspoon,” has died. He was 75.
Trivia contest at Wheeling library on April 5

Daily Herald report
Apr 04, 2024 6:44 am - Test your knowledge of pop culture from the 1950s and ‘60s next week at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling. The game is set for 10 a.m. April 5, at the library,...
Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a political allegory bathed in blood

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 04, 2024 5:45 am - Has there been a more satisfying actor to watch mature on screen in recent years than Dev Patel? Bathed in blood and fury, “Monkey Man” is one gory coming out party for Patel, who also directed and co-wrote the film.
Ron Onesti: All hail the LOOP shirt!

By Ron Onesti
Apr 03, 2024 9:19 pm - “The Band” T-shirts are becoming more popular at concerts featuring the rock ’n’ roll of yesteryear.
Premieres, classics and a musical set for Goodman’s 99th season

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 03, 2024 5:46 pm - Goodman Theatre announced its 99th season will include two world premieres (one yet to be named), two classic revivals (one starring Oscar and Emmy winner Helen Hunt), two Chicago premieres and a musical, a rarity for the Chicago theater.
Homegrown hit: Mercury Theater Chicago’s ‘Jersey Boys’ is a must-see

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 03, 2024 3:32 pm - It took more than a decade for Mercury Theater Chicago to open its home-grown production of “Jersey Boys.” It was worth the wait. Already extended by eight weeks, it’s a doozy of a show.
Jay-Z’s Made In America festival canceled for the second year in a row

By MARIA SHERMAN
Apr 03, 2024 1:19 pm - Jay-Z’s annual Made in America festival, held in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend, has been canceled for the second year in a row.
A familiar American goes to Italy to live his best life in the bloody Netflix series ‘Ripley’

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 03, 2024 1:10 pm - Tom Ripley is back for another turn at wearing dressing gowns and having Champagne on the terrace in “Ripley,” a thrilling new Netflix series based on the enduring character created by novelist Patricia Highsmith in “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” It debuts Thursday, April 4.
Travis Kelce brings back music festival in Kansas City with Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Diplo as headliners

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Apr 03, 2024 12:55 pm - Travis Kelce is keeping himself busy: On the heels of winning his third Super Bowl, earning a Webby nomination for his podcasting endeavors and garnering headlines fo...
‘Everything must be experiential’: Onesti brings personal touches to Rock ‘N Ravioli in St. Charles

By Rick West
Apr 03, 2024 11:18 am - Inspired by an unlikely combination of his family’s Italian heritage, his love of rock 'n' roll and the history of a building that dates to the 1920s, the soon-to-open Rock ‘N Ravioli in St. Charles is Ron Onesti’s most personal restaurant to date.

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