Cherry Jones returned to the Emmy race with a guest spot on Hulu’s mega-hit “The Handmaid’s Tale.” It’s her first nomination since winning Best Drama Supporting…
In a neon green hoodie, jeans and white tennis shoes, comedian Michael Che, a stand-up comic best known for his "Weekend Update" co-hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live," took the stage at th…
With more and more movie stars transitioning to television, the number of previous Oscar-winners in contention at the Emmys continues to grow. Thirteen Academy Award champs number among the …
Walking through a metal detector and watching purses and backpacks get thoroughly searched " not that half-hearted open/shut that you often see at music festivals and sports venues but a rea…
Who will contend for Best Movie/Mini Actor at this year’s Emmys? Gold Derby has hosted exclusive web chats with 10 of this year’s possible competitors. Click the links below to b…
"Are you kidding? Nobody will give me a platform. It's hilarious," Kathy Griffin says, in a way that makes it clear that it's both hilarious and decidedly not hilarious at the same time. We'…
With public trust in the media taking a hit amid constant accusations of "fake news," many news outlets find themselves on the defensive on a daily basis. But there is one publication that c…
For the cast and directors of "Madama Butterfly" at Cleveland Opera Theater, the work they're staging this week is a creation not only beautiful and powerful but also timely.
After decades performing in with major houses in Australia and London, far from the woman who is now his wife, former Sydney Opera House concertmaster Aubrey Murphy has taken up with Clevela…
"If y'all ready for 'A Dope Comedy Show,' let me hear you say, 'Hell yeah!'" The voice booms over the sound system as comedian Dave Helem " a Chicago native now living in Los Angeles " steps…
One of the many questions answered on the Zanies website FAQ page is whether any of the locations host an open-mic night. Though there is some information about a showcase at the Rosemont lo…
Five songs into musical comedy legend "Weird Al" Yankovic's second sold-out night at the Vic for his "Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour," I scanned the crowd and caught a …
In a serendipitous and rare turn of events, dancers Damien Highfield and Felise Bagley, longtime members of GroundWorks DanceTheater, are retiring at the same time, after careers of more tha…
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"I wanna leave y'all with a good joke, but it's hard for me to choose," says comedian Calvin Evans as he closes out a 45-minute set Tuesday night at Zanies. "Because all of my jokes are good…
Can Rita Moreno make an Emmy comeback for “One Day at a Time” after a 35-year absence from the awards? As the wise-cracking grandmother of a Cuban-American family living in Los A…
Motivated by a desire to create a quality new work for families with young children, Inlet Dance Theatre developed a show out of the best-selling children's book "What Do You Do With An…
On Saturday, members of Cleveland's Verb Ballets departed for Havana, where they will spend time soaking up the culture and performing with Cuba's ProDanza under the name Cleveland Havana Ba…
"Problem is … I got a problem with everything." So says comedian and Arlington Heights native Sebastian Maniscalco early on in his wide-ranging (but primarily problem-focused) set Friday n…
It's 11 o'clock on a Saturday night inside the Wintrust Arena " the stadium and event center that opened in the fall next to McCormick Place and is the home court for the DePaul Blue Demons …
Walking out the side door of the Empty Bottle onto Western Avenue at 12:30 in the morning, I looked past a group of smokers huddled around a sign decidedly not at the corner instructing them…
From civil rights activist Malcolm X to wrongly imprisoned boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Denzel Washington has given a number of memorable performances over his 30-plus y…
Nice Girl Written by Melissa Ross Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark (map…
Watching John Mulaney do stand-up is like watching a pitch meeting for a multicamera, multicharacter sketch show, where an overworked but energetic and eager young writer is running through …
Ladies and gentlemen, we have Oscar frontrunners. As the Screen Actors Guild Awards unfolded at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles, our forum posters let rip with their cheers and…