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Review: Tzigane scores impressive Grant Park Orchestra debut
With few exceptions, Ravinia has not gone out of its way to provide exposure for young conductors who are making their way up the...
Review: Steve Kuhn at the Green Mill
Pianist Steve Kuhn estimates it has been about 30 years since he last played the Chicago area, quite a span for an artist of his talents.
Kanye West's Twitter review of 'Pacific Rim'
Kanye West isn’t what you’d call an active member of the Twitterverse. Even though he’s racked up nearly 10 million...
Man charged with trying to extort Paula Deen
(Reuters) - A New York man was arrested Friday on charges that he tried to extort $250,000 from celebrity chef Paula Deen over what he...
Seth Meyers engaged to girlfriend Alexi Ashe
Seth Meyers and longtime lawyer girlfriend Alexi Ashe are engaged.
Paula Deen parts ways with agent
The drops just keep coming in the Paula Deen world — only this time, the white-haired butter empress is not the one getting cut.
Review: Ravinia premiere underscores poignancy of Bernstein's 'Songfest'
The world premiere of a new chamber version of Leonard Bernstein's "Songfest" Thursday afternoon in Ravinia's Martin Theatre brought...
Review: Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' full of empty boasts
It's possible to pare down the gist of "Magna Carta Holy Grail," the 12th solo studio album from New York rapper/businessman/new dad Jay-Z,...
Rolling Stones deliver biggest bang in nostalgic London show
LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones blasted through the past into the present on Saturday with a rip-roaring show in London's Hyde Park...
'Lone Ranger' ambushed at box office, Disney may face loss
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Lone Ranger," Walt Disney Co's big-budget western starring Johnny Depp, performed below expectations on...
Clooney, Bullock to open Venice Film Festival with 'Gravity'
LONDON (Reuters) - The world premiere of Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity", starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney,...
Motorhead cancels summer gigs due to frontman's ill health
LONDON (Reuters) - British metal band Motorhead has canceled its summer festival appearances due to frontman Lemmy's ill health.
Toby Keith, Garth Brooks top Oklahoma Twister Relief benefit
Saturday’s country music all-star gathering for the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert in Norman, Okla., has aready generated at least $1...
Kerry Washington and 49ers' Nnamdi Asomugha are married
Kerry Washington is married! And who knew she was even dating!
Wale's 'The Gifted' tops Billboard chart
For the second consecutive week, a trio of rap efforts lead the Billboard chart. D.C. rapper Wale scored his first No. 1 debut after his...
'Despicable Me 2' already beating 'Lone Ranger' at box office
"The Lone Ranger" will have to crack its whip to reach the front of the box office pack this holiday weekend.
Cirque du Soleil says aerialist didn't slip out of harness
As a government investigation gets underway concerning the death on Saturday of a Cirque du Soleil performer in Las Vegas, the Montreal...
Netflix expands streaming deal with PBS
The competition between Amazon and Netflix for content is good news for PBS.
Paula Deen: Poll says majority doesn't find chef racist
Corporate America may be running away from Paula Deen as fast as it can, but ordinary viewers are sticking with the deposed chef, a new poll...
'Lady and Tramp' animator John Wilson dies at 93
LONDON (Reuters) - British-born animator and producer John David Wilson, famed for the "Grease" and "Lady and the Tramp" films, has died...
Avril Lavigne, Nickelback singer marry goth-style in south of France
Rockers Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger are married after tying the knot Monday at an estate in the south of France.
Marie Osmond's talk show canceled by Hallmark
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Marie Osmond's Hallmark Channel talk show, "Marie," has been canceled, the...
Marilyn Manson show moved to Riv
The July 5 Marilyn Manson show that was scheduled for the Congress Theater, has been moved to the Riviera. Tickets sold for the Congress...
'Under the Dome' loses 15% of audience in Week 2
The summer series "Under the Dome" on CBS lost about 15% of its audience in its second week, according to Nielsen.
