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Spotlight on theater: Steel Beam, Raue Center serve up family-friendly holiday fare

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 3, 2021 6:00 AM - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles and the Raue Center in Crystal Lake serve up family-friendly holiday fare while Theo Ubique waxes nostalgic over the 1970s and Leslie Odom Jr. brings his touring Christmas show to the CIBC Theatre, this week in Chicago-area theater.
Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward bring indie-folk festivity to She & Him 'Christmas Party' show

By Brian Shamie
Dec 2, 2021 11:44 AM - "When you're singing about Santa Claus, it's hard to be sad," says actress Zooey Deschanel, as she and Matt Ward bring holiday favorites to the Chicago Theatre Tuesday.
Man testifies Smollett recruited him, brother to fake attack

By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT
Dec 1, 2021 5:48 PM - An aspiring actor testified Wednesday that Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to stage a homophobic and racist attack on him in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago, saying the former "Empire" star even instructed them on how to throw fake punches.
Biles, Parton, Oh and teachers named 'People of the Year'

Associated Press
Dec 1, 2021 9:35 AM - People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation's teachers as its "2021 People of the Year."
Sound check: Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, AJR hit Allstate Arena with Jingle Ball

By Brian Shamie
Dec 1, 2021 6:00 AM - Jingle Ball brings pop icons Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, AJR and more to Rosemont; Russell Dickerson, Marc Roberge and Randy Houser head the lineup for this year's WeishFest benefit concert; Ike Reilly's tour stops in Chicago; plus this week's holiday treats.
New to streaming this week: 'Power of the Dog,' 'Annie Live!' and Kenny G

Associated Press
Nov 30, 2021 6:00 AM - Jane Camption's frontier psychodrama "The Power of the Dog," starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons, releases Wednesday on Netflix. Plus, "Annie Live!" premieres Thursday, Dec. 2, on NBC and "The Rescue" debuts Friday, Dec. 3, on Disney+.
Best Bets: Joffrey Ballet's lavish 'Nutcracker' returns

By Scott C. Morgan
Nov 30, 2021 6:00 AM - The Joffrey Ballet's "The Nutcracker" opens at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago, the "Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular" tours to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, and comedian Rocky LaPorte plays the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights.
Actress Lindsay Lohan announces engagement in Instagram post

The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2021 10:53 AM - Actress Lindsay Lohan has told her followers on Instagram that she's engaged
Chris Diamantopoulos builds a hot career, on screen and off

By Alicia Rancilio
Nov 29, 2021 6:00 AM - When you see Chris Diamantopoulos on screen, you may get a sense of déjà vu. The actor regularly pops up in movies and TV shows as a variety of characters, and he's fine if you find yourself trying to place where you've seen him before. "I want people guessing," the actor said recently.
'Queens' hopes to earn the TV respect meant for royalty

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON
Nov 28, 2021 7:30 AM - When Naturi Naughton read the script for ABC's new music-inspired drama "Queens," a feeling of déjà vu rushed through her. "It's definitely a little eerie to me. When I read the script, I was like, 'Oh, this is what I lived though,'" she said.

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