Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Modern Healthcare names Mary Ellen Podmolik editorMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Mary Ellen Podmolik, former business editor of the Chicago Tribune, has been hired as editor of Modern Healthcare, the Chicago-based magazine and digital site published ...
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Feder: WGN Radio jumping the gun on turning 100Mar 08, 2022 12:00 am - Call me a spoilsport, but Nexstar Media might want to rethink plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of WGN 720-AM this spring. Details are still under wraps, but ins...
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Feder: Dismissal of defamation suit doesn't end legal claims against Eric Ferguson, The MixMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - The dismissal of Melissa McGurren's $10 million defamation lawsuit against Hubbard Radio Chicago doesn't mean the end of legal problems for Eric Ferguson or the parent c...
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Electrifying 'Hadestown' at CIBC Theatre is an old tale, superbly toldMar 06, 2022 12:00 pm - “Hadestown” - ★ ★ ★ ½ A good tale is worth retelling. Even an old tale whose ending we know, or a sad tale that doesn't end well. So it is with “Hadestown,” singer/song...
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When the phone rings and a rock star's on the lineMar 05, 2022 12:00 am - I'm not sure Tom Higgenson's grandma realizes exactly how famous he really is. Come February, we on the Daily Herald copy desk look forward to an email from her asking ...
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Spotlight: 'King James' premieres at Steppenwolf; renovated Copley Theatre reopens in AuroraMar 04, 2022 5:00 am - 'King James' premieres Steppenwolf Theatre premieres ensemble member Rajiv Joseph's two-hander "King James," which examines the role sports plays in the friendship betwe...
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Feder: Fox 32 to air Jennifer Hudson talk showMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - Jennifer Hudson, the Chicago-born Grammy-winning and Oscar-winning singer and actress, is getting her own daytime talk show this fall. "The Jennifer Hudson Show" will a...
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Widescreen: Building the perfect Batman movieMar 03, 2022 5:00 am - The cinematic legacy of America's favorite costumed hero is born anew with this weekend's theatrical release of “The Batman,” director Matt Reeves' nearly three-hour cri...
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Paramount, Marriott veterans trade song and dance for slapstick and pratfalls in 'The Play That Goes Wrong'Mar 03, 2022 5:00 am - Actor Michael Kurowski never imagined he'd perform a straight-up comedy. Then he signed on for “The Play That Goes Wrong,” the hit farce whose recently announced second ...
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Feder: Ryan Chiaverini turns up on sportsMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - It was deja vu for Ryan Chiaverini, who filled in for two days this week as sports anchor on WLS-Channel 7 newscasts. Before he spent a decade as co-host of the now-dead...