Entertainment Columns
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Widescreen: HBO's 'House of the Dragon' is more of the same, and that's what it should beAug 30, 2022 11:00 pm - Three years ago, you may remember this writer promising you were reading the last "Game of Thrones" column. Don't count your dragon eggs before they hatch, or you may en...
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Theater spotlight: 'Dreamgirls' kicks off Paramount's 11th seasonAug 26, 2022 6:00 am - The price of success Paramount Theatre kicks off its 11th Broadway season with "Dreamgirls." Inspired by The Supremes and other 1960s girl groups, the musical is about t...
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After nearly 30 years, Larry Yando returns to Drury Lane's stage as Hercule PoirotAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - It's been nearly 30 years since Larry Yando stepped onto the Drury Lane stage. And while the Oakbrook Terrace venue has undergone some renovations since then, its lush r...
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Widescreen: 'Doctor Sleep' is the star attraction of Stephen King film fest at Music Box TheatreAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - The writer/director behind Netflix hits "The Haunting of Hill House" and "Midnight Mass" directed a sequel to a classic horror film three years ago, and it was met with ...
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Sound check: Ravinia tumbling for Culture Club, BerlinAug 24, 2022 6:00 am - Karma-karma-karma-karma Friday is the night for hitmakers that helped define an era in '80s pop. Culture Club, the London band behind the at-the-time ubiquitous "Do...
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Paramount's 'Kinky Boots' earns 8 Jeff Award nomsAug 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based Drury Lane leads all theaters with 21 nominations
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Spotlight: Elgin Shakespeare Project follows original practices with 'Romeo/Juliet' adaptationAug 19, 2022 6:00 am - Old-school Shakespeare Janus Theatre concludes its multiyear Elgin Shakespeare Project with "Romeo/Juliet," a hybrid production of William Shakespeare's tragedy incorpor...
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A vengeful lion eradicates humans in the delightfully cheesy, derivative thriller 'Beast'Aug 18, 2022 11:00 am - “Beast” - ★ ★ ½ What? You missed Stephen King's 1983 movie “Cujo” with a rabid St. Bernard menacing a parent and child trapped in a car? And you forgot the scary kitche...
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Heidi Kettenring, Marriott Theatre's Dolly Levi, says working on 'Hello, Dolly!' revival is 'nothing but fun'Aug 18, 2022 6:00 am - If you asked Heidi Kettenring - star of Marriott Theatre's "Hello, Dolly!" revival - who showed her how a pro conducts herself in the rehearsal room, she would credit th...
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Widescreen: Malort and tavern-style pizza go great with Chicago-made movie screening Monday at the TivoliAug 17, 2022 11:00 pm - I felt “seen” multiple times in the opening minutes of “Relative,” a slice of Chicago life written and directed by Michael Glover Smith about a family of young adults co...