Entertainment Columns
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Jump scares: Suburban haunted houses serve up Halloween screams for intrepid fansSep 21, 2023 11:00 pm - For those who prefer Halloween haunts of the terrifying kind, who have a hankering for horror and prefer scares up close and personal, a number of haunted houses open th...
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Best bets: Free Mavis Staples show, dinos in downtown Wheaton, 'Flying Dutchman' at LyricSep 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago Live More than 80 musical, dance and theatrical acts - including Mavis Staples performing at 8 p.m. Saturday - will grace three stages on Navy Pier, 600 E. ...
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Widescreen: Let's do 'The Time Warp' again this weekendSep 20, 2023 6:00 am - The midnight movie to end all midnight movies returns this weekend to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Well, OK, technically it's 11:59 p.m., but ...
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Metropolis' funny, spirited 'Addams Family' revival among its bestSep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - “The Addams Family” — ★ ★ ★ ½ In 2009, “The Addams Family” premiered in Chicago. Based on cartoonist/illustrator Charles Addams' comically macabre characters, the B...
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'Cast Call: Life is hectic; I need a laugh. Sooooo ... let's go to court?Sep 18, 2023 5:30 am - Apologies for missing a couple of weeks of columns; my job duties here at the DH are changing. Overall, it's a really good thing and I'm super excited about it. It's jus...
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Masterful 'Hamilton' returns for extended run at Chicago's Nederlander TheatreSep 14, 2023 11:00 pm - “Hamilton” — ★ ★ ★ ★ Three years and eight months after it departed Chicago, “Hamilton” has returned. Embraced by audiences and acclaimed by critics during its ini...
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Funny shtick, random acts of kindness underscore Paramount's 'Little Shop of Horrors'Sep 14, 2023 11:00 am - YouTube Lots of laughs. That's what director Landree Fleming promised Paramount Theatre's revival of #8220;Little Shop of Horrors#8221; would deliver to audiences. #822...
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Spitalfield's Mark Rose spills about the emo-pop band's anniversary tour, Riot Fest appearanceSep 14, 2023 9:00 am - It's the summer of Spitalfield. For Mark Rose, who as a sophomore at Glenbard South co-founded the group that would become Spitalfield, this weekend's appearance at Rio...
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Chicago International Film Festival returns with 'Banshees' star Keoghan's new filmSep 14, 2023 6:00 am - The 59th Chicago International Film Festival returns next month, and the new film from "Promising Young Woman" director Emerald Fennell leads the 12-day lineup of screen...
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Sound check: Smashing Pumpkins, George Thorogood, Chase McDaniel and moreSep 14, 2023 6:00 am - Chase at Joe's Nashville artist Chase McDaniel brings his Southern swagger and rich baritone to his recent release "Drop Your Tailgate" when he takes the stage at J...