William Petersen

Two components of many a Chicago summer of live entertainment are absent this year — there's no Cirque du Soleil tent at the United Center and no Riverfront Theater at the Tribune Company's Freedom Center. So you'll have to go camping for fun...

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company said Thursday it raised $1.1 million at its annual gala last Saturday — for its artistic, educational and community programming. Items at the live auction including opening-night tickets to the upcoming Broadway...

William Petersen, the actor with longtime roots on the Chicago stage, is to appear this summer at the Steppenwolf Theatre in a two-person show about a teenager and her reculsive uncle in Costa Rica. Titled "Slowgirl" and penned by Greg Pierce, it will...

Only Jeff Garlin could get away with doing an entire show about his giving up sweet stuff — even titling the show "No Sugar Tonight" — while swigging from a bottle of Gatorade. The thematic disconnect was particularly egregious because, by...

"CSI" gets a lot of competition. ABC will toss "Revenge" against the CBS drama at 10. Harry Connick Jr. starts a guest-starring role as a prosecutor on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," also at 10. USA brings back "Royal Pains," also at 10....

Silen flicks, Italian masterworks and a chat with Clint Eastwood and an evening with long-time Times film critic Kevin Thomas are on tap this week....

Danson has won admiring reviews for his work on the long-running drama, which he joined this fall. He replaced Laurence Fishburne, who joined the show after original cast member William Petersen left. "CSI" airs at 10 p.m. Wednesdays on WKMG-Channel 6....

Danson is, of course, best remembered for playing Sam Malone on "Cheers." He won two Emmys for the role. He played the title character in the sitcom "Becker" on CBS. He won new fans for playing a villain on "Damages." CBS said he will continue as a...

Ted Danson goes from "Cheers" to "CSI" with new dramatic role...

"Saturday Night Live" starts its 37th season with Alec Baldwin as host and Radiohead as musical guest. It will be Baldwin's 16th time as host, a record. You can catch him at 11:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC....

Fishburne took one of the hardest jobs in show business when he succeeded the wildly popular Petersen, who played Gil Grissom. Fishburne's character, Dr. Raymond Langston, was a more brooding and mysterious figure....

Bruce Norris's “Clybourne Park,” a satirical, race-tinged riff on Lorraine Hansberry's “A Raisin in the Sun” and a play that has enjoyed recent success in both New York and London, is finally arriving in Chicago, the city of its...