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Rhea Perlman on 'Cheers,' old friends and 'Stella & Lou'
Oh, it's just the way you'd want it to be. Rhea Perlman is playing Stella in the soon-to-open "Stella & Lou" at Northlight Theatre — you likely know Perlman as Carla from television's iconic "Cheers." She got the theater gig after getting a call...
Tags: John Mahoney, NBC (tv network), Arts and Culture, Cheers (tv program), The Odd Couple (tv program)
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Del Close: Dueling scripts detail improv pioneer
Charna Halpern's script about her late iO (formerly ImprovOlympic) co-founder Del Close opens with the vastly influential, hard-living, difficult, brilliant improvisation pioneer glimpsing a TV on which his former student Betty Thomas is thanking him...
Tags: Celebrities, Eugene Levy, Betty Thomas, ImprovOlympic, Tim Meadows
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No sparkle in Broadway's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
NEW YORK — Early in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the new Richard Greenberg adaptation of the 1958 Truman Capote novella, Emilia Clarke's Holly Golightly climbs into bed with Fred, our narrator, played here by Cory Michael Smith. She passes out fast....
Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Manhattan (New York City), Broadway Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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Rhea Perlman of 'Cheers' to star in Northlight show
Rhea Perlman, the actress best known for playing Carla on the NBC comedy "Cheers," is to star in a show at the Northlight Theatre in Skokie this spring. Perlman will play Stella in the world premiere of "Stella & Lou," a new three-character drama by...
Tags: NBC (tv network), John Mahoney, Rhea Perlman
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Shelley Long reunites with George Wendt for Lifetime’s “Merry In-Laws”
Channel Guide MagazineShelley Long is a self-professed proud pushover for appearing in holiday films. So when she was asked to play Mrs. Santa Claus herself — opposite a certain former costar — in Lifetime's new original film Merry In-Laws, she considered it a... -
Holiday TV movies 2012 – official list of new original movies
Channel Guide MagazineThis is one list that keeps growing every year, the holiday TV movies 2012 list. Sure, we’ve got the classic holiday movies we view annually and that have long been a part of our family traditions, but a handful of networks are convinced that simply... -
Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Baby's First Christmas' on Hallmark
Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 16 - 22 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES The Graham Norton Show: Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Ennis and Ricky Gervais are guests and Bruno Mars performs in this...
Tags: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Television Industry, Photography and Video, ABC (tv network), Santa Claus (fictional character)
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George Wendt has bypass surgery in Chicago, comes out laughing
George Wendt, the Second City alumnus and beloved TV star known for playing Norm on "Cheers," underwent successful coronary bypass surgery at a Chicago-area hospital Thursday. According to Wendt's Los Angeles-based manager, Geoff Cheddy, tests had...
Tags: The Second City, Medical Procedures and Tests, The Odd Couple (tv program)
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George Wendt is hospitalized, out of 'Odd Couple'
George Wendt is leaving the cast of "The Odd Couple" for medical reasons. The longtime Chicago improviser, best known for playing the role of Norm on television's "Cheers," checked into the hospital Sunday evening with chest pains, the Northlight Theatre...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Nathan Lane, The Odd Couple (tv program), Matthew Broderick
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Q&A: Scott Adsit of '30 Rock'
RedEyeThese days, you might know Scott Adsit best as overworked and under-appreciated producer Pete Hornberger on NBC's “30 Rock,” but, if you're old enough (or just a nerd about these things), you may also remember him from his days performing in...Tags: Arts and Culture, Comedy (genre), Music, MASH (tv program), Tourism and Leisure
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Want to scare 'The River' star Leslie Hope? Just add water
RedEyeCheck out the travels of Leslie Hope of ABC’s paranormal hit, “The River,” and you get the impression that very little scares the Canadian actress. Long before “The River” came along, when she was playing Teri Bauer on...Tags: Leslie Hope, Celebrities, Music, Holidays, Michael Green
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Northlight to stage 'Odd Couple' with Wendt, Kazurinsky
Northlight Theatre said Tuesday that it will stage Neil Simon's classic comedy "The Odd Couple" as part of its 2012-13 season, replete with Tim Kazurinsky as the neatnik Felix and George Wendt as the slobby Oscar. The pair, both Second City alumnae, did...Tags: Neil Simon, Arts and Culture, The Odd Couple (tv program)
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