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Kokandy’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ will get a new run on the Magnificent Mile
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (262+ words) Broadway in Chicago and Kokandy Productions said that the musical "Jekyll & Hyde" will return this fall in a new production. Broadway in Chicago and Kokandy Productions said Monday that Kokandy's hit 2025 production of Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn's "Jekyll & Hyde…...
‘Holiday’ comes to the Goodman, directed by Bob Falls and no longer a zany comedy
2+ week, 4+ day ago (682+ words) Robert Falls, formerly Lavey's opposite number at the Goodman Theatre, is also a longtime fan, even if Greenberg was more connected to the other big Chicago theater. "There is a rigor to Richard's plays and a determination to go against…...
Stephen Colbert confirms May 21 as final episode of ‘The Late Show’
3+ week, 4+ day ago (206+ words) Stephen Colbert's final hurrah on CBS has been set in motion. The late night kingpin reportedly broke the news during Monday's taping of "Late Night With Seth Meyers'that the long-running "Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air its series finale…...
In an indie comedy about estranged friends reuniting in rural Illnois takes center stage
3+ week, 6+ day ago (343+ words) In the ultra low-budget indie comedy "Everything Fun You Could Possibly Do in Aledo, Illinois," Chicago theater actors Jennifer Estlin and Sara Sevigny star as estranged friends who reunite in middle age. It's an awkward and stilted reunion that is…...
‘Ted Lasso’ writer and actor brings pre-Broadway show to Steppenwolf
3+ week, 6+ day ago (282+ words) Brendan Hunt, the Chicago improvisor who became the co-creator of "Ted Lasso" and plays the popular character of Coach Beard on that hit, soccer-themed" Apple TV show, will stage a solo show at Steppenwolf Theatre with Broadway as his ultimate…...
Second City changes its storied e.t.c. Stage to … improv?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (766+ words) Del Close must be looking down in triumph from the afterlife, with or without the skull he famously wished to be donated after his death in 1999 to the Goodman Theatre's props department for use in "Hamlet." Beginning Thursday, and for…...
MCA comedy show sends in the ‘experimental clown artist’ for a trio of dark performances
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (328+ words) Alex Tatarsky's clown show, "Sad Boys in Harpy Land," can get pretty dark for a comedy performance. The show, Tatarsky said, is "about wanting to die and being alive in this moment on the planet." The artist is bringing the…...
Column: Chevy Chase and Seymour Hersh get the documentaries they deserve
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (713+ words) Be thankful that you are not Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase. The subject of a new CNN documentary titled "I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not" is not a particularly pleasant person, even though some of his churlishness may have been caused…...
Pat Finn, Evanston-born actor from ‘The Middle’ and ‘Seinfeld,’ dies
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (180+ words) Actor and comedian Pat Finn, who appeared in sitcoms like "The Middle," "Seinfeld" and "Friends," has died after a years-long battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60 years old. Finn was surrounded by loved ones when he died at…...
“This is Spinal Tap”, “The Princess Bride” y más: Las mejores películas de Rob Reiner
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Rob Reiner hizo el tipo de pel'culas que todos volvemos a ver. Son las pel'culas que citamos sin tener que pensarlo, las que consideramos est'ndares de oro en comedia, romance, drama y suspenso, las que desear'amos que se hicieran hoy…...