Barbara Vitello
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Drury Lane's taptastic 'Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn' serves up seasonal cheerDec 03, 2021 12:00 pm - “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” - ★ ★ ★ Like the 1942 film that inspired it, “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn,” which premiered on Broadway five years ago, is a quaint, jukebo...
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Spotlight on theater: Steel Beam, Raue Center serve up family-friendly holiday fareDec 03, 2021 5:00 am - Holiday pantomime Raue Center for the Arts partners with its school of the arts to produce "A Christmas Carol: A Holiday Pantomime," adapted from Charles Dickens' tale. ...
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Frank, personal 'Stove Toucher' at Buffalo Theatre examines skater kid's past from middle-age perspectiveDec 02, 2021 10:00 am - “Stove Toucher” - ★ ★ ★ If candor makes you uncomfortable, “Stove Toucher,” the new autobiographical play by Kurt Naebig may be too frank for you. A combination coming-...
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Semitrailer truck drags passenger vehicle wedged beneath chassis on northbound I-294Dec 01, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois State Police reported an accident involving a passenger vehicle and a semitrailer truck Tuesday on northbound I-294 during which the truck dragged the car, ...
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Attention Frida fans: New immersive digital exhibit showcasing Kahlo coming to ChicagoNov 30, 2021 10:00 pm - Art lovers eager for more Frida Kahlo, you're in luck. The 20th-century Mexican painter, whose recent three-month retrospective at the College of DuPage's Cleve Carney ...
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Defying gravity ... again: 'Wicked' will return to ChicagoNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - “Wicked,” the blockbuster musical whose initial Chicago run grossed more than $200 million, breaking box office records, will return to Chicago next fall, Broadway in Ch...
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Cook County medical examiner's office passes 1,000th homicide for 2021Nov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office on Tuesday confirmed the county's 1,000th homicide this year occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. The county's homicide tot...
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Citadel's 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' has appeal, especially for young audience membersNov 26, 2021 9:45 am - “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown” - ★ ★ ½ Watching Citadel Theatre's production of “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” made me wonder who was having more fun: the actor...
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Stopping the show: Marriott's stellar 'Kiss Me, Kate' offers satisfying solution to problematic tunerNov 24, 2021 5:15 pm - “Kiss Me, Kate” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In Marriott Theatre's gloriously sung revival of “Kiss Me, Kate,” Broadway diva Lilli Vanessi gives as good as she gets. And that's saying some...
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre premieres Kurt Naebig's coming-of-age play 'Stove Toucher'Nov 24, 2021 5:00 am - BTE premiere Buffalo Theatre Ensemble member Kurt Naebig shares his experiences on becoming a teenage skateboarding phenom, opening his own skateboard shop and achieving...