CHICAGO — Angels hovering anew over Chicago’s North Side. The return of Brian Friel. And a “Raisin” we could call our own.

Here’s our annual celebration of the best Chicago shows of the year, in order, with an additional 10 in alphabetical order that almost made our list. As is our longtime practice, we’ve limited our choices to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Beyoncé will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala, marking a grand return to fashion’s biggest night after a decade away.

The 35-time Grammy winner, 44, will be joined by Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, per Vogue. “Costume Art,” spotlighting the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute exhibition, will serve ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Friends of Josh Garrick, the artist, educator and writer with a passion for ancient Greek culture, will gather to celebrate his life — appropriately surrounded by his artwork — on Dec. 19.

“He was a citizen of the world who loved Orlando and called it home,” fellow artist Donna Dowless said. “He was a loyal and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn't escape the fires, especially in Altadena. Concerts were canceled but then became events of communal healing, a process that continues.

There were further troubling signs. Institutions continued to struggle to bring audiences back to pre-COVID numbers. ...Read more

CHICAGO — Anthony Rapp, an original Broadway star of “Rent,” will appear as Benjamin Stone in the upcoming Porchlight Music Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s “Follies,” to be performed concert-style at Chicago’s historic Studebaker Theater. Originally seen in 1971, “Follies” follows a reunion of aging ...Read more

CHICAGO — In his latest special for WTTW, Geoffrey Baer meets with a cross-section of workers around the city to get a behind-the-scenes look at what their jobs entail. “Chicago Works” tackles a variety of professions, from city employees on rat patrol to the crew at the United Center responsible for the frequent basketball-court-to-ice-...Read more

Josh Hutcherson didn't experience "rejection" in Hollywood until after The Hunger Games.

The 33-year-old star - who was 18 when he was cast as Peeta Mellark opposite Jennifer Lawrence's Katness Everdeen - admitted it was only after the fourth movie in the original series that he started to learn about how difficult the film industry can be.

He...Read more

Pamela Anderson says her garden is a "neutral zone" where she and her mother "don't argue".

The Baywatch star admitted while she has had a "complicated relationship" with her mother Carol over the years, being out in her garden - which she has nicknamed Arkady - is somewhere they can find a common ground.

She told Vogue Scandinavia: "We've had...Read more

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has written a letter to her father Thomas Markle as he recovers after having his leg amputated.

The former Suits star hasn't had contact with her dad since her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018 but was keen to have a handwritten note delivered to him after he underwent life-saving surgery in the Philippines following a ...Read more

TV legend Bryan Fuller, known for his cult classic television series like “Pushing Daisies” and “Hannibal,” just earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature, for his film “Dust Bunny.” It’s somehow a surprise that the well-known TV creator just directed his first film, after spending almost three decades ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — There was no shortage of engrossing art with which to engage in Southern California museums during the past year, although the considerable majority of it had been made only within the past 50 years or so. Art's global history before the Second World War continues to play a decided second fiddle to contemporary art in special ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Teyana Taylor has ordered two plates of chicken wings for the table. After last night, she's not taking any chances.

The rest of us do not know this when we meet inside a deserted restaurant at a West Hollywood boutique hotel. Chase Infiniti arrives first and slides into the middle of the booth we've picked out, thinking ahead ...Read more

Sam Worthington gets constantly recognised for starring in Avatar.

The 49-year-old actor plays Jake Sully in director James Cameron's sci-fi saga, and despite portraying a tall, blue alien, Worthington still consistently gets stopped by fans in public.

Speaking with Collider, he said: "I've been in the weirdest places in Africa and stuff. And ...Read more

Daisy Ridley had "heard rumblings" about Adam Driver's Star Wars movie The Hunt for Ben Solo.

Driver, 42, recently revealed he had pitched an idea to Lucasfilm and Disney about starring in a Kylo Ren spin-off flick, only for Disney boss Bob Iger to reject it, and his Star Wars castmate Ridley, 33, has now revealed she "knew a piece of it" at ...Read more

Spotify Technology SA’s list of its top podcasts of the year didn’t offer much in the way of surprises — Joe Rogan, for example, is number one yet again, for the fifth year in a row. But one stat is noteworthy: Nearly half of those shows, 24 of the 50, also have a video version streaming on the platform. And Spotify video consumption has ...Read more

Kathryn Newton "fell on the floor" when she found out Sarah Michelle Gellar was in Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come.

The 28-year-old actress - who is taking the lead alongside Samara Weaving, 33, in the horror comedy sequel - was blown away to find out the 48-year-old Hollywood star was also joining the cast.

Speaking on stage during the CCXP event...Read more

Simon Cowell's fiancee Lauren Silverman changed her name as a birthday gift for him.

The couple have been together since 2012, welcoming a son named Eric in 2014 and getting engaged on Christmas Eve in 2021 during a vacation in Barbados - but it's been revealed that Lauren has since changed her last name to Cowell and she signed the paperwork ...Read more

Johnson Wen has been kicked out of a Lady Gaga concert weeks after being jailed for charging at Ariana Grande.

Last month, the 26-year-old social media prankster, who is known as Pyjama Man on Instagram, was sentenced to nine days in prison after rushing at Grande during a Wicked: For Good red carpet event in Singapore.

Now, it's been revealed...Read more

Smokey Robinson has claimed a woman accusing him of sexual assault stole "thousands of dollars" worth of valuables from him.

The 85-year-old Motown icon and his wife Frances have request a temporary restraining order against his accuser, known as Jane Doe 4, and alleged that the woman recently accessed a storage unit they own before taking ...Read more

Sharon Osbourne will "never, ever" remarry following Ozzy Osbourne's death.

The 73-year-old TV star was married to the Black Sabbath rocker for more than 40 years and they were parents to three children together - and Sharon has now insisted she can't see herself ever falling in love again following the loss of her husband.

During an ...Read more