Entertainment Columns
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Sound check: Reba in Rosemont, Eagles at United CenterMar 15, 2022 6:00 am - Reba at Allstate Over her career, country star Reba McEntire managed to bridge the gap between country and pop with her bluegrass-inspired tunes and effervescent ch...
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Constable: Once a sporting distraction, gambling now the main eventMar 15, 2022 5:30 am - In 2002, I wrote a column suggesting gambling was a distraction from the enjoyment of sporting events. Even though gambling on sporting events was illegal in Illinois, o...
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Feder: Joe Donlon quits NewsNationMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Nice guy Joe Donlon had it made as the No. 1 news anchor at WGN-Channel 9 when he took a flier on NewsNation, the Chicago-based cable news startup launched by parent com...
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Two Marriott Theatre artistic leaders announce retirementsMar 14, 2022 11:00 pm - Joining the list of theater artists announcing departures from their Chicago-area artistic homes are Marriott Theatre stalwarts Terry James and Aaron Thielen. The annou...
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Feder: As 'Judge Jerry' adjourns, what's Springer's next role?Mar 14, 2022 1:00 am - The news that NBCUniversal Syndication Studios will cease production of Jerry Springer's daytime court show at the end of its third season has TV industry watchers wonde...
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Widescreen: Special Oscar screenings in Downers Grove; 'West Side Story' shines at homeMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - The After Hours Film Society is back at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, and presenting three Oscar nominees over the next three Mondays. On March ...
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Sound check: Eric Church at the United Center, two nights with Ike Reilly, Flogging Molly at homeMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - 'Gather' with Eric Church The Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association award-winning star Eric Church brings his "Gather Again Tour" for a night in Chicago...
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Music Theater Works' 'La Cage aux Folles' revival fulfills actors' long-standing ambitionsMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - You could say that by performing in Music Theater Works' revival of "La Cage aux Folles," Ginger Minj and Dane Strange are making up for missed opportunities. Minj, who...
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Feder: Mayor proclaims 'Les Grobstein Day in Chicago'Mar 10, 2022 12:00 am - Les Grobstein would have celebrated his 70th birthday this Friday. To honor the incomparable Chicago radio sportscaster who died in January, Mayor Lori Lightfoot this we...
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Spotlight: Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes stars in Goodman's 'Good Night, Oscar'Mar 09, 2022 5:00 am - Goodman premiere Emmy Award winner and Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace") stars as pianist/actor Oscar Levant in Goodman Theatre's premiere of "Good Night, Os...