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Filmmaker and Lincoln Park native Tanya Wexler on her romantic comedy 'Hysteria'
Chicago Tribune
Wexler, a Lincoln Park native and Francis W. Parker alumnus, now lives in New York, where her children attend school with "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart's kids. But the Chicago connections she encounters in her work life are pronounced.

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'Intouchables': From Disability, High Comedy
Wall Street Journal
It's not quite English, but neither does it evoke crime fighters in 1930s Chicago. This hugely likable comedy, a box-office phenomenon in France, takes place in contemporary Paris. Loosely based on a true story, it finds unlikely uplift, ...

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USA TODAY
New and returning TV series in May and June
USA TODAY
Empire Girls (Style, Sunday, 9 ET/PT) New series tracks the glamorous lives of up-and-coming Latina starlets Julissa Bermudez (106 & Park) and Adrienne Bailon (Cheetah Girls). Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime, Sunday, 9 ET/PT) The popular comedy about the ...

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The Guide — Theater Listings 05.25.12
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago's late-night, weekly burlesque/comedy/variety show, with striptease, bawdy comedy, jugglers, musicians and magicians. Directed by Chris O. Biddle. Fri, 11 pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Open run. Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln ...

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Comedian, Actress & Writer Rebecca Corry Speaks With UCW Radio Show Host Louis ...
UCW Entertainment Newswire
After an 11-month run in the Chicago production of Tony and Tina's Wedding as the pregnant maid of honor, Corry moved to Los Angeles. Immediately following her arrival she appeared at the HBO workspace in her first one-woman show, "Have You Ever Been ...


 
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Pilot season detours pay off: Fresh talent, new approaches drive series orders ...
Chicago Tribune
New blood and lots of laughs were among the notable trends emerging from the 39 new comedy and drama series ordered by the broadcast nets for the 2012-13 season. There's a high number of tyro series creators on the sked this year, and a number of film ...
New TV shows for the fall seasonWashington Post
Networks shake things up for fallKansas City Star
8 Types of TV Shows You'll See This FallThe Atlantic
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Sing out, Hillary! Also -- 'Desperate Housewives' reboot? Maybe.
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Cubs and White Sox were playing their annual cross-town series. Hillary is a self-proclaimed Cubs fan. The secretary sat in the box of Cubs owner Joe Ricketts. Many VIPs were on hand at Wrigley Field, including Senator Dick Durbin, Gov.

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