Erica Thompson

2 months ago | wbez.org | Dennis Rodkin |Sasha-Ann Simons |Erica Thompson |Lee Bey

Ryan Ori, a veteran commercial real estate reporter at CoStar News, dropped a bombshell last month: A 65-story tower on Wacker Drive might be headed toward demolition. If — and it’s a big if — this news comes to pass, 311 S. Wacker Drive, only 35 years old, would be the world’s tallest building demolished voluntarily, Ori reported. (Taller, but demolished in the terrorist attack on Sept.

2 months ago | wbez.org | Mike Davis |Morgan Ciocca |Courtney Kueppers |Erica Thompson

February is packed with big-name shows, like the Helen Hunt–fronted Betrayal at the Goodman and the ensemble-drivenFool for Love at Steppenwolf, starring Broadway vets Cliff Chamberlain and Caroline Neff. Storefronts are taking big swings too with gutsy new works. In February, the video game–inspiredKitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon opens at The Factory Theater, and A Red Orchid Theater stages new thriller The Cave.

2 months ago | wbez.org | Mike Davis |Morgan Ciocca |Courtney Kueppers |Erica Thompson

Helen Hunt’s decorated acting career hit a peak in the 1990s, with her Emmy Award–winning performance in the hit ‘90s sitcom Mad About You and her Oscar win for best actress opposite Jack Nicholson in the romcom As Good as It Gets. But Hunt — whose father, Gordon Hunt, was a distinguished Hollywood director and acting coach — has always had a passion for the stage, building a theater resume that includes Broadway productions of Twelfth Night and Life x 3.

Jul 6, 2024 | flipboard.com | Erica Thompson

Iowa football is coming off another typical season for them winning 10 games and making it to a respectable bowl game. The problem with this cycle …

Feb 18, 2024 | yahoo.com | Erica Thompson

It’s hard to imagine The Equalizer without Robyn’s crime-fighting cronies, who have become like a second family to her. But at the start of the CBS show’s Season 4 premiere, which aired Sunday, all three members of Robyn’s team — Mel, Harry and Dante — are in danger of being burned alive by Robyn’s former CIA colleague, Michelle Chambers.