Entertainment
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Star-making turn: Leading lady makes new tuner 'Paradise Square' a show worth seeingNov 18, 2021 10:30 am - “Paradise Square” - ★ ★ ★ Theater lovers may not yet know the name of singer/actress Joaquina Kalukango, who stars in “Paradise Square,” the Civil War-set musical that r...
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Sound check: Josh Turner rings in Rialto's holiday season; benefit shows with Gerald Dowd, Mavis StaplesNov 18, 2021 5:00 am - Early holidays at the Rialto Your holiday decorations might not be up just yet, but Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre is ringing in the holidays with a stretch of festive ...
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Nostalgia trumps originality in ghost-flustered 'Afterlife'Nov 18, 2021 5:00 am - “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” - ★ ★ ½ Eleven years ago at the Hollywood Blvd. in Woodridge, I asked Dan Aykroyd when we could expect to see the next, highly anticipated...
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Tennis comes second in Will Smith's inspirational 'King Richard'
Nov 18, 2021 5:00 am - “King Richard” - ★ ★ ★ “King Richard” is exactly what you think it will be, which isn't a bad thing. This is the story of the father of tennis greats Venus William...
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Feder: WGN Radio hires Lisa Dent to host afternoonsNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Lisa Dent, who's been a popular Chicago radio personality for two decades, will sign on as Monday-through-Friday afternoon host at WGN 720-AM in the new year. The Nexsta...
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Judge dismisses parts of ex-Harvest pastor's defamation suit against Mancow MullerNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated regarding the conversation recording, and that the suit alleges Mancow Muller said James MacDonald asked him to find a hit...
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DuPage Symphony Orchestra lights up Naperville with 'Inspirations'Nov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - "Do not believe those who try to persuade you that composition is only a cold exercise of the intellect. The only music capable of moving and touching us is that which f...
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Northwest Festival Orchestra to Present 'Mozart, Mendelssohn, Mahler'Nov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - The Northwest Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Verne Schwager, will present "Mozart, Mendelssohn, Mahler," its inaugural concert for the new 2021-2022 seas...
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Standup superstar, Rolling Meadows High grad Sebastian Maniscalco cooks up laughs on Food Network, Discovery+Nov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - “There's two things you need to know about me: I love comedy and I love food.” So says Sebastian Maniscalco, standup superstar and former Arlington Heights resident, in ...
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Spotlight: Drury Lane, Strawdog, Goodman and Second City theaters shift into holiday modeNov 17, 2021 5:00 am - Glad tidings Drury Lane Theatre celebrates the season with its revival of "Holiday Inn," the Irving Berlin tuner adapted from the 1942 film about a crooner named Jim Har...