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    May 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Steppenwolf starting construction on education center

    The Steppenwolf Theatre Company is about to post "pardon our dust" notices in its lobbies. On Monday, workers are to remove the facade of the former home of the Ethan Allen furniture store at 1700 N. Halsted St., located directly north of the...

    Tags: Arts and Culture

    2. Sep 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Al Pacino and his 'Stand Up Guys' among the stars slotted for CIFF

    With its founder Michael Kutza nearing his half-century mark as leader, the Chicago International Film Festival <a href="http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/films_and_schedule/movies.php">announced its 48th edition slate</a> Thursday. Heavily concentrated, as it has been in recent years, at the downtown AMC River East 21 multiplex, the juried festival (main competition jury president to be named later) runs Oct. 11-25 and opens with the world premiere of "Stand Up Guys," an autumnal mob comedy featuring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Julianna Margulies.
    With its founder Michael Kutza nearing his half-century mark as leader, the Chicago International Film Festival announced its 48th edition slate Thursday. Heavily concentrated, as it has been in recent years, at the downtown AMC River East 21 multiplex,...

    Tags: Cannes Film Festival, The Help (movie), New York Film Festival, Amour (movie), Cloud Atlas (movie)

    3. Jan 15, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Lookingglass captures the ambiguity of baseball's barrier-shattering moment

    THEATER REVIEW: "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" at Lookingglass Theatre &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#189; ... There's a moment in "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" when Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, throws a crumpled shirt into the arms of Jackie Robinson.
    There's a moment in "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting," the terrific new show at the Lookingglass Theatre, when the caller of the 1947 meeting, Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, throws a crumpled shirt into the arms of Jackie...

    Tags: Paul Robeson, Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Larry Bird, Baseball

    4. Mar 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. A few more 'Hit the Wall' shows. But this is last call at Stonewall.

    "Hit the Wall," the hit, freewheeling show about the Stonewall riots, has been extended for one last week, Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced early Friday. The show, penned by Ike Holter, created by the independent theater company known as The...
    5. Nov 14, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. House Theatre still offering a 'Nutcracker' like no other

    THEATER REVIEW: "The Nutcracker" at House Theatre of Chicago &#9733;&#9733;&#9733; ... A few minutes into the House Theatre's distinctive "The Nutcracker," the Christmas jollity of an exuberant household is suddenly ended by a gust of frigid wind and the arrival at the door of a man in uniform.
    A few minutes into the House Theatre's distinctive version of "The Nutcracker" — one of my favorite holiday shows — the Christmas jollity of an exuberant household is suddenly ended by a gust of frigid wind and the arrival at the door of a man...

    Tags: Christmas, Concerts, Holidays, Entertainment, Music

    6. Nov 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Tomorrow looking bright for 'Annie'

    THEATER REVIEW: "Annie" at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#189; ... Grand singing, grand setting make for a family-friendly holiday chestnut in Aurora.
    Everyone's first "Annie" should be at a venerable venue like the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, which opened for business in 1931, right when "Little Orphan Annie" mania was at its peak. The historic theater on the Fox River was built just one year after...

    Tags: To Kill a Mockingbird (movie), Religion and Belief, Politics, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture

    7. Mar 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Etel Billig, Chicago theater pioneer, dies after taking ill at her theater

    Etel Billig, the co-founder of the Illinois Theatre Center in Park Forest, an indefatigable pioneer of professional theater in the Chicago suburbs and a Chicago actress with decades of work on the city's leading stages, died March 28, after suffering a brain aneurysm at her desk at her beloved theater on the previous day.
    Etel Billig, the co-founder of the Illinois Theatre Center in Park Forest, an indefatigable pioneer of professional theater in the Chicago suburbs and a Chicago actress with decades of work on the city's leading stages, died March 28, after suffering a...

    Tags: Park Forest, Lobbying, Colin Egglesfield, Politics, Arts and Culture

    8. Jan 18, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. When our heroes are revealed to be flawed ...

    In the movie "Flight," for which Denzel Washington scored an Oscar nomination, a brilliant pilot successfully lands a catastrophically damaged plane, saving scores of lives, even though this captain was high as he sat behind the throttle. To some degree, John Gatins' Academy Award-nominated screenplay is a dark and complex riff on the Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger story, the so-called miracle on the Hudson emergency landing that saved an entire plane of people in 2009.
    In the movie "Flight," for which Denzel Washington scored an Oscar nomination, a brilliant pilot successfully lands a catastrophically damaged plane, saving scores of lives, even though this captain was high as he sat behind the throttle. To some degree,...

    Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Flight (movie), Oprah Winfrey, John Gatins, Transportation Accidents

    9. Oct 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Chicago International Film Festival gets a digital face-lift

    The biggest changes afoot in this year's Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), the 48th edition, are on the screen, yet they're not part of the programming. As the worldwide cinema industries push actual film &mdash; meaning celluloid &mdash; into the past or off to the hardy margins of cinephilia, digital projection has become dominant. Filmmakers and audiences can debate the aesthetics and the creative implications of such a shift.
    The biggest changes afoot in this year's Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), the 48th edition, are on the screen, yet they're not part of the programming. As the worldwide cinema industries push actual film — meaning celluloid — into...

    Tags: The Shining (movie), Festive Events, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), New York Film Festival, Film Festivals

    10. Apr 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. John Cusack defends 'The Raven' against critics, The Miz dines at Japonais, 'Mob Wives Chicago' teaser debuts

    Some actors choose to ignore the critics. And then some, like <strong>John Cusack</strong>, choose to take the critics on.
    Some actors choose to ignore the critics. And then some, like John Cusack, choose to take the critics on. The Evanston native and “Hot Tub Time Machine” star went on the defensive Friday after his new film, “The Raven,”...

    Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Boston Red Sox, Marlon Byrd, Jay Leno, Brandon Marshall

    11. Sep 7, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Fall Theater 2012: Broadway highlights include 'Annie,' 'Glengarry,' 'Virginia Woolf'

    So who's more in tune with the times? Boozy Martha, Katie Holmes or Little Orphan Annie?
    So who's more in tune with the times? Boozy Martha, Katie Holmes or Little Orphan Annie? Passive aggression, defiant independence and sunny optimism all are offered as part of the fall season on Broadway, where "Annie" gets her first Broadway revival at...

    Tags: Broadway Theater, Six Feet Under (tv program), Arts and Culture, Fiction, Tom Cruise

    12. May 9, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Steppenwolf gala nets $1.1 million

    The Steppenwolf Theatre Company said Thursday it raised $1.1 million at its annual gala last Saturday — for its artistic, educational and community programming. Items at the live auction including opening-night tickets to the upcoming Broadway...

    Tags: Broadway Theater, Bruce Norris, Rick Bayless, William Petersen, Laurie Metcalf

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