122 stories by "Bill Zwecker"
Director Rob Marshall and actors Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine tells tales of Streep and other behind-the-scenes antics of filming the fairy-tale fantasy film.
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It won't be much of a stretch, but it's nice to hear opera great Renee Fleming, the popular artistic consultant to Chicago's Lyric Opera, will be making her Broadway debut.
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SEEN ON THE SCENE: Chicago-based Gillian Flynn, author of "Gone Girl," who already has snared a Golden Globe nomination for the screenplay of her bestselling novel, was spied dining with her…
SEEN ON THE SCENE: "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" star Lee Pace " who also starred in the blockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy" this year " was spied sipping cocktails in the po…
The Evanston native, who won best actress in a musical for her portrayal of Carole King in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," will be honored by the Sarah Siddons Society next spring.
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"The 25th of December" is the saxophonist's fifth holiday album " an achievement that has some of his many fans calling him "Santa Koz."
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Christian Stolte, who stars on "Chicago Fire" as Mouch on the popular NBC drama series, will showcase his comedic chops (which he often does exhibit on "Chicago Fire") as the guest monologis…
Deidre Hall who has starred as Dr. Marlena Evans for decades on "Days of Our Lives," NBC's longest-running daytime TV drama " will be heading to Chicago this week to support Hell in a Handba…
SEEN ON THE SCENE: In town for his standup gig, Jerry Seinfeld had heads turning while he lunched at RL Friday. ... Cedric the Entertainer was spied getting his sushi fix at Jellyfish on Rus…
While Mike Nichols achieved great personal and professional success after he left Chicago, the acclaimed director always kept "a very special place in his heart" for Our Town.
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What started as a fun play on words has turned into a new business for Andrew Roffe, a former kid from the North Shore who has moved to Hollywood to pursue his dream of being a filmmaker.
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There will be an interesting group of celebrities scheduled to attend the official opening night of "Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale" at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Pl…
Tony-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth and Dana Brunetti, the producer best known for "The Social Network" and "House of Cards," have gone their separate ways.
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Jeff Perry sure knows he's one lucky actor to be part of the ABC hit, "Scandal." The actor called the other day to talk about both the show and two upcoming two episodes in which his charact…
Eminem is sure to be getting a lot of social media backlash for his portion of the "SHADY CXVPHER" mega-freestyle he and other Shady Records artists released on Monday.
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There was an intriguing twist as John Fogerty performed at the White House concert honoring the military last week " a prelude to Veterans Day.
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For many, the McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade is a great way to kick-off the holiday season.
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Ever since Charna Halpern moved her iO Theatre’s home next door to the VIP’s “gentlemen’s ...
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Actor and comedian Scott Adsit grew up in Northbrook and then went on to jump into the world of improv comedy at Chicago's Second City. While he has appeared in dozens of TV shows and big sc…
Annie Clark, the singer who records and performs under the name St. Vincent, will be at the Museum of Contemporary Art for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 program. Clark/St. Vincent will join P…
When Jane Lynch returns to here to emcee this weekend's big Lyric Opera 60th anniversary concert gala, she will be arriving with a few less bucks in her pocketbook. The "Glee" star and proud…
Congratulations are in order for Chicago native Sean Hayes. The actor and producer has become engaged to his longtime partner, music producer and composer Scott Icenogle.
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