Entertainment
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Ferocious performances, inspired direction, choreography make 'Jagged Little Pill' easy to swallowApr 13, 2023 7:00 pm - “Jagged Little Pill” - ★ ★ ★ “Jagged Little Pill,” the musical based on Alanis Morissette's hit 1995 album currently running at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, opens w...
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Widescreen: You can have a retro film festival of your own across the suburbs this weekApr 13, 2023 6:00 am - "Are movie theaters back? Like all the way back?" Fans and industry people have been asking for at least two years, and I think the recent success of "The Super Mario Br...
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CLC Wind Ensemble to perform famous movie musicApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Come listen to the iconic soundtracks from some of your favorite movies as the College of Lake County Wind Ensemble presents "A Night at the Movies" from 4-6 p.m. Sunday...
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What life lessons can we learn from Shakespeare? MCC experts to offer insightsApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - MCC experts to offer insights
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Sound check: John Mellencamp at Chicago Theatre, Shawn Maxwell's releaseApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Mellencamp live Indiana's native son John Mellencamp brings three nights of heartland rock to Chicago for his “Live and In Person 2023” residency, featuring favorites fr...
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Dining out: Lake County Restaurant Week, Tax Day deal, high tea and moreApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Lake County Restaurant Week Feeling hungry? Consider supporting Lake County Restaurant Week, happening over 10 days - April 14-23 - across the county. Choose from more t...
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'Jagged Little Pill' writer Diablo Cody had one goal: Make Alanis Morissette happyApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Invited to write the book for “Jagged Little Pill,” the stage adaptation of Alanis Morissette's hit album running through April 23 at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Thea...
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Blood sloshes and Nicolas Cage feasts in horror-comedy 'Renfield'
Apr 12, 2023 9:30 am - “Renfield” - ★ ★ ½ “Renfield” is not Nicolas Cage's first blush with a vampire. In 1988's “Vampire's Kiss,” he played a New York literary agent who thought he was an im...
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Best bets: 'South Pacific' in concert, Second City revisited, Shen Yun and moreApr 12, 2023 6:00 am - Second City revisited A new generation of comedians tackle updated versions of classic sketches and song parodies by comedy legends John Belushi, Bill Murray, Tina Fey, ...
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Durty Nellie's owners plan to tear down iconic nightspot in downtown PalatineApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - Durty Nellie's, an iconic suburban nightspot that over its five decades has survived a devastating fire, a relocation, a pandemic and endless changes in entertainment tr...