With an avalanche of entries for the first time in a decade and 256 nominations in 57 categories ? not to mention the hundreds of individuals connected with the
FOUR CHICAGO EMMY AWARDS went to HMS Media’s critically acclaimed “Jump Rhythm Jazz Project: Getting There,” the only independent production amid the hundreds of Emmy nominations for television shows
A SHOUT OUT TO JACKIE TAYLOR, who after 31 years of staging more than 100 musical shows will receive a Special Award from the Jeff Awards honoring her
WHO HE IS: Classically-trained “lower cost alternative” composer Greg Nicolett, 25, garnered Emmy certification in 2003 as an arranger for Brian Keane Music’s score for HBO’s “Legendary Nights” boxing series.
There should be something for everyone in the upcoming 48th Midwest/Chicago Emmy Awards to be held Nov. 19 at the Thorne Auditorium.
Approximately 500 persons, shows and
EMMY-WINNING WRITER RICK CLEVELAND (“The West Wing” and “Six Feet Under”) returned last Monday (10/25) to the Off-Loop theatre he co-founded, American Theatre Company, and tore the place up with
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Emmy winner James Fortier was the Muckleshoot Tribe’s ?embedded filmmaker’ for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey.<br
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