Matthias Goerne's Ravinia recital a feast for lieder lovers
Fortunate we are that Ravinia has been the summer recital venue of choice for the intense, commanding German baritone Matthias Goerne on...
Kris Kross rapper Kelly died from drug overdose, authorities say
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the 1990s teen rap duo Kris Kross died in May from a drug overdose according to toxicology...
For jazz lovers, it's time to play – at summer camp
Summer's here, which means it's time for … jazz camp?
Greg Cameron bringing his contacts to new Joffrey job
Greg Cameron arrived this week as executive director of the Joffrey Ballet armed with a wealth of contacts — key to success in...
Actor Pierce Brosnan's daughter dies of ovarian cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish actor Pierce Brosnan said on Tuesday that his 41-year-old daughter Charlotte had died after a three year battle...
Investigators probe Cirque du Soleil death in Las Vegas
Federal occupational safety officials are investigating the death of a performer during Cirque du Soleil's "KA" show at the MGM Grand in Las...
Live Nation offers tickets to Buffett fans stuck in muddy lawn
In the wake of the rain-induced mud and wet lawn that plagued Saturday's Jimmy Buffett concert, Live Nation is issuing complimentary tickets...
Kyra Sedgwick cuts off fingertip in clash with kale
Looks as if there's a little less Kyra Sedgwick in the world — "The Closer" actress and wife of Kevin Bacon sliced off a fingertip...
Folks Operetta's rare Lehar summons more frowns than smiles
Franz Lehar's operetta "The Land of Smiles" has not received a Chicago production in more than 25 years and the bittersweet romantic...
Kendrick Lamar, Gabrielle Douglas among BET Award winners
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenage Olympian Gabrielle Douglas, rapper Kendrick Lamar, actor Jamie Foxx as well as singers Rihanna and Nicki...
This time, bombast works, for the most part
THEATER REVIEW: 'Tartuffe' at Court Theatre ★★★ ... Charles Newell's conception for his new Court Theatre production of...
Cirque du Soleil Performer Dies From Fall During Las Vegas Show (Updated)
Jul 01 (TheWrap.com) - A Cirque du Soleil performer has died after falling Saturday night during a performance of the show "Ka" at the MGM...
Sighting: Following the Blackhawks' tour de Champagne
When the competition on the ice ended last week in Boston with the Blackhawks hoisting the Stanley Cup trophy, the competition among...
CSO's first foray to western suburbs a success despite outdoor sound system
Now that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is about to renew an annual summer relationship with North Shore audiences that goes back nearly...
'The Heat' Sizzles, 'White House Down' Fizzles as 'Monsters U' Repeats at Box Office
Jun 30 (TheWrap.com) - Women moviegoers turned out in force to help Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock's "The Heat" beat up Channing...
Review: Pianist Matthew Shipp at Constellation
Pianist Matthew Shipp's tours have brought him to Chicago all too infrequently, which helps explain the standing-room-only audience that...
Review: 'War Requiem' from Grant Park Orchestra, choruses
Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" enjoyed such popular success that the composer became wary.
Review: Rush at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
"When ... did Rush become cool?" asked Dave Grohl, rhetorically, as he inducted the Canadian trio into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last...
Jim Nayder, host of 'Annoying Music Show,' dead
Jim Nayder, a longtime fixture on Chicago public radio and pioneering program director at WBEZ-FM 91.5, was found dead in his Rogers Park...
Tony Kushner: Gay marriage rulings help to realize his themes
Tony Kushner’s landmark achievements have been “Angels in America,” the epic 1992 stage play that showed humanly flawed...
Alec Baldwin deletes Twitter account after rant
Celebrities are rarely more unfiltered than Alec Baldwin, as the Emmy winning "30 Rock" star has once again demonstrated via Twitter.
Steve Dahl and Garry Meier head 2013 Radio Hall of Fame inductees
Former WLUP-FM morning show team Steve Dahl and Garry Meier are among the members of the National Radio Hall of Fame’s 2013 class of...
James Gandolfini funeral: Family and friends share memories
At a funeral service Thursday morning at Manhattan’s Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, James Gandolfini was...
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