Maureen Ryan

Gorillaz Gorillaz (Virgin) Ah, the dreaded "side project": They are generally feared by music fans, who know that the offshoots of worthwhile bands are often self-indulgent time-wasters. Not so with...

Two revivals of works by leading mid-century playwrights were the big winners at the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee's annual awards ceremony Monday night at Park West. TimeLine Theatre Company's production...

9:30 a.m. On Saturday morning, throw your bikes onto or in your car (more on this later) and head down to La Grange Road in the heart of La Grange...

We live for red-carpet moments like those delivered Sunday, from the Mrs. Santa Claus sightings (costume design nominee Rita Ryack from "How The Grinch Stole Christmas") to "Billy Elliot's" Julie...

So, "Star Trek: Voyager" is finally worth watching, but it's ending this season. "The X-Files?" Please. For me, that show lost it even before Mulder left. "Dark Angel"? Jessica Alba...

Stephen Malkmus Stephen Malkmus (Matador) Many Pavement fans already thought the band's last few albums were essentially solo vehicles for singer-guitarist Stephen Malkmus, so his debut solo album is unlikely...

Here are the most recent Arbitron ratings for the fall 2000 ratings period; each "share" listed below is a percentage of all radio listeners over age 12, from 6 a.m....

Usually the Grammys are a predictable snoozefest. One word that explains why Wednesday night's broadcast (7 p.m. on WBBM-Ch. 2) will have at least a little excitement: Eminem. What if...

Q. Why was the art of Rene Magritte used as the basis of the set decor for Lyric Opera's "The Barber of Seville"? A. John Conklin, set designer for the...

In "Betty's Summer Vacation," which just received its Midwest premiere from Roadworks Productions, a group of beach-house guests fend off a serial killer, a flasher and memories of incest --...