CHICAGO – When two brothers confront the sins of each other and it expands into a psychology of an entire race, it’s at a stage play found in Chicago’s Invictus Theatre Company production of “Topdog/Underdog,” now at their new home at the Windy City Playhouse through March 31st, 2024. Click TD/UD for tickets/info.
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Interview: Imagen Award-Nominated Actress Alex Meneses of TV’s ‘Telenovela’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 8, 2016 - 3:48pmCHICAGO – The 2016 Imagen Awards will take place this Friday, Sept. 9. Founded by television legend Norman Lear, the Imagen Awards (“Eee-mah-hen”) encourage the entertainment industry to portray the Latino community in a positive light. One nominee, Best Supporting Actress for NBC’s “Telenovela,” is Alex Meneses.
Exclusive Portraits: Brad Garrett of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 21, 2015 - 9:01amCHICAGO – The six foot, eight inch Brad Garrett is used to towering over the competition, but it is his comedic chops that got him the part of Robert Barone in the popular sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Garrett was at Hollywood Palms Cinema, on behalf of Anderson’s Bookshop, both in Naperville, Ill., to promote his new book, “When the Balls Drop.”
TV Review: Awful Rom-Com ‘Traffic Light’ Should Have Been Stopped
Submitted by BrianTT on February 8, 2011 - 12:20pmCHICAGO – The failure of the romantic comedy on the big screen (no genre is in more dire straits right now creatively) has definitely crept into television as well with a continuous parade of bad relationship comedies, including two already in 2011, NBC’s “Perfect Couples” and the even-worse “Traffic Light,” debuting tonight on FOX.
TV Review: Promising ‘The Middle’ With Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn
Submitted by BrianTT on September 30, 2009 - 1:40pmCHICAGO – Just as Kelsey Grammer returns to familiarly snobby territory with “Hank,” his “Back to You” co-star Patricia Heaton returns to the life of the harried matriarch with “The Middle,” but the results are vastly different. Where “Hank” feels like a relic, “The Middle” updates the working mother for a new generation and mostly delivers.
Exclusive Portrait: Kevin James of ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ For Chicago Blackhawks Charity
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 14, 2009 - 12:55amCHICAGO – “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” star Kevin James made an appearance in Chicago on Jan. 13, 2008 at the first-ever “Deputy Mall Cop Tryouts” for a Chicago Blackhawks children’s charity. The HollywoodChicago.com lens captured his exclusive portraits.