Tenuta at Lakeshore on July 28
Judy Tenuta—the 'goddess' of comedy who is a Grammy nominee and an Oak Brook native—will appear at the Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway, on July 28 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
The first stand-up comic to win 'Best Female Comedienne' at the American Comedy Awards, Tenuta has been seen on Late Night with David Letterman and The Joan Rivers Show. In addition, she has had her own one-hour comedy specials on the TV channels HBO, Showtime and Lifetime.
Tickets are $35 and are available by calling TicketWeb at 866-468-3401 or by visiting www.lakeshoretheater.com .
Gant Film Wrapped
It's a wrap for Kiss Me Deadly: A Jacob Keane Assignment, the first installment in the Jacob Keane Assignment series of original, feature-length spy thrillers, according to a here! press release. Kiss Me Deadly stars former Queer as Folk actor Robert Gant and actress Shannen Doherty ( Beverly Hills, 90210; Charmed ) . The movie was shot in New Zealand.
Jacob Keane ( Gant ) is a photographer living with his loving boyfriend, Paolo, and Julia, the daughter he shares with his lesbian friend, Kyra. When a young woman, Marta ( Doherty ) , arrives from his past life, he is pulled back into the high-stakes world of international espionage.
Princess Di DVD
Out Aug. 28
The DVD Diana: Last Days Of A Princess arrives Aug. 28, a decade after the icon's untimely death in an automobile crash.
The film combines a dramatic staging of Diana's final weeks with exclusive accounts from eyewitnesses and other key individuals, including Dodi Al Fayed's father, Mohamed Al Fayed, as well as one of Dodi's bodyguards and his personal healer—both of whom accompanied Diana and Dodi on that fateful journey to Paris; and Kez Wingfield, who served on Al Fayed security detail with Trevor Rees-Jones, among many others. Actors Genevieve O'Reilly ( Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge Of The Sith ) and Patrick Baladi ( Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason ) portray Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed, respectively
Debuting on DVD following its U.S. television premiere on TLC, Diana: Last Days Of A Princess DVD will be $14.97 and features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.