Entertainment
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Chicago titan’s final bow: Actor, director, Northlight co-founder Mike Nussbaum diesDec 23, 2023 9:57 pm - Mike Nussbaum, described as the dean of Chicago actors, died Saturday, six days short of his 100th birthday. A titan of Chicago area theater for nearly 60 years, Nussbaum...
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Mike Nussbaum, veteran Chicago stage actor, dies at 99
Dec 23, 2023 6:04 pm - Mike Nussbaum, a stalwart of the Chicago theater community, has died at the age of 99. His daughter Karen Nussbaum confirmed the veteran Chicago actor died Saturday morni...
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TV sitcom ‘Extended Family’ inspired by real-life relationship of Celtics owner, wife and her exDec 23, 2023 8:53 am - BOSTON — When Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck felt like his life could be the premise for a television sitcom, he knew just where to turn: His friend Tom Werner, a Red...
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‘Gettin’ at ’er’ one last time: Hulu’s ‘Letterkenny’ gifts fans final seasonDec 23, 2023 6:00 am - After nearly eight years, 12 seasons, 75 episodes and eight specials, Canadian premium network Crave's first-ever original series is calling it quits, bud. "Letterkenny,"...
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Ron Onesti: Finding ZuZu’s Petals, or ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ revisitedDec 22, 2023 6:55 pm - Backstage with The Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti
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Palooza Pizza opens in Schaumburg at former Firehouse Dogs locationDec 22, 2023 2:37 pm - Though its building upgrade took longer than expected, Palooza Pizza has met its goal of opening in 2023 on the former site of Firehouse Dogs in Schaumburg. Experienced r...
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Theater year in review: First Folio bids farewell, Lookingglass goes on hiatus, Goodman stages blockbusterDec 22, 2023 10:03 am - Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that Steppenwolf Theatre laid off 13 full-time employees. Lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, includi...
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Frosty Fest comes to Gurnee’s Viking Park Jan. 6Dec 22, 2023 9:20 am - On Saturday, Jan. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Viking Park, 4374 Old Grand Ave., Gurnee, will turn into a winter wonderland for Frosty Fest. This free, community event i...
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Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nominationDec 22, 2023 7:13 am - The “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” and AP and Frontline’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion P...
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Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuitDec 22, 2023 7:05 am - LOS ANGELES — “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010. Asta Jonasson filed a lawsuit i...