Barbara Vitello
-
9½-year prison sentence for Palatine man involved in 2016 shootingOct 04, 2018 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Palatine man who authorities say was involved in a shooting nearly two years ago in Rolling Meadows was sentenced Wednesday to 9½ years in prison, court re...
-
Theater spotlight: Tributes to Judy Garland, Harry Truman grace local stagesOct 02, 2018 6:00 am - 'Rain or Shine' Joseph Jefferson Award winner Angela Ingersoll brings her show "Judy Garland: Come Rain or Come Shine" to Evanston's Nichols Concert Hall as part of Musi...
-
Terrific 'Tootsie' triumphs as updated musical comedy for #MeToo eraOct 01, 2018 11:00 pm - “Tootsie” — ★ ★ ★ ½ The creative talents behind “Tootsie,” the Broadway-bound musical that opened Sunday at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, were as good as their...
-
'Madness' returns: First Folio remounts Edgar Allan Poe productionSep 30, 2018 7:22 am - First Folio Theatre's David Rice and Alison C. Vesely realized they had an opportunity. They had access to Mayslake Hall, the Tudor Revival-style mansion at Mayslake Pea...
-
Halloween season brings theatrical thrills and chills for fallSep 30, 2018 7:15 am - The weeks leading up to Halloween bring a mix of horror classics, psychological thrillers and seasonal spoofs to city and suburban stages. Among Halloween-themed produc...
-
Suburban agencies receive grants to expand arts accessSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, the Trickster Gallery in Schaumburg and Wheaton's Alma Dance Theater are among 17 northern Illinois arts orga...
-
New block of 'Hamilton' tickets go on sale MondaySep 25, 2018 11:00 pm - A new block of "Hamilton" tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, that will presumably keep the hit Chicago production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-...
-
Palatine teen sentenced to 12 years in prison for 2017 shootingSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - A Palatine teen charged in a 2017 gang-related shooting in Palatine that prompted authorities to put nearby schools on a soft lockdown for more than two hours pleaded gu...
-
Theater events: Interrobang Theatre Projects presents "White Rabbit Red Rabbit"Sep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - #x2022; Griffin Theatre Company premieres "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation Live!" at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. ...
-
Theater spotlight: 'Madness of Edgar Allan Poe' haunts First Folio once againSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Poe's 'Madness' First Folio Theatre remounts "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story," an audience favorite adapted by executive director David Rice from Poe's poe...