Entertainment Columns
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Drury Lane's 'A Chorus Line' a singular sensation indeedFeb 06, 2023 4:00 pm - “A Chorus Line” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If you passed by Drury Lane Theatre during last week's opening of “A Chorus Line” and didn't know better, you might have mistaken periodic roar...
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Marriott's 'Big Fish' a moving testament to a life well-livedFeb 03, 2023 1:00 pm - “Big Fish” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Be the hero of your story, if you can. Edward Bloom, the endearing fabulist around whom the musical “Big Fish” centers, offers that advice to his ...
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre's 'Into the Woods' is a different spin on the Brothers GrimmFeb 03, 2023 5:00 am - Happily ever after? The Baker, his Wife, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack are among the Brothers Grimm characters hoping to make their dreams come true in "In...
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Oldie but goody cast scores extra points in fun, but fumbled gridiron fantasy '80 for Brady'Feb 02, 2023 5:00 am - “80 for Brady” - ★ ★ ½ The screenplay's lame, but the dames are game all the same. Lily Tomlin is 83. Jane Fonda is 85. Rita Moreno is 91. Sally Field clocks in at a yo...
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Don't knock this 'Cabin': M. Night Shyamalan returns in apocalyptic formFeb 02, 2023 5:00 am - “Knock at the Cabin” - ★ ★ ★ Leave it to M. Night Shyamalan to turn a simple, creepy home invasion thriller into an apocalyptic tale steeped in the biblical Book of Rev...
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Late artistic director's spirit animates First Folio's 'And Neither Have I Wings to Fly'Feb 01, 2023 5:00 pm - “And Neither Have I Wings to Fly” - ★ ★ ★ ½ From story to staging, the spirit of the late Alison C. Vesely animates First Folio Theatre's “And Neither Have I Wings to Fl...
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End of an era: Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre bids farewellJan 31, 2023 10:00 pm - When First Folio Theatre executive director David Rice announced the closing of the company he and his late wife, Alison C. Vesely, founded 26 years ago, he said he hope...
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Chicago teen adds to impressive acting resume with poignant 'Dear Edward' on Apple TV+Jan 30, 2023 10:00 pm - Young Chicago actor Maxwell Jenkins' time as Jordan Adler on the set of “Dear Edward,” a drama series from “Friday Night Lights” producer Jason Katims that premieres Fri...
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Spotlight: Marriott launches season with 'Big Fish' and BTE concludes its season with 'Andy Warhol's Tomato'Jan 27, 2023 5:00 am - A tall tale Marriott Theatre launches its season with a revival of "Big Fish," the musical by John August and Andrew Lippa adapted from Daniel Wallace's novel and Tim Bu...
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Goodman's 'the ripple, the wave that carried me home' a poignant tale of rebellion, reconciliationJan 26, 2023 6:00 am - “the ripple, the wave that carried me home” - ★ ★ ★ In her lyrical new play “the ripple, the wave that carried me home,” Christina Anderson examines a civil rights strug...