Entertainment
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Ron Onesti: Warm memories of 'Mr. Warmth'Aug 08, 2021 11:00 pm - Being my ripe old age of 59 years is becoming a bittersweet situation. I feel incredibly blessed to have been born in a World War II household, being a youth through the...
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With coronavirus rising, 'The Suicide Squad' opens softly at the box office
Aug 08, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Moviegoing, once expected to be closer to semi-normal levels by now, continues to be battered by the pandemic, the delta variant of the coronavirus and in-hom...
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Chicago Festival Ballet continues 'Nutcracker' auditions Aug. 21Aug 08, 2021 11:00 pm - Students and dancers are invited to audition for the opulent full-scale production of von Heidecke's "The Nutcracker." This production has been touring the U.S. since 19...
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Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020
Aug 08, 2021 7:20 am - NEW YORK - Group reunions on Zoom have rarely become the fuel for good art. But one has created a musical - actually 10, to be precise. Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loeb was...
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Q&A: Barbra Streisand remixes her past for 'Release Me 2'Aug 08, 2021 7:15 am - Barbra Streisand likes to get things just right. As impressive as her award-winning superstar career as a singer and actress is, her success as a director and producer i...
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Stephen King's 'Billy Summers' a nod to fans of his career
Aug 07, 2021 7:14 am - • "Billy Summers," by Stephen King (Scribner) Among the many remarkable things about Stephen King is that he has yet to run out of ideas. Or put another way: He's very g...
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Ed Sheeran to headline NFL's kickoff concert next monthAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ed Sheeran will perform in a concert to kickoff the NFL season opener in Florida next month. The NFL announced Friday that Sheeran will headline a pregame ...
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Meet 'The Mighty Ted' in Summer Place's musical comedy Aug. 20-22Aug 06, 2021 11:00 pm - When a pianist, comedian, and musical theater buff suffers a stroke, he isn't the least surprised when wise-cracking doctors and singing physical therapists dance onto t...
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Prefer theater by starlight? Check out 'Shipwrecked' in Glenview and Shakespeare in St. CharlesAug 06, 2021 5:00 pm - Theater under the stars Oil Lamp Theater's 2022 outdoor season continues with “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment.” Donald Margulies' adventure dramedy is inspired by a ...
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New to streaming this week: 'Vivo,' 'Hit & Run' and Streisand
Aug 06, 2021 6:30 am - Here's a collection curated by the Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...