CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
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Interview: Fred Savage on His Real Wonder Years
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 13, 2014 - 5:00pmCHICAGO – There are few TV shows associated with a song more than “The Wonder Years”. Joe Cocker’s raspy version of “With a Little Help From My Friends” immediately conjures up that family sitcom and especially the centerpiece lead child actor Fred Savage.
TV News: NBC Cancels Four Shows Including ‘Bent,’ ‘Awake’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 11, 2012 - 3:38pmCHICAGO – NBC released the least surprising quartet of cancellations in a very long time by announcing that four of their under-performers will not be on the list when schedules are announced next week — say goodbye to “Awake,” “Bent,” “Best Friends Forever,” and “Are You There, Chelsea?”
TV Review: Mediocre ‘Best Friends Forever’ Could Be Better, Probably Won’t Last Long
Submitted by BrianTT on April 4, 2012 - 10:56amCHICAGO – NBC’s new sitcom “Best Friends Forever” could have been significantly worse — I had awfully low expectations for another NBC relationship comedy premiering at a time of the year when hits are uncommon — but it’s also in no way memorable enough to feel like required viewing or something that’s going to be around for any significant amount of time.
TV News: NBC’s ‘Community’ Returns to Thursday Nights in March
Submitted by BrianTT on February 21, 2012 - 4:24pmCHICAGO – NBC gave us the news we’d all been hoping for since one of the best comedies on television was unceremoniously pulled from the air — “Community” will return to Thursday nights on March 15th, 2012. Of course, with good news comes bad news as “Parks and Recreation” goes on hiatus until April 19th. At that point “Up All Night” will have ended its 24-episode run and “Parks” can return. Confusing enough for you?