Entertainment Columns
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Lin-Manuel Miranda musical soars to new 'Heights' in film adaptationJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - “In the Heights” - ★ ★ ★ ½ On Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda's rapt, Tony Award-winning soap-operatic musical “In the Heights” could never achieve the level of sheer jubil...
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Jim O'Donnell: Duchossois 'sad' about probable end of Arlington? Don't bet on itJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - THE THOUGHT HAS BEEN presented on multiple occasions this spring: “Mr. (Dick) Duchossois must be very sad about the end of Arlington Park.” Roundabout response: “Well, y...
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Time-bending 'Loki' has potential once it puts the past awayJun 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The first episode of "Loki," now streaming on Disney+, offers glimpses of a clever sci-fi pastiche in between rehashed scenes from the Marvel villain's previous film app...
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Feder: 'Wendy and Ray Show' debuts Saturday night on WLSJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Wendy Snyder and Ramblin' Ray Stevens, two of the most likable personalities on Chicago radio, are getting their own weekly show on WLS 890-AM, Robert Feder writes. Sta...
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Suburban Mosaic: 'Empire' star Howard to headline Judson speaker seriesJun 07, 2021 5:30 am - Actor, rapper and singer-songwriter Terrence Howard will be the guest speaker for Judson University's "Conversations with Mark Vargas" event on July 9. Howard, 52, has a...
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Feder: David Kaplan named to Chicagoland Sports Hall of FameJun 07, 2021 1:00 am - David Kaplan, the Chicago sportscasting dynamo, has been named to the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. He'll be inducted October 28 at Wintrust Arena in a 2021 class th...
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Jim O'Donnell: 'Mongo' McMichael set for move to 'more friendly' home in RomeovilleJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - FOR CLOSE TO 40 YEARS, Steve McMichael has been one of the most outrageously vibrant personalities on the Chicago sportscape. News of his gallant battle with ALS this sp...
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Sound check: Moore's listening party; the Morellos on Dave Grohl's seriesJun 03, 2021 6:00 am - Morello and mom For his streaming documentary series exploring relationships between musicians and their moms, “From Cradle to Stage,” the Foo Fighters' frontman Da...
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Widescreen: Grohl's Paramount+ show profiles Libertyville's raging Morello familyJun 03, 2021 6:00 am - Rage Against the Machine won't be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, but they've already cemented a place in music history as a loud, creative voi...
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Feder: 'Chicago's Very Own' goes digital with 'WGN News Now'Jun 03, 2021 1:00 am - The busiest TV newsroom in Chicago just got busier. In addition to broadcasting more than 72 hours of news each week on WGN-Channel 9, the Nexstar Media Group station ju...