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OFFBEAT: 'Jersey Boy' Nick Cosgrove happy to be 'home' for Broadway in Chicago run
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Chicago polka legend Eddie Blazonczyk Sr., 70, gone too soon, but music remains
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Paula Deen's new restaurant at Harrah's Joliet heavy with down-home flavor
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Johnny Depp's new 'Dark Shadows' film resurrects favorite characters
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Elizabeth Taylor, homemade Fried Chicken and Las Vegas at Blue Chip Casino
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
May 21, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: Valparaiso pop artist Steeves captures attention with two-headed turtle
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
May 20, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: 'The Doyle & Debbie Show' and country fun must leave Chicago May 27
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Easy to fall in love with 'Jersey Boys' stage charm again and again
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Actor Caesar Romero would love Saturday's Radisson Super Hero Brunch
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Amelia Earhart's visit to Crete racetrack a proud moment for Balmoral
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Drury Lane's 'Hairspray' good, but doesn't reach sky-high possibilities
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Under the Streetlamp a sizzling success with tour launch, Chicago Park West concerts
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Valparaiso's Michael Essany returning to broadcast with new TV venture
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: 'Screwtape Letters' back in Chicagoland for two performances in Aurora
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Chicago Street Theatre fashion event in Valpo hails 'the little black dress'
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: 'OLTL' Soap Opera Event coming to Star Plaza Theatre
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: 'Making God Laugh' a great play to make audiences laugh and think
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Filmmaker with local roots celebrating movie's release to DVD
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Illinois Theatre Center to close after founder's sudden death
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Psychic Irene Hughes still predicting great events at age 92
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Reader and avid stage fan offers musical insight about latest 'CATS' Broadway tour
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
May 05, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: Goodman's 'The Iceman Cometh' is a toast to theater triumph
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Latest tour of 'CATS' climbs with energy and young talent
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Dick Clark's 'Flintstones' house in Malibu on the market
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
May 02, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: Actor enjoys playful role in national tour of 'CATS'
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
May 01, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: Minnie Pearl recipe request reflects Sunday's folksy fun for column's 10th anniversary
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: South Shore Arts poster launch includes both new, old designs
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
April 29, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: The Inconvenience run of 'Hit the Wall' at Steppenwolf's Garage Rep Playful and Important
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Gladys Knight comes to Star Plaza after 'Dancing with the Stars' run
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Students honored for artistic achievement by Valparaiso Woman's Club
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Move over Marie Osmond, priest praising Nutrisystem after 125- pound loss
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
April 25, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: 'Sing-a-Long Sound of Music' movie finally coming to Northwest Indiana
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Callow's turn in 'Being Shakespeare' takes veil off Bard's life
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Brian Henson bringing 'adult' puppet show to Chicago
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Mario Lopez pays tribute to 'mentor' Dick Clark during interview on TV's 'Extra'
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Female WWII baseball team in Valpo this weekend, tribute to deaths of actor Jonathan Frid and Bill Hughes, husband of psychic Irene Hughes
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
April 20, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: Frank Galati and Steppenwolf's 'The March' makes great stage history
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Marriott's 'Pirates of Penzance' steals audience applause and affection
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Cast of 'Motherhood the Musical' at Royal George Theatre delivers
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Architect, design film fest concludes today in Chicago
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
April 16, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
OFFBEAT: Child beauty pageants latest David Cerda stage target
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Actor Chris O'Donnell lending voice to new documentary about heart research
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: 'Three Stooges' film reinvents slapslick comedy approach
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Michigan City Barker Hall hosting 'Titanic Dinner' Saturday
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Reader doesn't believe Kermit the Frog lived on 'Sesame Street'
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Friday the 13th unlucky for courthouse gambling event
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Chef Chris Turano and his new Estate ready for dinner and drinks
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Calumet City reader looking for 'The Miracle of Marcelino'
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Paramount Theatre's stage run of 'Hair' a feel good audience experience
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
OFFBEAT: Theater queen Tammy Mader returning to 1960s, but off stage, for 'Hairspray'
Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.
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