Entertainment Columns
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Metropolis concludes season with cotton candy tuner 'Xanadu'Jul 20, 2023 11:00 pm - “Xanadu” - ★ ★ ½ “Xanadu” is a deliciously silly show. Kevin Wiczer, director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre revival knows it. So does his endlessly upbeat c...
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Widescreen: Four superb suburban movie screenings - and more Comcast consternationJul 20, 2023 6:00 am - A title sequence set to Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot," Chicago native Billy Zane literally punching through some dude's head, and the piercing cackles of The Cryptkeeper...
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Northlight's laudable 'Marie and Rosetta' a fitting tribute to gospel greatsJul 18, 2023 11:00 pm - “Marie and Rosetta” - ★ ★ ★ Northlight Theatre's praiseworthy “Marie and Rosetta” has much to recommend it. For starters, there's the music that accompanies George...
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Actor/director Austin Pendleton bows out of Steppenwolf's 'No Man's Land'Jul 17, 2023 4:00 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder and Highland Park resident Jeff Perry waited more than 20 years to reunite on stage with longtime friend and fellow ensemble member, a...
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Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry discusses collaborating on revival of Pinter's 'No Man's Land'Jul 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Since they last appeared together 22 years ago in Steppenwolf Theatre's production of "Uncle Vanya," ensemble members Jeff Perry and Austin Pendleton have been looking f...
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Tony-nominated 'Girl From the North Country' and 'Peter Pan' added to Broadway in Chicago seasonJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - The Tony Award-nominated "Girl from the North Country," a musical set to Bob Dylan's songs with a book by Conor McPherson, and the family favorite "Peter Pan" will play ...
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Spotlight: Marriott and Chicago Shakespeare theaters stage family-friendly tunersJul 11, 2023 2:00 pm - Elephant & Piggie Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences presents the family-friendly musical "Elephant & Piggie's We Are in a Play," adapted from Mo Willems' books about ...
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Action, Tom Cruise enliven thrilling 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning'Jul 09, 2023 1:00 pm - “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1” - ★ ★ ★ In his seventh impossible mission on the silver screen, Tom Cruise saves Hollywood (again), saves the world (again,...
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Relationships at the heart of politically inspired 'A Distinct Society' at Writers TheatreJul 07, 2023 10:00 am - “A Distinct Society” - ★ ★ ★ A political decree inspired “A Distinct Society,” but writer/director Kareem Fahmy says his one-act, in its Midwest premiere at Writers The...
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Spotlight: 'Cymbeline' in the parks and roller-skating tuner 'Xanadu' closes Metropolis seasonJul 07, 2023 6:00 am - Free Shakespeare Midsommer Flight stages “Cymbeline,” William Shakespeare's tale that includes star-crossed lovers, mistaken identity and lost children reunited. The tal...