Entertainment
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Joffrey Ballet's 'Nutcracker' canceled due to breakthrough COVID-19 casesDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - The Joffrey Ballet has canceled the remainder of its 2021 run of "The Nutcracker" due to breakthrough cases of COVID-19 within the company. Five remaining performances ...
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Spotlight: Zanies Rosemont, Laugh Out Loud serve up post-holiday chucklesDec 22, 2021 10:00 pm - Post-holiday chuckles Chicago native Jim Flannigan, who co-hosts the podcast "All Over the Place" with Pat McGann, headlines a post-Christmas show at Rosemont's Zanies, ...
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Men fill a void in sweet film 'The Tender Bar'
Dec 22, 2021 5:00 am - “The Tender Bar” - ★ ★ If you're ever thirsty on Long Island, look for a dive bar called The Dickens. It's a nice place, from all accounts. There are books everywhere, ...
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'Matrix Resurrections' rewrites its programming
Dec 22, 2021 5:00 am - “The Matrix Resurrections” - ★ ★ ½ How deep does the rabbit hole go? In the 22 years since the “The Matrix” debuted, it has never left us - or depending on your pill of...
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The pop parade continues in 'Sing 2'
Dec 22, 2021 5:00 am - “Sing 2” - ★ ★ There are a lot of movies out this holiday season, but only one where you can see a slug sing Drake's “Hotline Bling.” Ah, the magic of cinema! “Sing 2,”...
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Feder: Court upholds former producer's lawsuit against Eric FergusonDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - A former assistant producer's lawsuit against Chicago radio personality Eric Ferguson over allegations of an "unwelcome sexual relationship" during their employment at W...
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Jim O'Donnell: Was the Bears' brief weekend in London the beginning of the end for Nagy?Dec 22, 2021 12:00 am - WHEN INVESTIGATORS from The National Transportation Safety Board arrive in Lake Forest to begin sifting through the debris of The Matt Nagy Era, here's a date to focus o...
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Feder: ABC 7 shuts down State Street to film New Year's Eve show dance numberDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - If competitors want to take advantage of WLS-Channel 7 for banishing Chicago's king and queen of New Year's Eve, that's show biz. But there's still one big reason I wou...
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Metropolis cancels 'A Christmas Carol' performances in response to breakthrough COVID-19 caseDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre canceled the remaining performances of "A Christmas Carol" in response to a breakthrough case of COVID-19 among its fully vaccinate...
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New Philharmonic proclaims the beauty of life and music in New Year's Eve concertsDec 21, 2021 10:00 pm - We are a generation chosen to live through unprecedented times. With so much going on we manage to smile and enjoy our lives. Music is a miraculous tool that helps us to...