OFFBEAT: Broadway tour of 'Priscilla' casts fun spell on audiences

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: 'Sister Act' shines bright with faith and musical fun

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Auditorium Theatre's 2012-13 season includes a mix of favorite and new entertainment

Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, praises his landmark Chicago performance space for having the ability to be "intimate," while still offering the capacity to seat 3,900.

Auditorium Theatre's 2012-13 season includes a mix of favorite and new entertainment

Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, praises his landmark Chicago performance space for having the ability to be "intimate," while still offering the capacity to seat 3,900.

OFFBEAT: Joffrey's 'The Nutcracker' a dancing dream of winter wonderment

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, December 1

Two legendary and inspiring patrons of the arts --- Former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley and Grand Rapids' Frederik Meijer --- passed away last week and while we mourn them, we also celebrate the rich legacies they left behind. They were visionaries and pragmatists who made big dreams come true.

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, November 24

Welcome to our special Thanksgiving Day edition enewser in which all you have to do today is eat well, make plans to shop, (possibly) cook, (maybe) drive somewhere and have fun! Shore Motoring Columnist Jim Jackson's idea of fun is driving Mr. Santa Claus in a red 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee in…

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, November 17

Don't miss the exciting Dec/Jan issue of Shore magazine full of big ideas and personalities including Herman Miller's Eames Lounge Chair; Three Oaks Journeyman Distillery's Bill Welter; Grand Rapids' George Aquino; Hammond Transformers Karen Maravilla and Raymundo Garcia; Die-Hard Cubs Fan C…

Brotherly Love: New 'Blues Brothers' tribute show making Chicago premiere for three-week run

Entertainer Brad Henshaw doesn't mind sweating a little while spending July in Chicago as the man behind the new stage tribute to the Blues Brothers, one of the legends of the Windy City.

EDITORIAL: A double-barreled attack on drugs

Years of trying to add Porter County to the Lake County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area finally succeeded in getting federal approval for the newly expanded effort.