By: Evan F. Moore - September 16, 2015 4:55 p.m.
Big names such as Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Cypress Hill and De La Soul often overshadow underground and independent acts at Chicago’s Riot Fest. However, two Englewood natives shined right along with the big names this year at the popular festival.
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables” on Broadway has died after falling from a fire escape, according to a show spokesman. He was 21.
Teyonah Parris‘ character, Missy, undergoes an emotionallyTeyonah Parris‘ character, Missy, undergoes an emotionally charged transition in the second season of Starz’s “Survivor’s Remorse.” charged transition in the second season of Starz’s “Survivor’s Remorse.”
A judge overturned Terrence Howard’s divorce settlement with his second wife last Monday, finding the actor was coerced into signing the settlement by her threats to leak private details.
In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Misty Copeland arrives at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, in New York. The high-energy revival of “On the Town” will close this summer - but not before the ballerina Copeland makes her Broadway debut in it. Producers said that the show will close after Copeland completes her already-planned stint on Sept. 6. She started Aug. 25 as Miss Turnstiles.
By: Evan F. Moore - August 26, 2015 1:28 p.m.
A native of Chicago’s south side believes that adult conversations, like tequila, are best served straight up with no chaser.
By: Evan F. Moore - August 26, 2015 12:45 p.m.
As movie goers flocked to see the film, “Straight Outta Compton,” a biopic about the pioneering hip-hop group, N.W.A., some of them noticed an increase of security guards and police officers at the theaters.
Terrence Howard agreed to a 2012 divorce settlement with his ex-wife after she threatened to leak details about his sex life, his attorney said last week at a hearing on the actor’s efforts to overturn the agreement.
Rapper 50 Cent, who filed for personal bankruptcy last month, is trying to lease his Connecticut home valued at nearly $8.3 million.
NBC has found the young woman who will ease on down the yellow brick road.
The network last week unveiled newcomer Shanice Williams from New Jersey as its Dorothy for the Dec. 3 live production of “The Wiz Live!”
Mariah Carey is making her directorial debut on the Hallmark Channel.
Carey will direct and co-star in "Mariah Carey's Christmas Project," the network announced last week. Production will begin in the fall. The scripted film is slated to air in December as part of its annual "Countdown to Christmas" programming.
Lawyers for Bill Cosby argue in a new court filing his admission he used quaaludes in the 1970s doesn’t mean he drugged and sexually assaulted women.
By: Norman Parish - July 30, 2015 11:57 a.m.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space mission last week to the international space station was diverse: three crew members represented the U.S., Russia and Japan.
R&B singer Bobby Brown said Monday that his daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was "an angel" and that the family must find a way to honor her memory.
Filmmaker Spike Lee won’t be getting a $3 million tax break for his new movie, “Chiraq,” an upcoming feature film that was filmed in Chicago.
