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Court to probe singer Chris Brown's community service records
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a court to find R&B; singer Chris Brown in violation of his probation because they...
'Million Dollar Quartet' on Letterman this week
Members of the Chicago cast of "Million Dollar Quartet" are playing for Dave this week. As part as "Elvis Week," a new Elvis plays nightly...
Kristen Wiig joins Will Ferrell in 'Anchorman' sequel
Kristen Wiig is joining the cast of Will Ferrell's "Anchorman" sequel.
Music + Movement Festival to bow at city's stages
A new festival celebrating music and dance will launch Feb. 28 under the auspices of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University and...
'Disconnect': Play about India call center never makes connection
"Disconnect," the aptly named new play by Anupama Chandrasekhar at the Victory Gardens Theater, is set in a collection agency in Chennai,...
Joffrey Ballet to celebrate giants in 'Legends'
The Americans celebrated in the Joffrey Ballet's "American Legends" program aren't all choreographers.
Katie Holmes reportedly ready for dating, but nervous
Katie Holmes has been separated from Tom Cruise since the end of June 2012. And it sounds like she's maybe ready to get back in the dating...
'Bridget Jones' author Fielding to publish new novel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Helen Fielding, the British author of the bestselling "Bridget Jones's Diary" books that were made into successful...
Dad watches as son injured at Lyric Opera: 'You don't believe it'
A day after he was burned while playing a fire-breathing stilt walker at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, actor Wesley Daniel was doing well...
'Divergent' to hold casting call for extras
Atmosphere Casting is looking for extras and background players for the upcoming film adaptation of Veronica Roth’s sci-fi novel...
Second time doesn't stick for Ricki Lake -- talker gets canceled
"The Ricki Lake Show" is a casualty of the daytime talker surplus.
Northwestern music building gets $6M gift
A $6 million gift to Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music will go toward the school's $117 million, 152,000-square foot Music...
Fall Out Boy reuniting, despite past denials
Less than 48 hours after Pete Wentz denied that Fall Out Boy was reuniting and told the Tribune "don't hold your breath...
Beyonce: Super Bowl XLVII, singing live and reuniting with Destiny's Child
Before Beyonce's lip-synching the National Anthem at the...
Justin Bieber lacks a Grammy nomination? It's the awards' loss
The numbers stack up quickly when you start measuring Justin Bieber's impact on pop music.
'Birthday Party' a bit too tame for the likes of Pinter
THEATER REVIEW: "The Birthday Party" (2.5 stars) through April 28 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St.; running time: 2...
Jesse Heiman, 'nerd' in Go Daddy Super Bowl ad, kissed Bar Refaeli 45 times during shoot
Jesse Heiman is one lucky man. Hollywood's ultimate extra (seriously, watch the...
Photos: Beyonce plays the Super Bowl halftime show
Check out scenes from the Super Bowl halftime show with Beyonce.
Super Bowl commercials: Chicago Tribune reviews
The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rosenthal, Chris Jones and Steve Johnson critiqued this year's Super Bowl commercials during a live webcast...
Bluegrass master Ralph Stanley delivers heart and soul at Old Town
Ralph Stanley is a legend. He's a living monument. He's also one very funny man.
Affleck wins directors award as 'Argo' hurtles to Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor-turned-filmmaker Ben Affleck won the top honor from his peers at the Directors Guild of America on Saturday...
Hamburg Ballet's stunning 'Nijinsky' homage
There are debatably greater artists in the history of dance than Vaslav Nijinsky, but surely none as fascinating--superstar, avant-garde...
Quiet or loud, Yo La Tengo remains intimate at Vic show
Yo La Tengo like "Ohm," the first song off their new record, so much that the band played it twice during their sold-out concert at the...
Beyonce puts a Super Bowl ring on it
Beyonce looked like she stepped off from the recent air-brushed perfection of her GQ magazine cover, danced like a junior Tina Turner and...
Actress Kerry Washington wins big at NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Kerry Washington was the big winner at the NAACP Image Awards on Friday, picking up awards for her roles...
Miguel Gutierrez explores perception at MCA
Rich, complex ideas lie behind "And lose the name of action," a dance-theater and multimedia piece exploring perception and how it's not...
Dakota Fanning going -- ahem -- very nude in 'Very Good Girls'
Dakota Fanning is going nude in her newest film "Very Good Girls."
No charges over UK royal nurse hoax call
LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Friday two Australian radio hosts who made a prank call to the hospital treating Prince...
'30 Rock' closes its doors with a sentimental farewell
LOS ANGELES, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Emmy-winning TV comedy "30 Rock" bowed out after seven seasons on Thursday with bittersweet farewells but...
Bjork, R. Kelly, Belle and Sebastian to headline Pitchfork Music Festival
Bjork, R. Kelly and Belle and Sebastian were announced Friday as headliners for the 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival.
Her Sweet Charity lights up stage but stumbles with the songs
THEATER REVIEW: "Sweet Charity" at Writers' Theatre ★★★ ... Tiffany Topol has about everything you could possibly ask from...
Geraldo Rivera 'truly contemplating' New Jersey senate run
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Geraldo Rivera said Thursday he is "truly contemplating" running for one of New Jersey's U.S. senate seats as...
SXSW 2013 film festival lineup announced
A comedy about the first year of marriage, a documentary about physicist Stephen Hawking, and Joss Whedon's adaptation of a Shakespeare play...
At Space, Lucinda Williams thrives on raw emotions
Lucinda Williams has never shied away from sharing innermost feelings or confessing burning desires. Wednesday at a sold-out Space, the...
'Minsk, 2011' finds sexual heat in totalitarian chill
THEATER REVIEW: "Minsk 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker" by the Belarus Free Theatre at Chicago Shakespeare ★★★★
Tyler Perry reveals: I broke Oprah!
Tyler Perry was feeling bad Wednesday — as a person should after hurting a close friend. In this case, the friend was Oprah Winfrey,...
Patty Andrews dies at 94; Andrews Sisters' last surviving member
They were the swinging, sassy voice of the homefront for U.S. service personnel overseas during World War II, singing catchy hit tunes...
Porn star Ron Jeremy resting after aneurysm surgery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran pornography actor Ron Jeremy, one of the industry's biggest stars, was resting after undergoing surgery in...
'Entourage' movie gets the green light
In the style of many, many closing moments of "Entourage" episodes, let us raise a glass/bottle/any container containing an alcoholic...
American chefs finish seventh in Bocuse d'Or competition
Chef Richard Rosendale and his dream team of mentors -- including Chicago-based Alinea/Next chef Grant Achatz, Thomas Keller (The French...
Rachel Rockwell to make her Goodman debut with 'Brigadoon'
Rachel Rockwell, the Chicago director whose career has flourished at such musical theaters as the Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace and the...
Dr. Phil: Manti Te'o hoaxer admits 'romantic' motivation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who has admitted to fabricating Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend in an...
