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Anthony Hopkins’ tricks to acting are really quite simple

By SIAN WATSON
Mar 12, 2024 3:18 pm - Now that he’s been doing it for well over half a century, Anthony Hopkins believes acting is much “easier” now. “As you get older, you have a little more knowledge of life,” he says.
Chicago Big Band set to play iconic video game hits at Hey Nonny

Submitted by Jim Mitchell
Mar 12, 2024 2:48 pm - On Wednesday, March 20, Arlington Heights music venue and bistro Hey Nonny is hosting The Blueshift Big Band, a 17-piece jazz orchestra lead by Joel Baer and Chris Parso.
‘The Lionheart’: Dan Wheldon documentary covers grief, loss, love and familial legacy

By JENNA FRYER
Mar 12, 2024 1:51 pm - HBO’s “The Lionheart” is an emotional documentary that leans on archival footage to follow the late Dan Wheldon’s race-car-driving career while interlaying his wife Susie's struggles as a single mother trying to navigate the careers of her sons in a high-risk sport.
Beyoncé’s new album will be called ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter’

By MARIA SHERMAN
Mar 12, 2024 1:36 pm - Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, she dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming album has a name: “Act II: Cowboy Carter.”
Enrique Mazzola extends contract as music director of Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31

Mar 12, 2024 1:22 pm - Enrique Mazzola extended his contract as music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31, the company said Tuesday as it announced a 2024-25 season that opens with him conducting Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on Sept. 24.
Johnny Cash tribute band coming to Moonlight Theatre March 15

Submitted by Moonlight Theatre
Mar 12, 2024 1:19 pm - American Cash, a tribute to the “Man in Black” Johnny Cash, will perform at Moonlight Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15. This band pays homage to the late singer wit...
Book Review: Debut novel ‘Headshot’ gives us head shots of the psyches of teenage girl boxers

By ANN LEVIN
Mar 12, 2024 7:08 am - Rita Bullwinkel knows a thing or two about the human body and the abuse it can take. In an interview with The Paris Review, the author, who played water polo in college, ...
Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn’t ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Mar 12, 2024 7:04 am - Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and The Heron," hasn't said yet what it plans next. But founder Hayao Miyazaki, who at 83 was the oldest director ever nominated in that category, won’t rule out making another film, even if his next project is a short instead of a full-length feature.
Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster

By ANDREW DALTON
Mar 12, 2024 6:44 am - “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night's 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That's the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years.
Spotlight: First local production of ‘Jersey Boys’ opens at Mercury Theater Chicago

By Barbara Vitello
Mar 11, 2024 7:28 pm - Heidi Kettenring performs her solo show at Marriott Theatre while Mercury Theatre Chicago presents the local premiere of the bio-tuner “Jersey Boys.”

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