Entertainment
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Goodman premiere 'Layalina' needs tweaking to unlock its potentialMar 16, 2023 11:45 am - “Layalina” - ★ ★ ½ “Layalina,” the new play premiering at Goodman Theatre about a family emigrating from Iraq to the United States, begins and ends with celebrations. I...
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Light laughs, dark drama don't mix well in awkward 'Moving On'Mar 16, 2023 6:00 am - “Moving On” - ★ ★ This slightly cringey, comically tone-deaf movie doesn't quite qualify as a black comedy. More like a gray-beigey one that falls far short of its inte...
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New 'Shazam!' has more everything, but less charm
Mar 16, 2023 6:00 am - “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” - ★ ★ ½ Sequels, by nature, are more. Whatever the original had, just add more, the rule seems to be. Even more words in the title - how ofte...
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U2 documentary marred by an oddball American
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Movie legend John Williams returns for the 'scary honor' of conducting the CSOMar 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Movie maestro John Williams will conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, March 24, in a sold-out concert at Symphony Center. Tickets to see the 91-year-old legend...
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Best Bets: Indigo Girls, Dr. Jane Goodall, Wilco, New EditionMar 15, 2023 6:00 am - Indigo Girls at Genesee Indigo Girls, the Grammy-winning duo inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame last year, heads to the suburbs next week for a night of ro...
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Music review: U2 reworks past in thrilling 'Songs of Surrender'
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Spotlight: City Lit stages 'Happy Days,' Buffalo Grove native stars in Artistic Home's 'Dying for It'Mar 14, 2023 6:00 am - Not so 'Happy Days' Kayla Boye plays a woman who remains endlessly optimistic despite being buried waist-deep in a mound in "Happy Days," Samuel Beckett's tragicomic exa...
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Glenview, Nortbrook and North Shore events: March 16-22Mar 14, 2023 12:00 am - Submit your event listing at www.dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. March 16 WK Power Networking Breakfast: ...
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Chicago Chorale presents Tango MassMar 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago Chorale will present Argentine composer Martín Palmeri's "Misa a Buenos Aires" or "Misatango" in two performances: Saturday, March 25, at St. Michael Catholic Ch...