CHICAGO – If you’ve never seen the farcical ensemble theater chestnut “Noises Off,” you will see no better version than on the Steppenwolf Theatre stage, now at their northside Chicago venue through November 3rd. For tickets and details for this riotous theater experience, click NOISES OFF.
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Podtalk: 50 Years Later, Jesse Jackson on Martin Luther King Jr.
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 4, 2018 - 7:44amCHICAGO – On April 4th, 1968, Reverend Jesse Jackson was already, at age 26, a civil rights leader. He joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, on that April night to help with a sanitation workers strike. He was in the parking lot of the Lorraine Motel when the shots rang out that killed Dr. King on the balcony.
Entertainment News: Hail Hail Rocker Chuck Berry, Who Dies at 90
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 19, 2017 - 6:50am- 90 Years Old
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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO – One of rock and roll music’s last living pioneers, Chuck Berry, was found dead in his home in St. Charles County, Missouri, on Mar. 18, 2017. He was the “Father of Rock ‘n Roll” for his hit songs in the 1950s, but Berry was also known for his controversies and live concert style. He was 90 years old.
Red-Carpet Video Interviews: Gloria Estefan’s Broadway Musical ‘On Your Feet!’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 21, 2015 - 1:38pm- 238 Studios
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CHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com presents our video coverage of the pre-Broadway premiere of the new musical “On Your Feet!” from Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan on June 17, 2015 at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago.
Blu-ray Review: Tony-Winning Musical ‘Memphis’ Belts Out Joyful Noise
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 25, 2012 - 8:29amCHICAGO – Sometimes high energy and spirited charisma are enough to redeem a mediocre musical, and that is precisely what “Memphis” has in spades. It’s not a wholly derivative show by any means, but it does tread through familiar troubled waters. Modern Broadway classics like “Hairspray” have already effectively illustrated that “Rock ’n’ roll is just Negro blues sped up.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 15 Chicago Passes to Theatrical ‘Memphis’ Direct From Broadway
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 24, 2011 - 10:49pmCHICAGO – In our latest direct-from-Broadway edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 admit-one passes up for grabs to the Chicago and Chicagoland screenings of the theatrical “Memphis” in HD!