Entertainment Columns
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Funny business: 'We're just trying to get people to laugh' say 312 Comedy Fest headlinersOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Actress/comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub has a few words for fans attending the inaugural 312 Comedy Festival. “I have high expectations for Chicago,” said Rajskub (“24,” “It'...
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre stages 'Half-Life of Marie Curie,' Marriott revives Carole King tunerOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - A tale of friendship Janus Theatre Company concludes its 25th season with the Chicago-area premiere of Lauren Gunderson's "The Half-Life of Marie Curie," which unfo...
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'You're the franchise': 'A Wonderful World' star honored to play jazz great Louis ArmstrongOct 18, 2023 11:00 pm - YouTube "You're the franchise," the actress/singer told Iglehart, who plays the jazz legend in the bio-tuner. "You know what you have to do." "No pressure with that," I...
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Scorsese kills it with daring, unsparing historical drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Oct 18, 2023 9:00 am - “Killers of the Flower Moon” — ★ ★ ★ ★ “You've got a better chance of convicting a guy for kicking a dog than killing an Indian.” That single shocking sentence succ...
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Spotlight: BrightSide stages 'A Little Night Music,' Chicago Shakes sets 'Twelfth Night' in CaribbeanOct 18, 2023 6:00 am - Sondheim revived BrightSide Theatre begins its season with the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical "A Little Night Music." Set during the start of the 20th centur...
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New Writers Theatre artistic director makes an impression with enchanting 'Eurydice'Oct 04, 2023 3:00 pm - YouTube As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Writers Theatre's new artistic director Braden Abraham won't need a second chance,...
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Spotlight: Theater Wit premieres dark domestic dramedy 'Household Spirits'Oct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - World premiere Theater Wit premieres "Household Spirits," a dark domestic dramedy by Chicago playwright Mia McCullough about a family coping with mental illness, al...
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2022-2023 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award winnersOct 02, 2023 11:30 pm - Listed below are the recipients of the 55th Joseph Jefferson Awards recognizing excellence in Chicago-area theater for the 2022-2023 equity season. Production - Play...
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Goodman's 'Tommy' wins nine Jeff AwardsOct 01, 2023 11:00 pm - If Goodman Theatre's production of "The Who's Tommy" opens on Broadway next year (a transfer expected but not officially confirmed), it received a memorable send-off Mon...
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The pandemic put movie theaters in peril. Here's how some survived - and thrivedOct 01, 2023 6:00 am - You can't make this stuff up. Had Paramount Pictures released "Top Gun: Maverick" in 2019 as originally planned, the military action sequel would have done predictably ...