New managing director for Next Theatre
The Next Theatre Company announced Wednesday that Jon Arndt is its new managing director.
Get the full story >>Eric Church tops Billboard albums chart; Amy Winehouse moves up
As projected last week, country singer Eric Church takes his third album, “Chief,” straight in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200...
Get the full story >>Bryn Terfel's artful song recital captivates at Ravinia
Bryn Terfel can command a stage whether he's thundering as Wotan, king of the Wagnerian gods, in "Die Walkure," or singing a lullaby from...
Get the full story >>Ashton Kutcher will play a billionaire looking for love on 'Two and a Half Men'
Ashton Kutcher will pick up where Charlie Sheen left off on "Two and a Half Men" — well, minus the "goddesses" off the set.
Get the full story >>Laurence Fishburne to play Clark Kent's editor in 'Superman'
Laurence Fishburne will edit Superman in “Man of Steel,” TheWrap has confirmed.
Get the full story >>Jamie Lynn Spears back together with Casey Aldridge
Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge, the father of her daughter Maddie Briann, are back together!
Get the full story >>ABC Family, the CW tops in gay inclusive shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hit TV show "Pretty Little Liars" helped ABC Family win an "excellent" rating on Wednesday for its portrayal...
Get the full story >>Oprah, James Earl Jones to receive honorary Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences awards honorary Oscars every year at the cinematic awards show and this year the honors...
Get the full story >>Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are broke; can they be redeemed?
Have Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt seen the error of their ways? A skeptical as we are, it actually appears as if they might have.
Get the full story >>Video: Matt Damon's tense exchange with journalist over education
Actor Matt Damon joined his mother, a Boston-area schoolteacher, for this year's 'Save Our Schools' march in Washington DC. Check out this...
Get the full story >>Alaska salon patronized by Palin gets own TV show
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Wasilla, Alaska, beauty salon credited with designing Sarah Palin's trademark "up-do" hairstyle will be...
Get the full story >>Early Alfred Hitchcock effort discovered
It's the kind of surprise the Master of Suspense would have loved.
Get the full story >>Samantha Ronson, Lindsay Lohan's ex, busted for DUI
Samantha Ronson, DJ and ex-girlfriend of Lindsay Lohan, was arrested early Monday (Aug. 1) morning outside Baker, Calif., on suspicion of...
Get the full story >>Jay-Z, Kanye West trim dates on Watch The Throne tour
Fans eager to experience Watch the Throne live are going to have to wait an extra month before they can see Jay-Z and Kanye West in...
Get the full story >>Charlie Sheen's 'Men' character to get TV funeral?
Charlie Sheen's “Two and A Half Men” character will not only be killed off, he will be given a funeral when the TV series...
Get the full story >>Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes reflect on an alt era now gone
It was a bit ironic that Alkaline Trio and Smoking Popes' show at Metro on Monday was presented by the now non-existent Q101, a station that...
Get the full story >>He's the hottest young composer around, but catching Nico Muhly isn't easy
Nico Muhly apologized for missing our phone interview. By an entire day, as it turned out.
Get the full story >>Singer Andrea Marcovicci embraces ballads of romantic pain
What is a torch song?
Get the full story >>Ryan Kwanten subject of alleged nude pic
Possibly derailing that little bit of his sculpted body still left to your imagination, ONTD (via HuffPo) reports that "True Blood" star...
Get the full story >>'Bachelorette': Are Ashley and J.P. still together?
We kick off the "Bachelorette: After the Final Rose" reunion with Ben F., the winemaker who was not chosen by Ashley. The ladies are sure...
Get the full story >>Jill Scott: Full of fearlessness and passion
Brimming with fierce independence, soul singer Jill Scott came out firing Sunday at a packed Charter One Pavilion and didn't let up for 90...
Get the full story >>Kings of Leon cancel rest of U.S. tour
Kings of Leon canceled the remainder of their summer tour Monday, including an Aug. 26 concert at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre inTinley...
Get the full story >>Was Amy Winehouse planning on adopting a child?
Welcome to your afternoon celeb fix, where we tell you what your favorite - and not so favorite - stars are up to.
