As reported here last week, Illinois 2008 film/TV tax incentive has passed.
However, Governor Blagojevich is waiting to sign the bill.
Sources close to Gov. Blago are keeping mum, but rumors are circulating that there may be a good reason for the wait.
Johnny Depp isn’t available for a few more weeks.
Currently, Depp is filming “Public Enemies” in […]
Chicago native Jeremy Piven is slated to make his Broadway debut next season in a revival of David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow.”
The theater and the dates are still to be announced.
Currently, Piven can be seen in HBO’s cable hit TV series “Entourage,” which has earned the star two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
Congratulations to our friend Billy Dec on his new show “24/7″ which airs WMAQ-TV Channel 5 in Chicago right after Saturday Night Live.
Dec has long been a favorite of Chicagoans with his very famous Rockit Ranch Productions, the hot spot-Rockit Bar and Grill, various other successful business enterprises and his charity functions.
Our own Steve Saltz […]
RICHARD WIDMARK AND CHARLTON HESTON
They don’t make ‘em like they used to.
While they were bigger than life on the silver screen, they were gentle men off screen.
Did you know that Richard Widmark was from Illinois? Well, he wasn’t born here, he was born in Minnesota, but his family soon found their way to Princeton […]
The Theatre School at DePaul University will be holding their annual Awards For Excellence In The Arts Gala on April 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Chicagoactor.com had the wonderful pleasure and honor to attend last year’s festivities with Alec Baldwin and Michael Rooker and we can tell you first hand that DePaul’s Gala is a […]
Roger Ebert is planning to attend his annual film festival
on April 23-27 in Champaign, IL at the Virginia Theater, IF
his doctors give him the all clear.
However, if they don’t, Ebert says the “show must go on”
and will, with or without him.
Hopefully, it will be with him in attendance.
Guests for this years fest included famed director […]
The Cadillac Palace Theater hosts the musical
“Sweeney Todd” running from April 23-May 4.
For more information on ticket prices and times
click on: www.broadwayinchicago.com and for more
on this different production of the classic musical
stop by the tour’s website at: www.sweeneytoddtour.com.
It will be interesting if a certain individual by the name of
Johnny Depp will be in the audience […]
Vitalist Theatre joins The League Of Chicago Theaters’
“Theater Thursdays” with their presentation of the
classic “A Passage To India,” on April 24.
Before the performance, dinner will be at Radhuni Indian
Kitchen with a discussion and performance of traditional
Indian poetry and dance that are featured in the play.
The event starts at 6:00 and runs till 7:00 pm. […]
Chicago’s own Gary Sinise (”CSI:New York”) will be
back in his hometown May 2-3 for a series of benefit
concerts with his band Lt. Dan Band.
First, on May 2, Sinise and Lt. Dan Band will be playing
at Joe’s Bar. It’s a charity concert for The US Vietnam Arts
Program and tickets are $20. For more information […]
Calling all Ellen DeGeneres fans!
Yes…Ellen is bringing her show to Chicago on May 3.
For more information and tickets visit: www.ellen.warnerbros.com.
Oprah who?