Entertainment Columns
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Michael Jackson, Alanis Morissette musicals help round out Broadway in Chicago's 2023 seasonJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced its 2023 season Wednesday, filling out a lineup that includes the previously announced "MJ The Musical," the Tony Award-winning, pandem...
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Preposterous narrative twist ruins promising father-daughter drama 'Don't Make Me Go'Jul 18, 2022 6:00 am - “Don't Make Me Go” - ★ ½ “Don't Make Me Go” possesses a wonderfully provocative title that could apply to both its principal characters. California teen Wally Park (Mia ...
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Stage to screen: Broadway-bound 'Devil Wears Prada' tuner premieres in ChicagoJul 15, 2022 6:00 am - A joyful noise Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents "Sister Act," the musical comedy adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg as a Las Vegas lounge sing...
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Harsh survival tale 'Where the Crawdads Sing' compromised by voice-overs, inauthentic detailsJul 14, 2022 6:00 am - “Where the Crawdads Sing” - ★ ★ ½ Olivia Newman's “Where the Crawdads Sing” supplies a superb example of what happens when filmmakers try to create an excellent adaptat...
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Naperville native Anabella Oddo finds her purpose on stage in 'Cruel Intentions'Jul 13, 2022 11:00 pm - Anabella Oddo's parents realized when their daughter was 3 years old that she was destined for the stage. "I think my parents knew before I did that I was going to be a...
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Sound check: Norah Jones fetes an anniversary; Martina McBride plays Des Plaines TheatreJul 13, 2022 6:00 am - Norah Jones' anniversary In 2002, singer-songwriter Norah Jones brought a bit of sultry calm to the radio with her breakout single "Come Away With Me," a dreamy ballad o...
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Widescreen: It's easy to tell which shows the Emmy voters actually watched this yearJul 12, 2022 11:00 pm - At a quick glance, Tuesday's nominations for September's Emmy Awards seem to spread the love to all corners of the television world, nominating eight shows apiece in the...
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Spotlight: Marriott returns to Oz while Skokie re-visits Avenue QJul 08, 2022 6:00 am - Back to 'Avenue Q' MadKap Productions revives the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q," an R-rated, coming-of-age tale about twentysomethings navigating their private a...
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Singer/actress Felicia P. Fields celebrates her passion for blues in 'Pearl's Rollin' With The Blues' at Writers TheatreJul 07, 2022 6:00 am - “Pearl's Rollin' With the Blues: A Night With Felicia P. Fields” - ★ ★ ★ In her heart, Felicia P. Fields is a blues woman. A veteran of Marriott, Drury Lane, Northlight...
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A YouTube gem goes to Gurnee and beyond: 18 Rainforest Cafes in 3 weeksJul 06, 2022 11:00 pm - The most entertaining 36 minutes I watched in the last week: a YouTube video by former suburbanite Eddy Burback called "I ate at every Rainforest Cafe in the Country." ...