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Goodman Theatre uncovers The Music Man The classic musical The Music Man from 1957 is being brought back to life currently at the Goodman Theatre. Based on the book by Meredith Wilson, the plot revolves around Harold Hill, a con man who poses as band organizer in a small Midwestern town. The five time Tony Award winner went on to have both movie and television adaptations. Jeremy Peter Johnson plays several characters in the production, making this his Goodman Theatre debut. His...

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced on Sunday that he would resign if Conservative leader candidate Boris Johnson is elected as next British prime minister on Wednesday (July 24). "I intend to resign after Prime minister's questions on Wednesday", Hammond told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show. Hammond is expected to be sacked when Boris Johnson, the favourite to become Britain's next prime minister, takes office. Johnson is believed to require a "loyalty pledge" for all his future cabinet...

On dance-pop anthem Naughty, the Aussie singer-songwriter ‘loses control’ and fails to keep his promise to a love interest by dancing up on the body-ody-ody of somebody else. Ye, naughty. “Nights like these, I don’t think of you,” he sings on the track. “He makes me feel things I shouldn’t do. Left you waiting up in my room, I’m not coming home tonight. So sorry, it’s not your fault but I’m up on his body, about to do you wrong.” “Naughty...

After introducing fans to a brand new sound with Normani-featuring Dancing With A Stranger in January, the British singer-songwriter is continuing to shed his balladeer image on new single How Do You Sleep? The emotive track was crafted by Sam alongside hitmakers Max Martin, Savan Kotecha and ILYA – so it’s no surprise that it’s the kind of song that’ll be stuck in your head for weeks, and even has a dance break. “This year, both personally and musically, I feel...

We’re sure over the past few days your social media feeds have been clogged with endless pictures of people using the new FaceApp to show off aged versions of themselves. And while it was amusing at first, it quickly lost its charm after your saw your 50th one in about five minutes. However, former Drag Race competitor Charlie Hides had a different reason to hit out. Obviously, the FaceApp was used by people to age their favourite celebrities, and people shared...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Documents released by a judge’s order on Thursday detailed a flurry of communications involving Donald Trump, his campaign team and former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to engineer hush-money payments to a porn actress who said she had a sexual encounter with the president shortly before the 2016 election. U.S. District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan on Wednesday had ordered that the material, used by prosecutors to obtain a 2018 search warrant for Cohen’s home and...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - FBI documents unsealed on Thursday suggest that Donald Trump was actively involved in engineering a hush-money payment shortly before the 2016 election to a porn actress who said she had a sexual encounter with him, as his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, campaign team and others scrambled to head off a scandal. The documents, released on the orders of U.S. District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan, were used by law enforcement officials to obtain a 2018...

Oak Park native Busy Philipps returned to her roots for a Chicago Magazine celebration at Bodega on July 11. The actress graces the cover in the July/August issue of the magazine.  Philipps is known for her many television roles including Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek, ER and Cougar Town. In films many know her from White Chicks, He’s Just Not That Into You and I Feel Pretty.  Her late night talk show Busy Tonight premiered on E! in 2018 as well...

After a brief spell of respite from a scorching heatwave that gripped Europe last month, projections show that temperatures are likely to soar once again next week in areas including France, Germany, Austria, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands Spain, and Portugal. Météo France, the country's national weather agency, said on Wednesday that we could be heading towards a second heatwave, but that forecasts were not yet definitive. The agency said it would continue to monitor weather changes and patterns, which are...

After a brief spell of respite from a scorching heatwave that gripped Europe last month, projections show that temperatures are likely to soar once again next week in areas including France, Germany, Austria, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands Spain, and Portugal. Météo France, the country's national weather agency, said on Wednesday that we could be heading towards a second heatwave, but that forecasts were not yet definitive. The agency said it would continue to monitor weather changes and patterns, which are...

Bulgarian police said on Wednesday they have arrested a suspect for a cyber attack on the country's National Revenue Agency (NRA), which led to the leak of personal and financial data of millions of people. "We have a suspect that has been detained," a police spokeswoman said, declining to elaborate. The breach on the NRA happened at the end of June and is considered to be the biggest leak in the country with hackers securing names, personal data and financial earnings...

Alabama’s Secretary of State, John Merrill, who is also eyeing up a Senate bid, has claimed that pop culture has become too obsessed with “homosexual activities”. Yellowhammer News reports that he made the comments at a campaign event in Fort Payne. When asked about a cultural shift in pop culture, he slammed politicians for allowing it to happen. “That’s what we’ve allowed to happen. How have we allowed it to happen?” he said. “There are no more good TV shows on like...

All Elite Wrestling’s pledge that it is “for everyone” was on full display from minute one at Saturday’s Fight For The Fallen event, as out gay pro wrestler Sonny Kiss made an impactful singles debut in Jacksonville, Fla. Kiss opened the event’s pre-show, The Buy-In, in a one-on-one contest against “The Librarian” Peter Avalon, who was accompanied to the ring by “The Librarian” Leva Bates. Yes, they’re both librarians. It’s a thing. But the Concrete Rose stole the show as...

Music legends Cheryl and Twiggy have been confirmed to be guest judges on the UK version of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Both will judge for one episode alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr on the highly-anticipated British spin-off. Writing on Instagram, Cheryl posted: “I am SO excited to tell you that I will be a guest judge on the first ever series of UK Drag Race !!!!! “I am such a huge fan of the show and can not wait...