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Like so many other viewers, I came round to viewing EXPO The Magic of the White City because I read The Devil in the White City first.

A first trip into the world of solo-dom can present certain hazards for a singer in a successful rock and roll band - expectations run high and questions run deep.

Funnyman Mel Brooks has a list of showbiz credits almost as long as the memory of "the 2000 Year Old Man." Yet he has directed only 11 feature films.

CHICAGO a ' In the 2008 satirical revue "Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab," a green-faced monster and a Mel Brooks-like narrator sing a dirty little song to the tune of "Puttin' On the Ritz," mocking audiences for, to paraphrase it delicately, puttin' up with less-than-stellar material for lots of cash.

Cinema La Placita is putting on the ritz at 7:30 tonight by screening "Young Frankenstein," a Mel Brooks spoof that might be his best ever.

One of my all-time favorite movies is the 1968 Mel Brooks comedy "The Producers," and this probably explains the soft spot I've always held in my heart for impresarios.

Mel Brooks' fixation on "Frankenstein" began when he was still in kneepants. "I must have been just five or six when I first saw the movie [James Whale's 1931 classic, "Frankenstein"], and it left an indelible impression on me," Brooks recalled during a recent chat.

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Shuler Hensley plays the monster and Roger Bart plays young Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in the musical version of "Young Frankenstein," which comes Tuesday to Chicago.

If ever there were a Broadway overachiever, it is Mel Brooks a outlandish a oeThe Producers,a a musical adaptation of his 1968 film comedy that starred Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder .

Why is there a poster of Bono in the Naperville Municipal Center? The image of U2's lead singer graces one of more than a dozen posters set up on easels in the lobby.

Tonight, Wednesday, St. Luke's Episcopal Church is holding its monthly movie night in the trailer located behind the church.

By STEWART SMITH Entertainment Writer Prepare to enter a world of pure imagination.

Sometimes you can be too good at your job. When Cloris Leachman started up the dark stairs of the castle in "Young Frankenstein," with a candelabra of unlit candles in her hand and Gene Wilder in tow, her classic line delivered in a thick German accent was: "Stay close to the candles.

Remember the Gene Wilder classic, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? Remember the moment where poor downtrodden Charlie finds the golden ticket? That's pretty much how I felt when I opened my gmail to find the modern day equivalent, the Google Wave invite waiting for me.

Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre officials recently unveiled the lineup of shows for the 2010 season, the theatre's 50th anniversary, according to an Oct.

Comedy takes center stage this November in downtown Chicago theaters as lighthearted shows deliver laughs in time for the holidays.

When you're a kid, candy is a dream: a fluffy white cloud of chocolate joy. For adults, candy is poison, a fat filled brick of love handles, pimples, and excessive flatulants.

The show : "Young Frankenstein" The place : Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

The Broadway smash "Young Frankenstein" is ALIVE and in Hartford. Actors are bringing the Mel Brooks classic to life at The Bushnell Theater for the Performing Arts for six nights only.