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Lip Service: Actress Sally Kellerman, with some help from Munster High grad, busy promoting new autobiography
Hollywood actress Sally Kellerman admits of all her show biz stories from a 50-year-plus career.
The roots of her roots: An artist discovers her ancestral creative history
Traveling in Europe two decades ago, artist Corinne Peterson became captivated by prehistoric monuments.
May 16, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
New Buffalo ARTigras!: Expose yourself to great art in Harbor Country over Fathers Day weekend
Amdur Productions, a nationally recognized art festival production company, in collaboration with the New Buffalo Business Association and the…
May 12, 2013 3:00 am PhotosPhotos
Pat Boone ready to celebrate early birthday with Drury Lane audiences
With a nearly 60-year career performing, entertainer Pat Boone said he's not sure how he managed to never be booked for a concert at any of th…
Chicago Children's Theatre to present 'autism-friendly' production
A world premiere production of "The Elephant and The Whale" has been playing to enthusiastic audiences since the second week in April at Ruth …
May 02, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
'Rain' check: New stage musical in Munster explores Gene Kelly film classic
Choreographer Danny Herman admits he was "a little intimidated" tackling the musical numbers for a stage production paying homage to "Singin' …
April 26, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Actor Josh Franklin happy for Chicago run in Cole Porter's 'Anything Goes'
Even though creative musical genius Cole Porter hailed from Peru, Ind., there aren't any Hoosier city stops on the new national Broadway tour …
April 23, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Right 'Price': Stage version of classic CBS game show returns to Star Plaza Theatre
Last year, CBS game show staple "The Price Is Right" celebrated a 40th anniversary to mark its debut on Sept. 4, 1972.
April 19, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Go 'Fish' : World premiere new musical 'Big Fish' gets Chicago launch
Broadway actress Kate Baldwin has been living in the fantasy world of "Big Fish" for more than two years, watching words and musical numbers b…
April 19, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Shaking Things Up: Chicago Shakespeare Theater giving audiences mix of old and new favorites for new season
Long before Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced the theater's 2013-14 Season in March, discussions and drama behind the scenes about product…
April 17, 2013 6:15 pm PhotosPhotos
INTRO: Mitch Markovitz ends up exactly where he always wanted to be
For a South Side kid like Mitch Markovitz, trains were everything. Clattering in the distance and whistling through the night when you were fa…
April 14, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
All 'American' : Actor Alex Nee ready with message of Green Day's Broadway musical
A year ago, actor Alex Nee was a student at Northwestern who had tickets to see the Chicago premiere of the Broadway musical tribute to the mu…
A Return Visit: Ed Asner feeling better, resuming 'FDR' tour with local dates
Actor Ed Asner still remembers hearing the news that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had died.
April 12, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
2 guys have a ball as Michael Jackson on Broadway
If making your Broadway debut at age 12 doesn't sound scary enough, imagine doing it in an iconic role. Now triple it.
Catching Up: Actor excited about fresh Broadway tour of 'Catch Me If You Can'
After performing on Broadway, and doing a 49-city tour spanning the United States and Canada for almost two years, actor Dominic Fortuna says …
March 29, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Dressed Up Performance: Broadway's 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' ready to arrive in Windy City
Actor Joe Hart was excited when asked to join the national Broadway touring production of the new musical "Priscilla Queen of the Desert."
March 15, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Trainspotting: How Mitch Markovitz ended up exactly where he always wanted to be
For a South Side kid like Mitch Markovitz, trains were everything. Clattering in the distance and whistling through the night when you were fa…
March 13, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Short Subject Success: Retirement brings new career for local playwright
Anthony "Joe" Seed still remembers the five years he worked as a journalist, including his span as a reporter at The Hammond Times in 1976, an…
March 10, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Two for One: New stage take of 'Jekyll & Hyde' stars Deborah Cox and Constantine Maroulis
Passion, beautiful music and a story laced with love and hate rank as the qualities that captured the interest of Deborah Cox, to inject new l…
Doctor’s screenplay explores faith
Dr. Darryl Fortson, a Munster family practice physician, has been writing for years.
Scene it All: Theatre at the Center set wiz Ann Davis loves being 'behind the scenes'
Ann N. Davis is a theater set designer who lives and works by the motto: "Waste not...Want not..."
March 01, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
A religious experience: Lead actor Nic Rouleau happy in 'Mormon' Chicago stage role converting audiences into fans
Actor Nic Rouleau can't help but to smile about his lead role as Elder Price in the Broadway hit comedy musical "The Book of Mormon," the bigg…
March 01, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Theatre at the Center presents Chicago-area premiere
There'll be laughs aplenty as director Bill Pullinsi presents the comedy "The Fox on the Fairway" through March 24 at Munster's Theatre at the…
February 15, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Artist holds first exhibit since 1990
When David Rentfro was diagnosed with a brain tumor while he was in his 20s, he never expected he’d ever have a career as an artist.
Theater Heart Beats: Michelle Williams' new tour in 'Fela!' includes Chicago return
Singer Michelle Williams was just as surprised as the masses by the sudden Super Bowl power outage.
February 08, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Culture Nut: The art of house and home
The subject of house and home is the foundation of a fascinating new exhibit at the Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, Ill.
February 08, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
"Other Desert Cities" captivates with native cast
"Other Desert Cities," making its Chicago premiere at the Goodman Theatre, is a captivating production that rightfully earns its accolades.
Ready for Her 'Close-up': Actress ready for role of a lifetime starring as lead in 'Sunset Boulevard'
When Chicago actress favorite Christine Sherrill was cast as the lead role of faded silent film star Norma Desmond in Drury Lane Theatre Oakbr…
Flying to New Heights: Cathy Rigby returns next week for 'Peter Pan' national tour
Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby has discovered the older she gets, the more she understands and appreciated playing the forever young title charac…
January 25, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Faith in Music: 'Too Hot to Handel' heats up this weekend at Chicago Auditorium Theatre
Even for return audiences who make Chicago Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University an annual destination for "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-G…
Life Lesson Laughter: Former 'Seinfeld' writer pens stage stand-up story about Parkinson's
Jaffe says anyone who has ever faced any illness or knows of someone who has struggled with health concerns will feel connected with the humor…
January 15, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Stage Neighbors: 'I Love Lucy on Stage' returns to salute Ricardos and Mertz TV humor
Joanna Daniels and Curtis Pettyjohn, the Chicago duo of local stage veterans playing "stage veterans" Ethel and Fred Mertz of "I Love Lucy" TV…
On the Line: 'Chorus Line' tour makes a quick step stop at Star Plaza Sunday
Caley Crawford is happy to report the cast of young singers and dancers from the new national touring production of "A Chorus Line" aren't nea…
January 04, 2013 12:00 am Photos
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