Barbara Vitello
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Citadel's heartwarming 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' an ideal antidote to a pandemicSep 23, 2021 10:40 am - "Brighton Beach Memoirs" - ★ ★ ★ "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is the theatrical equivalent of a mug of cocoa on a chilly day: warm and comforting with a sweetness that makes...
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'Happiest comic' Rob Little headlines Rosemont's ZaniesSep 22, 2021 6:00 am - Happiest comic Zanies in Rosemont welcomes headliner Rob Little, dubbed by NBC's "Last Comic Standing" as the happiest comic in America. Little worked for IBM until he s...
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Former Metropolis artistic director responds to accusationsSep 21, 2021 7:00 pm - One day after his departure from the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, former artistic and executive director Joe Keefe responded to allegations against him and reflect...
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Joe Keefe out as Metropolis Performing Arts Centre executive directorSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre executive and artistic director Joe Keefe, who helped usher an artistic renaissance and financial stability to the Arlington Heights pe...
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Theater Wit's 'Mr. Burns, a post-electric play' celebrates art's enduring powerSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - “Mr. Burns, a post electric play” - ★ ★ ★ ½ There's no shortage of provocative ideas in “Mr. Burns, a post-electric play,” Anne Washburn's dark dramedy about our shared ...
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Music's in the air at Drury Lane, Goodman and Northlight theatersSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - Back in plaid A revival of the beloved, 1950s doo-wop revue "Forever Plaid" marks Drury Lane Theatre's resumption of in-person performances. Brian Eng, Michael Ferraro, ...
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Goodman's Robert Falls announces retirement after more than 30 yearsSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - A force in Chicago theater, on Broadway and internationally for more than 30 years, Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls announced Wednesday he will step down ...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre opens new season with 'World Goes 'Round'Sep 10, 2021 6:00 am - Kander & Ebb salute Marriott Theatre opens its 2021 season with a COVID-abridged, intermissionless version of "The World Goes 'Round," the John Kander and Fred Ebb revue...
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'Count us in': How four Elgin firefighters delivered a ladder truck to ground zero after 9/11Sep 10, 2021 5:15 am - Twenty years ago, four Elgin Fire Department firefighters set out on the most important road trip of their lives. Days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Anthony Bialek,...
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True believer: On 9/11, Inverness' Mari-Rae Sopper was poised to fulfill her dreamSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Inverness native Mari-Rae Sopper, the Navy attorney turned college gymnastics coach killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, ...