Barbara Vitello
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Des Plaines actress is right where she belongs - starring in Shattered Globe's 'Rasheeda Speaking'May 18, 2022 11:00 pm - Barbara Roeder Harris was born to theater. She made her debut playing the king in a production of "Cinderella" she and her siblings staged in the family basement. "I wa...
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Illinois poised to become bigger film hub with July 1 tax credit expansionMay 15, 2022 6:00 am - The television and film industry has been very good to Illinois. Just how good is evidenced by the hundreds of millions of dollars films and TV series like Wolf Entertai...
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Fine acting in newly adapted 'Seagull' ensures Steppenwolf's legacyMay 13, 2022 3:00 pm - “Seagull” - ★ ★ ★ ½ The first act of Steppenwolf Theatre's “Seagull” is standard Steppenwolf. Robust and practiced, it is a solid piece of theater by director Yasen Peya...
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Spotlight: Broken Nose stages sci-fi drama 'After the Blast'May 13, 2022 6:00 am - Immigration tale For his new musical, Brian Quijada looked to his mother, whose real-life story about crossing from El Salvador to the U.S. inspired his show "Somewhere ...
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Metropolis cast works hard to invigorate 1960s-inspired jukebox tuner 'Shout!'May 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Shout! The Mod Musical” - ★ ★ “Shout! The Mod Musical,” the jukebox tuner currently running at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, is an innocuo...
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'That community defined me': Tony-winning producer reflects on teenage years in DeerfieldMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - Actor/musician turned Broadway producer Kevin McCollum called the Chicago suburbs home only briefly. If you count his four years at Deerfield High School, a post-college...
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'That community defined me': Tony-winning producer reflects on teenage years in DeerfieldMay 10, 2022 5:10 am - Actor/musician turned Broadway producer Kevin McCollum called the Chicago suburbs home only briefly. If you count his four years at Deerfield High School, a post-college...
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Man charged with sexually abusing 6-year-old girl held without bailMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago man already facing child sex abuse charges was ordered held without bail Tuesday following his arrest Monday on a new charge that he sexually abused a 6-year-o...
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Highland Park High School grads Jeff Perry, Elijah Newman reflect on Steppenwolf's 'Seagull'May 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Two days into previews for “Seagull,” the production set to inaugurate Steppenwolf Theatre's in-the-round theater, Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry feels encouraged by ...
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Spotlight: TimeLine stages Chicago premiere of 'The Chinese Lady'May 06, 2022 6:00 am - En garde in Glencoe A pair of high-achieving teens training for a national fencing title go from competitors to confidants in "Athena," a two-hander by Gracie Gardner in...