Entertainment
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Prepare to be dazzled: Brilliantly staged, expertly acted ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ a feast for the eyes, earsSep 27, 2024 12:47 pm - The magic that happens during “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the superbly staged, boffo Broadway show that launched its national tour at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, goes beyond the everyday theatrical magic.
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Finding Mr. Right and converting to Judaism led Erin Foster to write a fresh, original rom-com
Sep 27, 2024 10:12 am - There’s a meet-the-parents scene in the new Netflix series "Nobody Wants This" where Adam Brody’s Noah arrives at his girlfriend Joanne’s house (played by Kristen Bell) wearing a sports coat and carrying an oversized bouquet of sunflowers. Joanne is so appalled that she decides they need to break up.
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Bozo fan Billy Corgan plans three-day celebration of beloved clown
Sep 27, 2024 9:34 am - Love or hate clowns now, chances are you were a fan of “Bozo’s Circus” if you were a kid growing up in the Chicago area during the 1960s or even decades later. One of Boz...
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Provocative, genre-bending ‘A Different Man’ gets under our skin in unexpected ways
Sep 27, 2024 9:34 am - Imagine you could wake up one morning, stand at the mirror, and literally peel off any part of your looks you don’t like. How would it change your life? That’s a question in Aaron Schimberg’s fascinating and occasionally frustrating “A Different Man.”
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Lady Gaga draws inspiration from her ‘Joker’ sequel character to create ‘Harlequin’ album
Sep 27, 2024 8:08 am - Lady Gaga knew the recipe to keep her Las Vegas shows electric: start in the studio. The energy from her studio time flowed into Gaga’s performance and fueled the creation of her new album “Harlequin,” out Friday.
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‘I’m just a storyteller’: Meet the St. Charles retiree turned murder mystery authorSep 27, 2024 3:30 am - Glynn Amburgey of St. Charles has written three murder mysteries since retiring from his job at the city of St. Charles in 2012.
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DuPage Symphony Orchestra opens its 71st season with ‘Bold Beginnings’Sep 26, 2024 11:00 pm - Angel Alday, the first-place winner of the Illinois Music Education Association’s 2023-24 Student Composition Contest, is an example of talent, hard work and boldness.
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Pino Farina Band to headline Huntley Fall Fest with new single release and special fan giveawaySep 26, 2024 9:50 pm - Alt-rock powerhouse Pino Farina Band is set to electrify the stage at Huntley Fall Fest on Sept. 27, with a performance that will mark not only their headlining debut but also the highly anticipated release of their new single, “I Need Answers.”
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What we learned from Ellen DeGeneres’ Netflix special
Sep 26, 2024 5:28 pm - Ellen DeGeneres’ characteristics before 2020 were well known: dancing fiend, prankster, lesbian, comedian. She ended every episode of her popular daytime talk show, “The ...
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DuPage Community Concert Band to perform Oct. 14 at the MACSep 26, 2024 5:22 pm - On Monday, Oct. 14, the DuPage Community Concert Band presents its autumn performance with special guests the Chicago Brass Band.