CHICAGO – It is Chicago where New York City native Harry Wood is debuting his first play, entitled “Roast,” through The Comrades theater company at the Greenhouse Theater Center. The comic drama, about a gathering of stand up comics and relatives to “roast” – rather than eulogize – a deceased fellow comedian, is a World Premiere that runs through August 18th, 2019. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Photo Gallery: KISS Performs at RiverEdge Park on Aug. 20, 2017
Submitted by JeffDoles on August 22, 2017 - 9:22amAURORA, Ill. – HollywoodChicago.com photographer Jeff Doles brings you front-row photos of KISS performing at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Ill. on Aug. 20, 2017.
Photography by: Jeff Doles, 238 Studios
Music Review: 2017 Chicago Open Air Festival With Anthrax, Megadeth, Rob Zombie, KISS
Submitted by JeffDoles on July 15, 2017 - 1:55pmCHICAGO – Watching a heavy metal band perform during daylight can be a little like watching a horror film with the lights on. The overall performance can sometimes lose a bit of its edge and intensity.
2017 Chicago Open Air Festival to Run From July 14-16, 2017
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 23, 2017 - 9:52pmBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – One of the biggest rock festivals in the country will soon take place in the Chicagoland area. The second-annual Chicago Open Air Festival will feature a full arsenal of rock artists and will take place at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. from July 14 to 16, 2017.
Film Feature: The Top 10 Celebrity Photos of 2014, By Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 20, 2015 - 4:41pmCHICAGO – In a year where shoots with perpetual photo fashionistas like Cindy Crawford and Sarah Jessica Parker still failed to crack the Top Ten list of biggest celebrity photo-ops, you know 2014 was a very good year for HollywoodChicago.com and myself, Joe Arce, as Senior Staff Photographer.
Slideshow: KISS Rocker Gene Simmons in Chicagoland
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 11, 2014 - 1:27pm- Ace Frehley
- Anderson’s Bookshop
- Downers Grove
- Gene Simmons
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Slideshow
- Illinois
- Joe Arce
- KISS
- Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business
- Naperville
- Patrick McDonald
- Paul Stanley
- Peter Criss
- The Demon
- Tivoli Theater
CHICAGO – Tongues were wagging as Gene Simmons, “The Demon” of the rock band KISS, made an appearance in Downers Grove, Ill., to greet fans and sign his new book “Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business”. The appearance was took place on October 28th, 2014, at the Tivoli Theater and was sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshop of Napervillle, Ill.
Exclusive Portrait: Paul Stanley of Rock Band KISS Unmasked
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 5, 2014 - 8:31amCHICAGO – Fresh from his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (along with bandmates Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss), Paul Stanley of the rock group KISS stopped by last month at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Ill. to sign his new book “Face the Music: A Life Exposed”.
