CHICAGO – The great and lofty Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago has brought the current political season right on target with “POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” now extended through December 17th. Click POTUS.
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Via Zoom: Kyle Prater is Chasing Greatness in ‘Samples of Life’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 20, 2022 - 1:19amCHICAGO – As is often the case, an Act Two in life comes early for the elite athlete. In the case of ex-Pro Footballer Kyle Prater, his Act Two came in the form of Chasing Greatness Productions, a filmmaking and music company. His latest short film is “Samples of Life,” a meditation on creating during the pandemic.
Interview: Recording Artist Jennifer Zhang Debuts Video for ‘Flying High’ on Jan. 12, 2019
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 11, 2019 - 2:05pmCHICAGO – Asian American musician, model, actress, influencer, producer and entrepreneur Jennifer Zhang, based in Chicago, is making waves in the U.S. and global music scene with the premiere of her latest single and video, “Flying High.” The song is East meets West, with Chinese instruments and sounds blending with an energetic contemporary beat.
Photo Gallery: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats in Chicago, May 12, 2018
Submitted by JeffDoles on June 1, 2018 - 10:31amCHICAGO – Soulful R&B combo Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats performed in Chicago at the Huntington Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island, May 12th, 2018. Nathaniel Rateliff is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues.
Interview: Jennifer Zhang for ‘A-Squared’ Asian American Performing Arts Festival From Oct. 20-23, 2016
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 21, 2016 - 9:11amCHICAGO – Chicago’s cultural scene is diverse and expansive, and nothing proves that more than the “A-Squared” Theatre presenting the Asian American Performing Arts Festival – now through Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 (link below). One of the performers at the fest is Jennifer Zhang, who is a musician, actress and model, and has also represented the city as “Miss Friendship Ambassador of Chicago” through the Asian community.
Film News: 2016 Chicago 48 Hour Film Project Kicks Off Aug. 26
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 26, 2016 - 5:04amCHICAGO – The annual Chicago 48 Hour Film Project, 2016 edition, begins on Friday, August 26th. Filmmakers from all over the Chicagoland area will compete in an attempt to make the best short film in 48 hours. Starting at 7:30pm, the movie making teams will be assigned a genre, character, prop and line of dialogue, that they will use to base their film on. By Sunday, August 28th, they must deliver a finished 4-7 minute film. For complete details, click here.
Film Review: Life in 2016 is Famous in ‘Presenting Princess Shaw’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 13, 2016 - 8:25amCHICAGO – Had you told a person 50 years ago that someday we would be able to personally record television and broadcast it to the whole world, they might have laughed and said maybe on the futuristic cartoon “The Jetsons.” But the future is now, and it lives in “Presenting Princess Shaw.”
Interview: Samantha Montgomery of ‘Presenting Princess Shaw’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 7, 2016 - 3:52pmCHICAGO – There are show business stories, and then there are show business miracles. In the tech age we’re living through, the needle-in-a-haystack hope that a song, video or rant will go “viral” online is part of the experience. Singer Samantha Montgomery was one such singer, and her story is in “Presenting Princess Shaw.”
