Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy went to an IHOP in St. Charles on New Year's Day — and left their waitress a $2,020 tip trib.al/gYLsx5C

My wise friend and rabbi said the other day that she's not using the phrase "social distancing," because it's actually physical distancing, and if anything we need to be less socially distant right now.

Friday Flashback - Grant Park tulips, March 2012 in Chicago

How Chicago’s Storefront Theaters Are Facing the Coronavirus Crisis news.wttw.com/2020/03/18/how…

Even in the news of so much disaster in the arts, this one is a stunner. chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct…

Is it a bad time to start chanting “4 more years!” google.com/amp/s/www.nbcc…

The Art on the Mart is up and running. A portion of the video display has a Christmas theme. This is from this evening. #chicago #news

Last night, I was shooting the Art on the Mart latest video display. Angel Colina captured this image of me in the act. That's 160 pounds of security in front of me. Angel labeled this "Pup-parazzi". #chicago

Because in the 1980’s, every idea was a good idea.

39 years ago tonight, I made my Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. How is that possible? #yesterdayisdone

Happy Thanksgiving! Throwback Thursday, Thanksgiving 1997 in Chicago. #tbt #chicago

If "Frozen" was set in Chicago...

Chicago, northern lights and milky way from the ISS.

We've got a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 ..... Court Theatre is the recipient of the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award! We are humbled by this recognition, and we'd like to thank our community of artists, designers, and audiences for their support. 🎊 Learn more: bit.ly/3lhiAE3

House Theatre of Chicago is closing after 21-year run chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…

#pride #chicago

BREAKING: Donald Trump's personal library was destroyed in the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago. Both books are sadly beyond repair, and he hadn't even finished coloring one in yet.

What a weekend of theater in Chicago I've had! Although at opposite ends of the budget and scale spectrum, both "Fiddler on the Roof" Lyric Opera of Chicago and "Sweeney Todd" Kokandy Productions were both extraordinary. Now the task is write in such a way you will have to go to both.