Get the full story >>Britney Spears records niece singing 'Up and Down'
Britney Spears records her niece covering her track "Up N Down."
Get the full story >>Fiesta del Sol keeps it hot, hot, hot
All hands reach to the sun, navigating and conjuring beats while soul-diva samples rage that the crowd is "in my house."
Get the full story >>Helen Mirren wins Body of the Year over Elle MacPherson, Pippa Middleton
Age is only a number, ladies. Dame Helen Mirren, 66, just won L.A. Fitness' poll...
Get the full story >>'Beavis and Butt-head' coming back to MTV; 'Daria' too?
As we noted in our post about the first look at "Beavis and Butt-head's" return to MTV, the two title characters haven't changed much...
Get the full story >>Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt plan to do fewer films
Actress/director/mom Angelina Jolie is being pulled in different directions these days.
Get the full story >>PBS looking to change sponsor messages
PBS wants viewers to stick around longer — and it's seeing if fancy marketing research can help.
Get the full story >>Singers, CSO deliver thrilling 'Tosca'
Riccardo Muti may claim the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as his prized operatic "pit band" during the downtown season, but the privilege of...
Get the full story >>Surprise box office tie for 'Cowboys', 'Smurfs'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sci-fi western "Cowboys & Aliens" overcame the upstart "Smurfs" to win the weekend box office with $36.4 million...
Get the full story >>Epic 'Kullervo' brings bracing gust of icy Nordic air to Grant Park
"Kullervo" represents a side of Jean Sibelius' output few American listeners know. Completed in 1892 and based on the Finnish mythology...
Get the full story >>Celeb scents: The sweet perfume of Bieber
Macy's Herald Square is teeming with tweenage girls this muggy, late June afternoon. One of them, Miranda Santiago, has chosen to spend part...
Get the full story >>Oprah's new lead-in: Rosie
"Let me tell you," Rosie O'Donnell told reporters Friday at the TV press tour in Beverly Hills. "I'm still scared when she calls."
Get the full story >>Thodos' experiment yields uneven results
By design, Thodos Dance Chicago's annual exercise inviting performers to try choreography is an experimental laboratory, a mix of talents...
Get the full story >>Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara weds in Scotland
EDINBURGH, July 30 (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's
Get the full story >>Sapphire talks about the difficult birth of 'The Kid'
A vast national audience rooted for Precious, the heroine of the film of that name and of Sapphire's novel "Push," as she learned to read...
Get the full story >>Olivia Wilde considers offer to play Linda Lovelace
Olivia Wilde tells E! Online that she is considering an offer to portray Linda Lovelace in a biographical movie about the porn star, adding...
Get the full story >>Lady Gaga collaborates on photo book
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A photo book showing pop star Lady Gaga's life on the road and in the recording studio will be released this year,...
Get the full story >>Chicago tips its hat to jazz great Von Freeman
Chicago saxophone legend Von Freeman probably would have been delighted to hear the city's mayor sing his praises Thursday night at...
Get the full story >>MacArthur: $1 million for international projects
The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation said that it plans to make an additional $1 million available to Chicago-area arts groups.
Get the full story >>Dolly Parton still a ray of sunshine
Dolly Parton began and ended her performance at the Rosemont Theatre Thursday night with "Light of a Clear Blue Morning," a 1977 hit...
Get the full story >>"Entourage" creator says movie of hit show will happen
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It seems only fitting that Vince Chase and his buddies may soon be seen on movie theater screens after ending...
Get the full story >>Emanuel makes surprise visit at jazz series
"We are the center of the world for jazz," Mayor Rahm Emanuel told a cheering crowd Thursday night at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium...
Get the full story >>Brian Wilson turns mind to Gershwin
To make his "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin" album, the former Beach Boys singer listened repeatedly to more than 100 of the late pop...
Get the full story >>Christian rockers stuck running gantlet
Being a member of a Christian rock band is not for the meek.
Get the full story >>Winning hit TV show gives singer Javier Colon a 'Voice'
Javier Colon was almost the champion who never was. The first winner of NBC's hit series "The Voice" nearly backed out of the competition...
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