CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Julia Sweeney
Red-Carpet Slideshow: New Showtime Network Series is Filmed-in-Chicago ‘Work in Progress'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 15, 2019 - 6:33pmCHICAGO – One of the latest diversity-oriented TV series is “Work in Progress,’ which premiered on the Showtime Network on December 8th, 2019. The show was created by Chicago improv artists Tim Mason and Abby McEnany, who portrays a fictionalized version of herself.
Slideshow, Audio: Red-Carpet Portraits from The Second City Roast of George Wendt
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 7, 2017 - 11:16pm- Andrew Alexander
- Betty Thomas
- Bob Odenkirk
- Cheers
- David Koechner
- George Wendt
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- I Can’t Believe They Wendt There: The Roast of George Wendt
- Jason Sudeikis
- Joe Arce
- Joel Murray
- Julia Sweeney
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Laura Jane Hyde
- Pat Finn
- Patrick McDonald
- The Second City
- Tim Kazurinsky
CHICAGO – On September 9th, 2017, it seemed like the whole of The Second City theater on Wells Street in Chicago let out a collective cry of “NORM!” The favorite barfly of TV’s “Cheers,” George Wendt, came back to his old comedy stomping ground at The Second City to participate in “I Can’t Believe They Wendt There: The Roast of George Wendt.”
Interviews: Women in Film Chicago 2017 Focus Award Recipients
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 21, 2017 - 12:08pmCHICAGO – Women in Film Chicago (WIFC) continues its role as one of the best resource and advocacy groups for women filmmakers. Last month, they celebrated their Focus Awards and honored four women – producer Julie Smolyansky, cinematographer Tari Segal, filmmaker Mary Morten and comedian Julia Sweeney.
Interview: Producer & CEO Julie Smolyansky, 2017 Women in Film Chicago Focus Awards Honoree
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 21, 2017 - 6:59pmCHICAGO – One of the signature events for Women in Film Chicago (WIFC) is their annual Focus Awards, which will take place on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 (for more details and ticket purchasing information, click here). The WIFC will honor four notable women who influence Chicago-area film production, including actress Julia Sweeney, producer/activist Mary Morten, director of photography Tari Segal and CEO (of Lifeway Foods, Inc.) and film producer Julie Smolyansky.