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Elizabeth Stanley Lifts ‘Xanadu’ to Place Where Nobody Dared to Go
Play Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– If classics such as “A Chorus Line” and “Les Miserables” willfully suggest the existence of a secured, calculated recipe for a Broadway hit, Christopher Ashley’s “Xanadu”...
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‘Legally Blonde the Musical’ is Aptly Sweetened Chicago Refreshment
CHICAGO– If you were one of those Chicagoans who discovered a new allergy to the hoards of hormonally-charged pubescents attached to “Wicked’s” wake, you may want to take heed, or rather cover—a new...
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Interview: Oscar Winner Olympia Dukakis at the Chicago Gabby Awards
CHICAGO– The highlight of the Gabby Awards, the June 19th ceremony in Chicago honoring Greek Americans, was Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.In an emotional and...
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Theater Review: ‘The 39 Steps’ is Frolicsome, Hollow Hitchcock
CHICAGO– The stage may is noticeably stripped, and the absence of technical advancement well-viewed. But the brass creativity emanating from “The 39 Steps”, the rollicking adaptation of Alfred...
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Theater Review: ‘Rock of Ages’ Ain’t Nothin’ But a Good Time
CHICAGO– “I wanted to explore deep, thoughtful theatre,” deadpans a giddily vitriolic narrator, played here in a last minute swap-out by Mitchell Jarvis, during the eleventh hour of “Rock of Ages”....
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Dazzles in HD Release
CHICAGO– If you still know anyone who doubts the quality difference between Blu-ray and standard DVD, show them the stunning transfer of Disney’s Best Picture-nominated “Beauty and the Beast,” one of...
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Theater News: Smash-Hit ‘The Book of Mormon’ Coming to Chicago in 2012
CHICAGO– The biggest and most talked about musical to hit Broadway in years will have a mission in Chicago come December 2012. “The Book of Mormon,” winner of 9 Tony Awards this year including Best...
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Interview: Jeremy Jordan Makes ‘Joyful Noise’ in Film Debut
CHICAGO– It is a story as old as show business itself. Plucky understudy replaces a Broadway musical lead on the same night a movie director decides to take in the play, which results in the understudy...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 15 4-Pack Movie Tickets, 5 Blu-ray Combo Packs...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup for families with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 15 family 4-packs of movie ticketsplus5 Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs for...
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Interview: From Stage to Screen for the Actors in ‘Jersey Boys’
CHICAGO– When taking a huge Broadway hit to the screen, there are a whole new set of challenges. For the actors of the new film adaptation of “Jersey Boys” – John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Michael...
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Film Review: ‘Jersey Boys’ Can’t Escape Its Broadway Roots
CHICAGO– Director Clint Eastwood’s “Jersey Boys” suffers from the same inherent fundamental flaw in all of these so-called Jukebox Musicals – their stories are mere afterthoughts. You come for the...
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Interview: Teen Queen Debbie Gibson is All Grown Up
CHICAGO– Debbie Gibson was the youngest recording artist – at 17 years old – to write, produce and perform a number one hit (“Foolish Beat” in 1988), and her songs were the soundtrack to that era’s...
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Movie News: Golden Age Movie Star Lauren Bacall Dies at 89
NEWYORK– She had it all. Just like Bogie and, well, her. Lauren “Betty” Bacall accidentally became a movie actress, but that accident led to stardom, two marriages to famous actors and a long life of...
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Red-Carpet Video Interviews: Gloria Estefan’s Broadway Musical ‘On Your Feet!’
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...
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Film News: Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com at the 2017 Tribeca Film...
NEWYORKCITY– HollywoodChicago.com is New York City bound, as Writer and Editorial Coordinator Patrick McDonald reports on the first week of the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival from April 20th through April...
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Entertainment News: Teen Idol David Cassidy Dies at 67
FORTLAUDERDALE, FLA– He was the heart throb-iest of the teen heart throbs when he came onto the scene in the early 1970s. David Cassidy was the driving force of the manufactured-for-TV pop act The...
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Film Review: ‘Bathtubs Over Broadway’ Revives a Forgotten Art Form
CHICAGO– There are cultural heroes, and then there is comedy writer Steve Young. Through sheer happenstance, he began a journey that ended up with a rediscovery of an art form that without Young’s...
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Exclusive Photo: In Memoriam for Broadway Legend Carol Channing, Dead at 97
CHICAGO– Carol Channing was always, seemingly, full of sunshine. With her unique voice and “back row” Broadway singing chops, the eternal ingenue sparkled through a remarkable seven decade show...
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Film News: Patrick McDonald Hosts ‘Bathtubs Over Broadway' for AHFS on May...
CHICAGO– How does one man rediscover and revive an art form? This question is answered in the magnificent “Bathtubs Over Broadway,” a 2018 documentary about the quest of comedy writer Steve Young, as...
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Podtalks: Josh Mostel & Barry Dennen of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
CHICAGO– In 1973, director Norman Jewison fashioned a radical film version of the rock opera/Broadway show “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and the cinematic innovations plus stellar cast equaled a timeless...
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