CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
Slideshow: Chicago International Film Festival TV Awards Slated for April 22. 2015
CHICAGO – The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) kicks off its 51st year by presenting their annual Television Awards on April 22, 2015. The Awards honors innovative and outstanding members of the television community, in production and advertising. The honorees include Whitehouse Post production house, TV newscaster Jay Levine (Investigative Journalism) and ‘Chicago Legend in Advertising’ Tom Burrell.
Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com captured some Exclusive Portraits of the 2014 CIFF TV Awards, which highlighted Chicago’s burgeoning TV production by honoring Jesse Spencer of “Chicago Fire.” All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
- CIFFTV1: CIFF TV Artistic Achievement Award honoree. Jesse Spencer of ‘Chicago Fire.’
- CIFFTV2: ‘CSI’ Executive Producer Carol Mendelsohn, Commitment to Excellence Award.
- CIFFTV3: Mark Androw (left) and Cliff Grant of STORY Production House.
By PATRICK McDONALD |