Olympic gymnast and actress Cathy Rigby defies age and gravity as "Peter Pan." We talk with Rigby about her acrobatic career in sport and on stage.

A few years ago, Jay Shefsky introduced us to banjo prodigy Noam Pikelny when he had just joined mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile as part of his band, Punch Brothers. Pikelny is now nominated for a Grammy. We take another look at Jay's story.

Provocative filmmaker Oliver Stone discusses his 10-part documentary series on the history of the United States.

Look out below! Why are some Chicago neighborhood homes below street level? Geoffrey Baer tells us more in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

The life and work of a tough Chicago artist.  We take a closer look at painter Joan Mitchell, who expressed herself strongly during a macho era in American art.

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Actor John Malkovich stars in an unsettling stage show  filled with music and murder. He joins us to talk about The Infernal Comedy.

We look back at a 1987 interview from Chicago Tonight’s archives between John Callaway, and actors John Malkovich and Joan Allen.

Find out why Woodstock, Illinois -- the backdrop to the classic movie Groundhog Day -- is reliving the same day over, and over, and over again.

Unraveling the past to create the future. Modern Turkish rugs are going green. Ash-har Quraishi takes us to Turkey to show us the innovative carpet designs, and how you can find them right here in Chicago.

A famous photographer aims his camera at the sidewalks of the city. We see what Irving Penn discovered "underfoot."

Chicago Sun-Times Theater Critic Hedy Weiss brings the drama, reviewing four shows currently on stage in Chicago.

Lesley Nicol plays the feisty but devoted head cook on the PBS hit series, Downton Abbey. She's here to tell us how she landed the plum role, and to talk about a one-woman play she's bringing to Chicago.

What's the story behind tiny houses with exceptionally large front yards? Geoffrey Baer has the answer to this and more in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

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A new documentary airing on WTTW explores the explosive moment when a group of neo-Nazis sought to march in Skokie, Illinois in 1979 – and the landmark legal drama that ensued.