Barbara Vitello
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'Sound of Music' sings: Casting key to the success of the beloved tuner's Marriott revivalApr 21, 2022 1:45 pm - “The Sound of Music” - ★ ★ ★ When it comes to a successful production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's “The Sound of Music,” casting is key. The role of Maria,...
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Elgin man charged with striking, kidnapping a womanApr 21, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man who authorities say struck and kidnapped a woman after he noticed a message on her phone from another man was ordered held on $35,000 cash bail Wednesday. ...
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After more than 20 years, Wilmette native returns to star in Drury Lane's 'The King and I'Apr 20, 2022 9:00 am - Entering Drury Lane Theatre's rehearsal room earlier this year to begin work on a revival of "The King and I," Betsy Morgan flashed back to her professional debut at the...
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Retired St. Viator coach Majkowski pleads guilty to misdemeanor batteryApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: The headline was corrected from original versions. Retired St. Viator High School basketball coach and counselor Joe Majkowski pleaded guilty Wednesd...
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Steppenwolf Theatre announces its 2022-2023 seasonApr 19, 2022 12:00 pm - To mark the first full season in its transformed Halsted Street home, Steppenwolf Theatre will stage four premieres as part of its 2022-2023 season - including the debut...
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Dementia robbed him of his wedding memories, so he married his wife again, 55 years laterApr 19, 2022 5:00 am - Asked to describe her husband of 55 years, Anne Livorsi mentions his smile. “He's always smiling when I see him,” Livorsi said of her husband, Tony. “He talks to everyb...
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Schaumburg man in Sunday's four-hour standoff with police held on drug, assault chargesApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man who authorities said held police at bay for four hours Sunday in a barricade situation was ordered held on $50,000 bail Tuesday. Terrell D. Fanniel, 32...
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre remounts pandemic-interrupted 'Middle Passage'Apr 15, 2022 6:00 am - Lifeline's 'Passage' Lifeline Theatre remounts its pandemic-interrupted production of "Middle Passage," co-adapted by director Ilesa Duncan and David Barr III from Charl...
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Glen Ellyn man charged with St. Patrick's Day murder in Chicago held without bailApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - A parolee from Glen Ellyn charged in a shooting death last month in Chicago's Humboldt Park was ordered held without bail Friday. Pretice Phillips, 46, is charged with f...
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Herstory remix'd: Tudor wives have their say in electrifying 'Six'Apr 13, 2022 9:00 pm - “Six” - ★ ★ ★ ★ The sensation that is “Six” - the pop, rock and hip-hop musical about King Henry VIII's wives - received a rapturous response from the opening-night crow...