Entertainment Columns
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Hail and farewell: Oak Brook's First Folio to cease operations in 2024Nov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Parting, William Shakespeare wrote, is such sweet sorrow. And the parting for Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre - known for its outdoor productions of the Bard's plays - b...
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Feder: Jennifer Lyons to keynote Chicago JournalistsNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - Jennifer Lyons, president and general manager of CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 and formerly one of Chicago's preeminent news executives, has been chosen as keynote speaker fo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears viewers must get past 'The Great Wall of Levy' on "Monday Night Football"Nov 06, 2021 1:00 am - THE FIRST APPEARANCE of the Bears on "Monday Night Football" was October 5, 1970. Keith Jackson, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell called the griddy pantomime. Mike Hull le...
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Spotlight: Broadway-bound 'Paradise Square' in Chicago, re-imagined 'Cinderella' in AuroraNov 05, 2021 6:00 am - Broadway bound Previews continue for "Paradise Square," the Broadway-bound musical set in 1863 New York and inspired by the true story of Lower Manhattan's impoverished...
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Feder: Facebook hackers bilk WGCI, V103 fansNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - Fans of two iHeartMedia Chicago radio personalities have been swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling for a get-rich-quick scheme on Facebook, Robert Feder wr...
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Widescreen: Lessons learned one year into the new era of PlayStation, XboxNov 04, 2021 6:00 am - We are one year into the next generation of Sony and Microsoft video game consoles, which means we should be calling it the current generation - except that most fans of...
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Feder: WGN's Larry Potash uncovers 'Backstory' about BozoNov 04, 2021 1:00 am - Undoubtedly one reason “The WGN Morning News” recently celebrated its 11th straight year atop the ratings among adult viewers is Larry Potash. As a lead anchor of WGN-Ch...
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A groovy tuner: Chicago Shakes' Beatles-centric 'As You Like It' is pretty fabNov 03, 2021 10:00 am - “As You Like It” - ★ ★ ★ If you're going to see Chicago Shakespeare Theater's buoyant, Beatles-infused production of “As You Like It,” be on time. Better yet, arrive ea...
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Sound check: Lucky Boys Confusion reunites the scene this weekendNov 03, 2021 6:00 am - West suburban-native rock band Lucky Boys Confusion brings back its popular Songs from a Scene series this weekend with two nights of Chicago-area music at Bottom Lounge...
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Interactive installation 'Magic Immersive' premieres next month in ChicagoNov 03, 2021 1:00 am - Acclaimed illusionists Penn & Teller are among the magicians participating virtually in "Magic Immersive," an interactive installation set to open Dec. 3 at the Museum o...