Barbara Vitello
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High spirits, good will at Buffalo Grove's revised 'Pride Drive'Jun 07, 2020 1:00 am - The enthusiasm that accompanied 2019's inaugural Buffalo Grove Pride Parade - evidenced by its estimated 6,000-plus attendees - all but ensured a 2020 follow-up. That is...
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Theater spotlight: Neo-Futurists reap digital content benefitsJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Virtual payoff Digital theater is apparently paying off for The Neo Futurists, which launched "The Infinite Wrench Goes Viral," a virtual version of the company's f...
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Suburban officials hopeful AMC Theatres will survive COVID-19Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Despite AMC Theatres' announcement that it might not outlast the shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, local officials remain hopeful the country's largest movi...
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Theater's non-equity Jeff Awards postponed during 'time of unrest'Jun 03, 2020 1:00 am - The 47th annual non-equity Joseph Jefferson Awards, which were to have been presented virtually next week due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been postponed. According to...
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Rosemont police arrest Chicago man on charges of fleeing, possessing stolen itemsJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago man who prosecutors say told Rosemont police he went "downtown to participate in looting" was ordered held on $100,000 bail Wednesday on multiple felony and mi...
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Bristol Renaissance Faire cancels 2020 seasonJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - Just as the bubonic plague periodically shuttered England's theaters during the 16th century, a 21st century pandemic has forced the cancellation of a well-loved histori...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble hits pauseJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - Less than a month after announcing its 2020-21 lineup, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble members have elected to pause the season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and safety ...
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Co-founder files defamation suit against Willow CreekMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - The co-founder of Willow Creek Community Church has filed a lawsuit charging church elders with defaming him in statements they made earlier this year. Dr. Gilbert Bile...
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Spotlight: Otherworld and First Folio theaters stream recent productionsMay 29, 2020 6:00 am - Offstage chats Victory Gardens Theater's ongoing online conversation series "Your World Off Stage" continues from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, May 29, with playwright Will A...
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Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre streams award-winning 2013 premiere of 'Cymbeline'May 29, 2020 6:00 am - In 2013, David Rice arranged for a two-camera video recording of First Folio Theatre's world premiere of “Cymbeline: A Folk Tale With Music” as part of a marketing strat...