CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
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Film Review: ‘Spotlight’ Offers a Relevant First Draft to History
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 16, 2015 - 7:01pmCHICAGO – “Spotlight” is a movie which aspires to greatness and oftentimes just about gets there. It’s a movie that is thoroughly confident that the process of journalism and a great story provides all the excitement it needs to grab an audience’s attention. And what a great story it is.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 15 4-Pack Movie Tickets, 5 Blu-ray Combo Packs to Broadway’s ‘Shrek the Musical’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 11, 2013 - 3:18pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup for families with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 15 family 4-packs of movie tickets plus 5 Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Shrek the Musical”!
TV News: NBC Renews ‘Smash’ For Second Season
Submitted by BrianTT on March 22, 2012 - 4:44pmCHICAGO – Since it slid in weeks two and three, viewers who fell in love with NBC’s “Smash” have been biting their nails like an ingenue waiting to see if she makes the cut for callbacks. Good news, “Smash” fans: NBC renewed the show for a second season today.
TV Review: NBC’s ‘Smash’ is Best New Network Show of the Season
Submitted by BrianTT on February 6, 2012 - 8:47amCHICAGO – After months of hype and expectations that increased with every creative and ratings failure that NBC trotted out this season, the premiere of “Smash” is finally here. Is this the show that saves NBC? Is it the next “Glee” or the next “Cop Rock”?
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 38 Pairs of Sneak-Peek Chicago Passes to Steven Spielberg’s ‘Smash’ on NBC
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 31, 2011 - 5:26pmCHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have 38 admit-two VIP party passes up for grabs to the special sneak screening of the premiere episode of Steven Spielberg’s “Smash” on NBC starring Debra Messing!