Barbara Vitello
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TimeLine's 'Oslo' a galvanizing examination of Middle East peacemakingSep 20, 2019 6:00 pm - “Oslo” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Oslo,” the Tony Award-winning political drama chronicling clandestine Middle East peacemaking efforts during the early 1990s, concludes with a failure....
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On stage: 'Fantasticks' revival by MadKap, 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' at Chicago Children's TheatreSep 20, 2019 6:00 am - • MadKap Productions' revival of "The Fantasticks," the chamber musical by Tom Jones and Harvey L. Schmidt, continues through Oct. 6, at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln...
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'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' to play Chicago next yearSep 19, 2019 3:25 pm - Less than three months after it began Broadway previews, producers of the lush and lavish "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" announced they are taking the show on the road. On...
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Goodman's 'Dana H.' an unsettling, intriguing survivor's taleSep 19, 2019 3:00 pm - “Dana H.” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Before Lucas Hnath's unsettling, emotionally riveting “Dana H.” opened this week at the Goodman Theatre, word about its unconventional performance st...
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Imprisoned former Bartlett teacher pleads guilty to abusing childSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - A former Bartlett teacher, imprisoned since his 2004 conviction for sexually abusing a child, has pleaded guilty to abusing a second child. Kevin Kilgallen, 52, was sen...
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Prosecutors: Little City employee grabbed, kicked residentSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - An employee of Little City, a Palatine organization that assists people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, was ordered held on $50,000 bail Wednesday on a...
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West Dundee woman sentenced to 10 years for two DUIsSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - A 34-year-old West Dundee woman who in 2018 received two DUIs within four months, pleaded guilty to the charges, court records show. Isabelle Garrity, of Lathrop Lane, ...
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Theater spotlight: Sept. 11-inspired 'The Mercy Seat' opens in ElginSep 17, 2019 6:00 am - Aftermath The newly formed Beacon Productions stages "The Mercy Seat," a Neil LaBute play inspired by the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Set on Sept. 12, 2001, LaBut...
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Major-league talent makes for Paramount's winning 'Newsies'Sep 16, 2019 9:00 am - “Newsies” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's getting a bit late in the season for a baseball reference, but it applies in the case of Paramount Theatre's “Newsies,” the ever-timely tuner th...
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Theater events: Metropolis hosts 'An Evening With Kevin Farley and Guests' SaturdaySep 13, 2019 6:00 am - • Performances continue for Bring Your Own Theatre Productions' "Aces & Eights," a farce rooted in film noir by Ross Childs that evolved from a 10-minute scene written f...