Bruce Vilanch Explores the Art of the Hollywood Flop in New Memoir: ‘How Did These Things Get Made?’ (Exclusive)
Bruce Vilanch will publish his forthcoming memoir, 'It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time,' in spring 2025. The book details ...
How Chicago’s 16 On Center Became A Live Music Success Story
Craig Golden and Bruce Finkelman, the business partners behind Chicago’s 16 on Center have found a successful model to be an ...
Risqué reindeer and campy burlesque: 10 holiday nights out for adults only
Our list isn’t about mounting the classics or family-friendly revamps that feel like familiar gifts wrapped in new packages.
Essanay Studios: Silent Film Innovators, the ‘Handsomest Man in the World,’ and the San Diego Tie
Essanay Studios, founded in 1907 by George K. Spoor and Gilbert M. Anderson, helped shape the foundation of the American film industry. Headquartered in Chicago with a second studio in Niles, ...
'Life With OCD Came With Surprising Symptoms. Comedy Became My Unexpected Therapy.'
As I re-entered my apartment, scared and defeated, my phone rang. It was my friend. “Pete just called—we’re going out ...
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'I Had No Idea OCD Could Look Like This—Until Comedy Helped Me Find Control'
It was there that I got bit by the comedy bug and started performing storytelling and stand-up all over Chicago. It took me ...
Blue Man Group to end Chicago run in January 2025
The Blue Man Group will have its final show in Chicago early next year, marking the end of its history-making residency.
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From stage to screen: 13 of the best movie musicals adapted from Broadway hits
Although the genre began to wane in popularity from the 1970s through the 1990s, the one-two punch of screen original "Moulin ...
Broadway Stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard on Their Eye-Popping, Bone-Crunching New Take on Death Becomes Her
When the new musical Death Becomes Her opened on an appropriately dark and stormy night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this ...
Ellen DeGeneres Is Worth Almost Half a Billion Dollars! Here's How the Former Talk Show Host Has Built Her Wealth
Ellen DeGeneres was last reported to have a net worth of $450 million. From her television career to her real estate ...
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Blue Man Group Ending Chicago Run After Nearly 30 Years
CHICAGO — The Blue Man Group — a genre-defying, dialogue-free performing arts group comprised of people painted blue — is ...
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A Man on the Inside cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the comedy series on Netflix
A Man on the Inside is Netflix's newest comedy from Mike Schur, the creator and writer of sitcoms like The Office, Brooklyn 99, and The Good Place.