Barbara Vitello
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Theater review: First Folio's 'Star Wars'-inspired heist comedy examines friendship, obsessionFeb 01, 2019 5:00 am - “All Childish Things” - ★ ★ ★ “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish thing...
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Theater events: Victory Gardens Theater stages Chicago-area premiere of “Pipeline”Feb 01, 2019 5:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, Feb. 1, for Victory Gardens Theater's Chicago area premiere of "Pipeline" by Dominique Morisseau ("Detroit '67," "Skeleton Crew"). Cheryl Lynn B...
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Spotlight on new musicals and the return of the beloved tuner 'The Producers'Jan 29, 2019 5:00 am - Fighting words Lake Zurich native Elise Marie Davis stars as the titular character in Broken Nose Theatre's Midwest premiere of "Girl in the Red Corner" by Stephen Spots...
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Man charged in crash that killed state trooper on I-294 ordered not to driveJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Dozens of solemn Illinois State Police troopers crowded into a Skokie courtroom Tuesday where a judge set bail at $250,000 for the Wisconsin man charged in the death thi...
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Man charged with Streamwood burglary, arsonJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - A New York man who authorities say broke into a Streamwood home last week, stole several items and tried to light a mattress on fire using a roll of paper towels faces c...
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Palatine man pleads guilty to possessing child pornJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Palatine man who authorities say downloaded child pornography onto his home computer pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, a class 2 felony. ...
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Palatine native makes leap to Porchlight's 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder'Jan 25, 2019 5:00 am - Sometimes, a sudden impulse pays off. It did for Palatine native Ann Delaney. Last summer, she heard about Porchlight Music Theatre's auditions for the Chicago-area pr...
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Theater: Standup at Metropolis, plus regional premieres at Porchlight, Steppenwolf and Remy BumppoJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, Jan. 25, for Porchlight Music Theatre's local premiere of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman's raucous...
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Durty Nellie's in Palatine temporarily shuttered by fireJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - A fire at Durty Nellie's in Palatine Friday has temporarily shuttered the bar and music venue, a mainstay on the suburban night life scene for decades. The fire started ...
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Spotlight: 'The Roommate,' 'Defiance' and 'The Mousetrap' make for lots of dramaJan 24, 2019 5:00 am - Odd couple Robyn, a 50-something lesbian vegan from the Bronx, agrees to share a house in Iowa belonging to recently divorced housewife Sharon in “The Roommate,” a ...