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    Apr 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Annoyance Theatre on the move

    The Annoyance Theatre, a venerable Chicago comedy theater, is on the move. Jennifer Estlin, the theater's owner and executive producer, said Wednesday that it will exit its Uptown digs on the same block of North Broadway as the Uptown Theatre and move to 851 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.
    The Annoyance Theatre, a venerable Chicago comedy theater, is on the move. Jennifer Estlin, the theater's owner and executive producer, said Wednesday that it will exit its Uptown digs on the same block of North Broadway as the Uptown Theatre and move...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois), Theater, Entertainment Events, Broadway Theater

    2. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  2. Chicago Improv Festival schedule includes TV funny folks

    It's like stuffing a car full of clowns ... A carload of TV stars with Chicago ties are among the 765 artists set to make funny April 1-7 at the 16th annual Chicago Improv Festival.
    RedEye
    It's like stuffing a car full of clowns ... A carload of TV stars with Chicago ties are among the 765 artists set to make funny April 1-7 at the 16th annual Chicago Improv Festival. "I'm thrilled that Craig and I will finally get to make stuff up for...

    Tags: Evanston, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Community (tv program), Del Close

    3. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. From gypsies to Mormons, the big stories of 2012

    As 2012 draws to a close, let's take a look back at the year in Chicago theater. January started with a roar — Klea Blackhurst doing Ethel Merman doing "Gypsy" at the Drury Lane Theatre. Twyla Tharp, an artist who refuses to stop reworking her material, brought her "Come Fly Away" musical to one of Frank Sinatra's favorite towns, and it turned out to be a better show than in New York, New York.
    As 2012 draws to a close, let's take a look back at the year in Chicago theater. January started with a roar — Klea Blackhurst doing Ethel Merman doing "Gypsy" at the Drury Lane Theatre. Twyla Tharp, an artist who refuses to stop reworking her...

    Tags: Marriott Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Arts and Culture, Marvin Hamlisch, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie)

    4. Aug 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Annoyance Theatre celebrates 25 years

    It's time, dear reader, to raise a glass to Mick Napier, improv queen Susan Messing, wild Joe Bill, hard-toiling Jennifer Estlin, restless Mark Sutton and the Annoyance Theatre, which have, improbably, survived together for 25 years.
    It's time, dear reader, to raise a glass to Mick Napier, improv queen Susan Messing, wild Joe Bill, hard-toiling Jennifer Estlin, restless Mark Sutton and the Annoyance Theatre, which have, improbably, survived together for 25 years. On Aug. 18, the...

    Tags: Andy Richter, Arts and Culture, Media Industry, I Love Lucy (tv program), Twitter, Inc.

    5. Sep 10, 2012 | Zap2It

  5. “Saturday Night Live” adds three new cast members

    Channel Guide Magazine
    When it begins its 38th season this Saturday, Sept. 15, NBC's venerable late-night institution Saturday Night Live will have a noticeably different look, in terms of cast members. Departing the show are favorites Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby...
    6. Sep 13, 2012 | Zap2It

  6. With election season in full gear, “SNL” returns to NBC at perfect time

    Channel Guide Magazine
      Some might argue that Saturday Night Live isn't as funny as it was many years ago, but what isn't up for debate is that this weekend's season premiere — thanks to politics and cast changes — is one of the most heavily anticipated in a very,...
    7. Aug 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Endorsement deal ahead for 'Nordic Thunder'?

    Justin Howard's award-winning performance of a guitar that isn't almost wasn't.
    Justin Howard's award-winning performance of a guitar that isn't almost wasn't. When the Chicago man known onstage as "Nordic Thunder" failed to repeat as U.S. air guitar champion in Denver this summer, it cost him an automatic berth in last week's world...

    Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Metallica (music group), The Huffington Post, Rotary International

    8. Jul 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Suburban theater for the week of July 27 to Aug. 2

    "The Second City's Girls' Night Out": Not to be confused with "Girls Night: The Musical," which just opened in the city. This Second City touring show is geared for the gentler sex — though anyone who has seen the work Second City's alumnae have...

    Tags: Tim Rice, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Labor Day, Theater

    9. Jun 12, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  9. For the locals: Just for Laughs on the cheap

    <strong></strong>Sure, there are plenty of star acts at the fourth annual TBS Just for Laughs Chicago festival, which runs through Sunday this week at 18 venues around the city. But sometimes, the biggest laughs come with the smallest ticket prices, as in these local shows, which feature both established and emerging comedians in intimate settings&mdash;including Scott Adsit (&ldquo;30 Rock&rdquo;), TJ Miller (&ldquo;Cloverfield,&rdquo; ABC-TV&rsquo;s &ldquo;Carpoolers&rdquo;) and John Glaser and Kevin Dorff (&ldquo;Delocated&rdquo;) plus local favorites Lil Rel, Susan Messing, Brian Babylon, Sean Flannery, Jet Eveleth and more&mdash;at half the price of the big-venue shows.
    Sure, there are plenty of star acts at the fourth annual TBS Just for Laughs Chicago festival, which runs through Sunday this week at 18 venues around the city. But sometimes, the biggest laughs come with the smallest ticket prices, as in these local...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, TBS (tv network), Concerts, Services and Shopping, HBO (tv network)

    10. Apr 27, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  10. No money? No problem for Arlington Heights filmmaker

    TribLocal - Arlington Heights » News
    Joe Avella wanted to make a movie. But he had one little problem: he had no money to do so. That didn’t stop Avella, a …...
    11. Feb 3, 2012 |Story| RedEye
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    12. Aug 17, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 'Tiny Fascists' has its merits; 'In Pursuit' wanders

    <strong>&quot;Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical" **1/2</strong>
    "Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical" **1/2 Nostalgists of the Scouting persuasion will find plenty to like in this deranged ode to idealized manliness, awkward preteen camaraderie and an obsession with mastering knots. The show was created by an...

    Tags: Comedy (genre), Crimes, Martha Stewart, Boy Scouts of America, Theater

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