Archive for January, 2010

4 stars for Steppenwolf’s latest (Chicago Tribune)

THEATER REVIEW: “The Brother/Sister Plays” ???? Through May 23 at the Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N.

Credit union sponsors March 3 trip to see musical in Chicago (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

SCHERERVILLE | Advance Financial Federal Credit Union isoffering its members and friends who are age 50 and older a BetterThan 50 Club bus trip to see the musical “Million Dollar Quartet”at Chicago’s Apollo Theater.

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The new Broadway cast recording of West Side Story won the 2010 Grammy Award as Best Musical Show Album at the Jan. 31 Grammy Awards, celebrating excellence in the recording industry.

Celebrate Groundhog Day in city where movie was shot (Daily Herald)

Get into the spirit of Groundhog Day just a bit early by attending a free screening of the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” - in the town where the movie was actually filmed.

Rail backers reach out to Obama reps (Chicago Tribune)

Chicago attorneys Lewis Manilow and Patrick Giordano don’t pretend to be pulling the strings behind President Barack Obama’s push for high-speed rail.

Ex-Bull Chandler lists Northfield mansion (Chicago Tribune)

Charlotte Bobcats and former Chicago Bulls center Tyson Chandler has placed his 20-room, brick-and-limestone mansion in north suburban Northfield back on the market for $3.395 million.

As ‘The Color Purple’ visits St. Louis, no one has learned its lessons better than the Chicago woman who stars as Sofia (Belleville News-Democrat)

Portraying the abused Sofia in the musical “The Color Purple” has taught Felicia Fields lessons in strength, love and compassion. She hopes her audience has learned something, too.

Theater review: ‘The First Grade’ (San Francisco Chronicle)

RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) The First Grade: Comic drama. By Joel Drake Johnson. Directed by Tom Ross.

The Pulse: Ultimo Will Close After Four Decades (New York Times)

Ultimo, a symbol of European haute couture in Chicago, is closing its doors on Saturday after 40 years.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Sees the Beauty in Sister Jessica (People Magazine)

The Chicago star says her big sister isn’t alone in her struggle with body image issues

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