Barbara Vitello
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Danai Gurira's warmhearted 'Familiar' debuts at SteppenwolfNov 28, 2018 12:00 pm - “Familiar” - ★ ★ ★ At the core of any immigration tale lies a struggle that goes beyond the ordeal of leaving one's home and beginning life anew in a foreign land. It ...
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Theater spotlight: Second City debuts its 107th main stage revueNov 28, 2018 5:00 am - Second City debut Talk alternative holiday fare, The Second City debuts its 107th main stage revue, whose title has yet to be announced, next week. The cast includes mai...
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Storm makes this among snowiest Novembers, leads to rare early snow dayNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - Monday's blizzard, which dumped 3 to 10 inches of snow on Chicago and the suburbs, has contributed to one of the snowiest Novembers on record, according to ABC 7 meteoro...
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Theater events: Flying Elephant revives 'Book of Merman' parodyNov 22, 2018 10:00 pm - • "Christmas Bingo: It's a Ho-Ho-Holy Night," the second installment of Vicki Quade's bingo series, returns Friday, Nov. 23, to the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted...
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Paramount's 'Wizard of Oz' a stunning, soulful spectacleNov 20, 2018 10:00 pm - “The Wizard of Oz” - ★ ★ ★ ★ In staging L. Frank Baum's “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” the stakes are stratospheric and the competition is fierce. For decades, the belov...
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Theater spotlight: Second City's 'Holidazed and Confused' returns to Aurora's Copley TheatreNov 20, 2018 5:00 am - Laughing all the way Members of the Second City touring company return to Aurora's intimate Copley Theatre with the "Holidazed and Confused Revue," a seasonal satir...
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Theater events: 'Book of Mormon' returns to Chicago for a brief runNov 16, 2018 5:00 am - • Promethean Theatre Ensemble opens its 13th season with "Arcadia," Tom Stoppard's century-spanning play about the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of love and the tensi...
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Probation for Elgin teen who injured motorcyclist in Schaumburg crashNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - A teenage driver from Elgin charged with causing an accident that injured a motorcyclist was sentenced earlier this week to two years' probation and ordered to perform 3...
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Prosecutors: Rosemont police arrested gang member trying to sell assault rifleNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - A 30-year-old admitted gang member who prosecutors say planned to sell an AK-47 assault rifle was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and ordered held on $7...
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For a four-seasons treat, check in to Marriott Theatre's 'Holiday Inn'Nov 15, 2018 7:00 am - “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” - ★ ★ ★ Marriott Theatre's regional premiere of “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” delivers exactly what audiences expect holiday shows to deliv...