The heart of a 5-year-old Milwaukee girl will live on in another child as police search for the drive-by shooter whose errant bullet struck the girl's head while she sat on her grandfather's lap. "This is a horrific act," Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said at a news conference on Saturday, at which Laylah Petersen's family announced they had donated her heart. "We know that. And the people that feel it as keenly as the family are our police officers." Petersen and her grandfather were on a couch inside the grandparents' home when, according to police, about a dozen bullets...
- 11/10/2014
- by Jeff Truesdell, @jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
The heart of a 5-year-old Milwaukee girl will live on in another child as police search for the drive-by shooter whose errant bullet struck the girl's head while she sat on her grandfather's lap. "This is a horrific act," Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said at a news conference on Saturday, at which Laylah Petersen's family announced they had donated her heart. "We know that. And the people that feel it as keenly as the family are our police officers." Petersen and her grandfather were on a couch inside the grandparents' home when, according to police, about a dozen bullets...
- 11/10/2014
- by Jeff Truesdell, @jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
On Friday, May 10th, guests enjoyed an opportunity to mix and mingle with the cast amp crew of Northlight Theatre's production of Stella amp Lou , including Ed Flynn, Francis Guinan and Rhea Perlman. Room amp Board hosted the post-performance event in their Skokie showroom where guests enjoyed signature The Stella and The Lou cocktails provided by Real Russian Vodka and catering provided by Pure Kitchen Catering. Check out the photos below...
- 5/15/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Bj Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2012-2013 season with the world premiere of Stella amp Lou, featuring Emmy Award-winner Rhea Perlman, Francis Guinan and Ed Flynn. Bruce Graham, the Jeff Award-winning playwright of The Outgoing Tide, returns to Northlight with his latest play, to be directed by Bj Jones. Stella amp Lou will run at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie, May 3 - June 9, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights of the show below...
- 5/15/2013
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
IFC today announced a slate of 11 comedy projects, including three pilot orders. Here are details: Pilots Timms Industrial Piping (Pilot; working title) A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate of the town’s biggest employer, Timms Industrial Piping. When the company’s founder and CEO goes missing in a plane crash, the lives of the characters are turned upside down. Shot in stop-motion animation with baby dolls repurposed as an array of adult characters, and modeled on 1980s primetime soaps like Dynasty, the show is written by Steven Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Pursuit of Happyness), and created by Conrad, Jeff Dieter and Tom Glynn. The show is produced by Conrad’s Chicago-based company, Elephant Pictures. Currently in production, the pilot features the voice talents of: Maria Bamford, Elizabeth Banks,...
- 4/10/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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