Entertainment Columns
-
Actor/music director/conductor Alexander Gemignani dreams big as the lead in Marriott Theatre's 'Big Fish'Jan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Wherever Broadway veteran Alexander Gemignani goes, he is among family. He says that's how it feels for theater professionals who, over the course of a show, often estab...
-
Widescreen: Three names to root for when Oscar nominations are announced TuesdayJan 18, 2023 5:00 am - Here are three unlikely names I'd love to hear Tuesday morning when the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are announced. Koganada - Best Director, 'After Yang' The...
-
Spotlight: Artists from around the world converge for Chicago International Puppet Theater FestivalJan 13, 2023 5:00 am - 12 days of puppetry Artists from Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Norway, Japan, South Africa, Spain and the United States - including Chicago, New York and Bos...
-
Widescreen: Weaver's performance is the greatest innovation of Cameron's 'Avatar' sequelJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - James Cameron's career as a movie magician has given us a liquid-metal man, a shocking recreation of the sinking of the Titanic and the photorealistic, bioluminescent fo...
-
Following her dream: Roosevelt University grad returns in 'Chicago' 25th anniversary tourJan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - New York City native Jess DiForte's parents didn't take their kids on vacations. They took them to Broadway. DiForte's parents may not have known it at the time, but doi...
-
Spotlight: BoHo Theatre revives Jonathan Larsen tuner; 'Chicago' returns to its namesake cityJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - 'Tick, Tick ... Boom!' An aspiring composer worries that time is running out for him to write the great American musical in "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" the semi-autobiographi...
-
Widescreen: Five can't-miss spring television shows to mark on your calendarJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - We've reached the post-”Avatar,” pre-Oscar period of the entertainment calendar that is usually dedicated to catching up with the fall's awards bait, but there is plenty...
-
Broadway tours, world premieres, revivals heat up suburban and city stages this winterJan 05, 2023 5:00 am - Theatergoers have plenty of options this winter, including world premieres, touring productions of Broadway tuners and a couple of new plays inspired by Andy Warhol. Of...
-
'He led and created from love': Steppenwolf ensemble members recall Tony winner Frank GalatiJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Beloved theater artist Frank Galati - a Highland Park native and longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member described as a leader who "infused joy into the rehearsal r...
-
Film Critic Dann Gire picks his 10 movies of the yearDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As 2022 bites the chronological dust, it's time to take a look at the movies of the past 12 months and determine the most memorable ones. Here are mine. 1. 'The Banshees...