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    Apr 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Jon Hamm does blackface for live '30 Rock' episode

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    "30 Rock" went live again on Thursday night, but the thing most people are talking about is guest star Jon Hamm appearing in black face for the show. Some viewers thought Jon Hamm in black face was one of the funniest things the series has ever done,...
    2. Apr 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Around Town: Happy 85th to Grauman's Chinese Theatre

    24 Frames
    One of Hollywood' most venerable movie palaces, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is celebrating its 85th birthday this year. And as part of the theater's celebrations, the Chinese is offering a "25 Cent Movie Mondays" series. The first movie screening this...
    3. Feb 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  3. 'Ring' cycle, including 3-D 'Siegfried,' dominates Metropolitan Opera's new season

    Culture Monster
    Metropolitan Opera announces lineup for 2011-12 season...
    4. Feb 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Lyric's take on 'Meistersinger' adheres to tradition

    The stunt involving a fire-spitting stilt walker that went awry at last week's dress rehearsal for Lyric Opera's new production of "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" threatened to steal the thunder from the show itself. That it did not was a tribute to the strength of casting and superiority of the performances that marked the welcome return of Wagner's richly human comedy of manners to the local repertory after 14 years, Friday night at the Civic Opera House.
    The stunt involving a fire-spitting stilt walker that went awry at last week's dress rehearsal for Lyric Opera's new production of "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" threatened to steal the thunder from the show itself. That it did not was a tribute to...

    Tags: Poetry, Culture, Music Industry, Entertainment, Nazi Party

    5. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Lyric Opera of Chicago season full of greatest hits

    Lyric Opera's 2013-14 season will be given over almost entirely to bread-and-butter repertory designed, at least in part, to ensure the company's sizable ticket sales don't flag in a still-weakened economy.
    Lyric Opera's 2013-14 season will be given over almost entirely to bread-and-butter repertory designed, at least in part, to ensure the company's sizable ticket sales don't flag in a still-weakened economy. Although Lyric enjoys the largest subscription...

    Tags: Nathan Gunn, Arts and Culture, Theater, Prices, Civic Opera House

    6. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Winter classical music preview: Diverse events, from 'Boheme' to Boulez

    The period from the new year through the end of March invariably includes some of the most highly anticipated events of Chicago's classical music season. Here are 10 such events, listed in chronological order:
    The period from the new year through the end of March invariably includes some of the most highly anticipated events of Chicago's classical music season. Here are 10 such events, listed in chronological order: Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo...

    Tags: Lincoln Center, Arts, Classical Music (genre), Arts and Culture, Edgar Allan Poe

    7. Nov 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Honoring John Cage, a composer who threw out all the rules

    John Cage has been dead 20 years, but his music, his revolutionary ideas about art in general and his enormous influence on composers, musicians, artists, dancers and contemporary aesthetic attitudes, live on.
    John Cage has been dead 20 years, but his music, his revolutionary ideas about art in general and his enormous influence on composers, musicians, artists, dancers and contemporary aesthetic attitudes, live on. The benign guru of the postwar avant-...

    Tags: Artists, Lobbying, Arts and Culture, Fine Artists, Concerts

    8. Nov 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Lyric creative team talks 'Bel Canto,' Ars Viva tackles elusive Sibelius symphony

    No opera company faces a more formidable task than commissioning a new opera, assembling the forces needed to bring it to fruition and nursing it through the long and sometimes painful process leading up to the premiere. But such undertakings are vital if opera houses are not to become museums mired in the musty past.
    No opera company faces a more formidable task than commissioning a new opera, assembling the forces needed to bring it to fruition and nursing it through the long and sometimes painful process leading up to the premiere. But such undertakings are vital if...

    Tags: Chicago Cultural Center, Culture, Chicago Humanities Festival, Entertainment, Music Industry

    9. Sep 20, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  9. Louis Phillips to Focus Features: Exec VP will oversee physical production, post

    Variety
    Louis Phillips has joined Focus Features as exec VP of physical production. He'll be based in the company's West Coast offices and report to Focus prexy Andrew Karpen. Phillips will oversee physical production and post-production on all inhouse film...

    Tags: Movies, Martin Scorsese, Roger Michell, Gary Ross, David Fincher

    10. Sep 7, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. 10 classic reasons to look forward to fall

    You would never guess the economy is still struggling, given the quantity, quality and diversity of classical music events being offered in the Chicago area between now and the end of the year. Following are 10 major classical events you won't want to...

    Tags: Artists, Jonathan Miller, Arts and Culture, University of Chicago, Civic Opera House

    11. Jun 8, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  11. Dariusz Wolski: Bringing 3D to the table: Billion-Dollar Production Team: 'Prometheus' - The cinematographer

    Variety
    When Ridley Scott had questions about shooting "Prometheus," his long-awaited return to science-fiction and the world of "Alien," in stereoscopic 3D, he turned to d.p. Dariusz Wolski for answers. Wolski was then shooting his fourth "Pirates of the...

    Tags: Movies, Dariusz Wolski, John Polson, Gore Verbinski, Stanley Kubrick

    12. Feb 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Lyric sets world premiere of new opera based on Ann Patchett novel for 2015-16 season

    Lyric Opera of Chicago has shied away from commissioning any new operas over the last decade, at a time when other major American opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Opera have actively cultivated new stage works from inception to premiere.
    Lyric Opera of Chicago has shied away from commissioning any new operas over the last decade, at a time when other major American opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Opera have...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, Victory Gardens Theatre, Arts and Culture, Theater

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