Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Raue welcomes The Lovettes, Pegasus celebrates young playwrightsDec 28, 2018 5:00 am - • The Lovettes, an ensemble that celebrates seminal female pop artists from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, rings in 2019 at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St....
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Theater spotlight: Gilbert Gottfried takes over Comedy Shrine's NYE showsDec 24, 2018 5:00 am - NYE at Comedy Shrine Gilbert Gottfried headlines two New Year's Eve shows at the Comedy Shrine in Aurora. Gottfried ("Aladdin," "The Aristocrats") replaces the prev...
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Steppenwolf's 'La Ruta' examines pandemic of missing/murdered women in MexicoDec 21, 2018 3:00 pm - "La Ruta" - ★ ★ ★ ½ "Her memory follows me everywhere, and I don't know what to do with it." Grieving mother Marisela's lament comes about two-thirds of the way throug...
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'Fiddler on the Roof' tour beautifully balances the bitter and sweetDec 21, 2018 11:00 am - “Fiddler on the Roof” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For milkman Tevye, tradition means stability. Without it, the garrulous everyman insists, his life and the lives of his family and friend...
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Theater events: 'Burning Bluebeard' returns while Blue Man Group, magicians welcome 2019Dec 21, 2018 5:00 am - • Actor/comedian Michael Colyar ("Black-ish," "Everybody Hates Chris") brings his adults-only solo show to the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl...
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40 years later, six victims of John Wayne Gacy are still unidentifiedDec 21, 2018 4:30 am - Since his department's initial attempts seven years ago to identify the remaining unknown victims of convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dar...
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Marine from Palatine charged with sexual abuseDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - An active-duty Marine from Palatine was ordered held on a total bail of $300,000 Friday on charges he sexually abused two young girls when they were 4 to 5 years old. ...
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Spotlight: Second City's 'Nut-Cracking' revue skewers the holidays at MetropolisDec 18, 2018 5:00 am - Second City sendup The Second City returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre with its "Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue" featuring new sketches skewering holiday tradit...
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Rolling Meadows man sentenced to 30 years for sexual assaultsDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - A 36-year-old Rolling Meadows man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two women at knife point in their homes was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Miguel Gonzalez...
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Theater events: Adult holiday fare opens this week on Chicago-area stagesDec 14, 2018 9:30 am - • Previews begin Friday, Dec. 14, for Pride Films and Plays' fourth production of "Barney the Elf," an adults-only tweaking of a holiday tale. Morale at the North Pole c...