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    May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. On the Calendar

    Luke Bryan: The ACM award winner for entertainer of the year is on his "Dirt Road Diaries" tour. June 15 at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 19100 S. Ridgeland, Tinley Park; $35-$70; livenation.com Carolina Chocolate Drops: Add this Grammy-winning band...

    Tags: House of Blues Chicago, Entertainment Events, Music, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Green Music Fest

    2. Apr 29, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. 'Chicago Fire' renewed, just like Jesse Spencer expected

    It's difficult to tell who should be more excited NBC officially picked up “Chicago Fire” for a second season Friday: The cast and crew of the firefighter drama or the Illinois Film Office.
    It's difficult to tell who should be more excited NBC officially picked up “Chicago Fire” for a second season Friday: The cast and crew of the firefighter drama or the Illinois Film Office. The good news allows the Dick Wolf-produced show to...

    Tags: Brooklyn Nets, Jim Gaffigan, Prisons, Movies, Nicola Peltz

    3. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 'The Whale' and other big fish to check out right now

    April can be the cruelest or the kindest month for a critic, but it most certainly is the busiest month in the Chicago theater. Over the last 30 days, I've seen about 30 shows in Chicago and New York. I'm gonna get right to the point here; there are more reviews to write.
    April can be the cruelest or the kindest month for a critic, but it most certainly is the busiest month in the Chicago theater. Over the last 30 days, I've seen about 30 shows in Chicago and New York. I'm gonna get right to the point here; there are...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Tom Hanks, Music

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. BRIEF: 'Forward,' film about Madison protests, to screen at Oriental

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    "Forward," a film about the 2011 protests in Madison and the recall elections that followed, is showing in a fundraising screening at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave. The politically minded movie by Dusan Harminc and Matt...

    Tags: Movies

    5. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Jimmy Buffett catches 'Big Fish' in Chicago

    One of the producers of the musical "Big Fish" is none other than Mr. Fins himself, singer Jimmy Buffett. And he's catching the show tonight (<a href="http://www.broadwayinchicago.com/shows_dyn.php?cmd=display_current&amp;display_showtag=bigfish13" target="_blank">Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.</a>) at the Oriental Theatre in the Loop, where it's having its pre-Broadway premiere production.
    Tribune reporter
    One of the producers of the musical "Big Fish" is none other than Mr. Fins himself, singer Jimmy Buffett. And he's catching the show tonight (Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.) at the Oriental Theatre in the Loop, where it's having its pre-Broadway premiere...

    Tags: Frank Marshall, Music, Music Theater, Big Fish (movie)

    6. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Swimming in father's stories in 'Big Fish'

    THEATER REVIEW: "Big Fish" at the Oriental Theatre &#9733;&#9733;&#9733; ... Time surely is ripe for an American family musical, at once fantastical and emotional.
    With British and Irish yarns so dominant at the higher end of Broadway, time surely is ripe for an American family musical, at once fantastical and emotional, with its heart in family reconciliation and its roots in the florid storytelling culture of...

    Tags: Fishing, Movies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Music, John August

    7. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. 'Big Fish' writer chats with the minnows

    A group of influential screenwriters will converge on Chicago this weekend, including Lucy Alibar (whose script for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was nominated for an Oscar this year) and Bob Gale (who wrote all three "Back to the Future" films).
    A group of influential screenwriters will converge on Chicago this weekend, including Lucy Alibar (whose script for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was nominated for an Oscar this year) and Bob Gale (who wrote all three "Back to the Future" films). They'...

    Tags: House of Cards (tv program), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), The Second City, Movies, Steven Spielberg

    8. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  8. Behind the scenes of 'Big Fish'

    When producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen made the decision to turn their 2003 film "Big Fish"&mdash;a Southern Gothic fantasy adventure about a son who attempts to come to terms with his dying father Edward Bloom's tall tales&mdash;into a musical, their first choice to direct and choreograph the production was Susan Stroman.
    For RedEye
    When producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen made the decision to turn their 2003 film "Big Fish"—a Southern Gothic fantasy adventure about a son who attempts to come to terms with his dying father Edward Bloom's tall tales—into a musical, their...

    Tags: Broadway Theater, Tony Awards, Entertainment Events, Music, Theater

    9. Mar 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Chicago catches a 'Big Fish'

    <strong>NEW YORK &mdash;</strong> A man in a Manhattan rehearsal room asks a young boy a question: "No soccer game this week?" A look crosses the kid's face. You can read love, loneliness, contempt. "It's not soccer season anymore, Dad."
    NEW YORK — A man in a Manhattan rehearsal room asks a young boy a question: "No soccer game this week?" A look crosses the kid's face. You can read love, loneliness, contempt. "It's not soccer season anymore, Dad." Chastened, the man talks of...

    Tags: Movies, Manhattan (New York City), Mel Brooks, Celebrities, Dan Jinks

    10. Feb 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Once' and 'Evita' coming to Chicago next fall

    The first national tour of "Once," the Tony Award-winning musical based on the movie of the same name about an Irish street musican and his Czech angel, is headed to Chicago. "Once" will play the Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.) for three weeks, beginning Oct. 9.
    By Chris Jones, Tribune theater critic
    The first national tour of "Once," the Tony Award-winning musical based on the movie of the same name about an Irish street musican and his Czech angel, is headed to Chicago. "Once" will play the Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.) for three weeks,...

    Tags: Tony Awards, Chicago Loop, Ricky Martin, Entertainment Events, Music

    11. Feb 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. 'Wicked' coming back to Chicago in the fall

    The Broadway musical "Wicked," which ran for more than three-and-a-half years in a dedicated Chicago production from 2005 to 2009, is making another return visit to the city that so embraced it. "Wicked" will have&nbsp; a hefty, eight-week engagement this fall.
    The Broadway musical "Wicked," which ran for more than three-and-a-half years in a dedicated Chicago production from 2005 to 2009, is making another return visit to the city that so embraced it. "Wicked" will have  a hefty, eight-week engagement this...

    Tags: Broadway Theater, Music, Wicked (musical), Music Theater

    12. Jan 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Kate Baldwin, Bobby Steggert join cast of 'Big Fish'

    Broadway stars Kate Baldwin and Bobby Steggert have been added to the previously announced cast of "Big Fish," the new musical based on the Tim Burton movie. "Big Fish" is slated to premiere in Chicago in April in a pre-Broadway tryout. Norbert Leo Butz...

    Tags: Tim Burton, John August, Big Fish (movie)

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