TV Ratings: ‘CSI: Vegas’ Not the Primetime Behemoth of Its Predecessor (Yet)
“CSI: Vegas,” the sequel and revival of CBS’ iconic forensics procedural, attracted 3.97 million viewers and a 0.4 rating in the key, ages 18-49 target demographic in Nielsen’s Live+Same Day overnight...
View Article‘Paradise Square’ Review: Broadway-Bound Musical Premieres in Chicago
“Paradise Square,” an ambitious new musical heading to Broadway in March, is a fictionalized historical take on the Five Points area of Manhattan and the social forces leading up to the violent Draft...
View ArticleBroadway’s ‘Chicago’ Cancels Saturday Performance Due to Positive COVID Tests
“Chicago,” the long-running revival of the classic musical about greed and corruption, canceled its Saturday performance on Broadway after two people who work at the Ambassador Theatre tested positive...
View ArticleHow ‘Chicago’ and the MPA Brought Productions Back to the U.S.
Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero … Tax credits! The 2002 film “Chicago” brought the stage musical and the song “Cell Block Tango” to the big screen. It also helped revolutionize the industry. When the...
View ArticleA Front Row Seat as Pamela Anderson’s Super Fans Swarm Broadway’s ‘Chicago’
Outside New York City’s Ambassador Theatre, the name on everybody’s lips isn’t Roxie. It’s Pamela Anderson, the former “Baywatch” star who is making her Broadway debut in “Chicago” as Roxie Hart. “I...
View ArticleChicago Celebrates 55th Anniversary with New Album and Documentary, Even as...
As the new documentary on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group puts it, Chicago is “The Last Band On-Stage,” marking its 55th anniversary since its founding in the city of the same name in 1967. The...
View ArticleGoldie Hawn Reflects on Her Failed ‘Chicago’ Movie With Madonna and Telling...
It turns out there was some razzle dazzle before the razzle dazzle. Back in 2003, “Chicago” rolled through the awards season on its way to that year’s best picture Oscar. But there’s a little-known...
View ArticleFilm Production Center The Fields Studios Rises in Chicago
Chicago is about to join the growing list of cities where new soundstage construction will boost the local entertainment economy. The Fields Studios – the city’s first purpose-built and, to date,...
View ArticleJinkx Monsoon Talks ‘Doctor Who,’ Broadway and Pride: ‘When Your Dreams Come...
When you’re good to mama, mama’s good to you. And life is certainly being good to Jinkx Monsoon. Cementing their place in the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Hall of Fame by winning “All Stars 7,” Monsoon...
View Article‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Ariana Madix to Play Roxie Hart in Broadway’s ‘Chicago’
“Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in “Chicago.” She will play the blond-haired ingenue, the one whose name is on everybody’s lips, for an eight-week...
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