When CBS ended “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” earlier this year, it also shuttered the program’s robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales.

Also in theater news, J. Harrison Ghee will play the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the national tour of “Oh, Mary!,” in Chicago in early 2027.

In “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, written by Chris McKenna and Eric Sommers, we witness a Peter Parker who’s gotten a little grittier and experienced the darkness of the world around him.

The latest Chicago Media Report tackles ABC’s call to action over the FCC’s early license review, plans by CHSN to simulcast the City Series rematch, and more.

An indictment against film producer Jason Cloth, who financed “Joker,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and other movies, was unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

Written by Gregg Araki and Karley Sciortino, “I Want Your Sex” tackles the subject of workplace sexual harassment in the same way most films in the post-#MeToo canon do, by flipping genders.

Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for portraying Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 80.

Gift Theatre delivers its usual intense, Chicago-style production of this Irish play that has not been seen here before. Brittany Burch and Cyd Blakewell are devastating as the wives.

ESPN will stream 19 regular-season and postseason WPBL games in the U.S., with 11 games simulcast on Scripps Sports Network.

Look down! This glorious crowd-pleaser by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg has been scaled up for an arena-sized audience. Some intimacy is lost, but much is gained.

Stephen Colbert, whose 11-year run as host of “The Late Show” was defined in part by his feud with President Donald Trump, has received an “anti-censorship” award from a foundation established by the author-playwright-publisher Ishmael Reed…