Barbara Vitello
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Paramount Theatre to stage world premiere 'August Rush' musicalFeb 05, 2018 8:30 am - After earning Joseph Jefferson Awards three years running for best large musical, Paramount Theatre is flexing its muscles with an eye toward expanding, maybe as far as ...
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'Frasier' star, Chicago theater staple Mahoney dies at 77Feb 05, 2018 12:00 am - "Frasier" star and Chicago theater veteran John Mahoney, the British-born actor who called Oak Park home, has died. He was 77. Mahoney, a member of the Steppenwolf The...
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'The Humans' perfectly reflects an imperfect middle-American familyFeb 03, 2018 6:00 am - “The Humans” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Stephen Karam's evocative, superbly written “The Humans” chronicles an imperfect family in all its flawed glory. Struggling to survive in storm-...
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First Folio scares up laughs in flawed 'Women in Jeopardy!'Feb 01, 2018 5:00 am - “Women in Jeopardy” - ★ ★ ½ There's an ancient saying about the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. That's not entirely true of Wendy MacLeod's farcical “Wome...
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Judge: Trial possibly months away in Facebook livestreamed attack caseFeb 01, 2018 5:00 am - A woman accused in the attack a year ago on a Crystal Lake teen that was streamed live on Facebook came to court on Thursday prepared to enter a guilty plea, but the jud...
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Theater events: Writers Theatre marks its first staging of a Eugene O'Neill playJan 30, 2018 5:00 am - Bittersweet Valentine Director William Brown's production of the bittersweet love story "A Moon for the Misbegotten" marks the first time Writers Theatre has staged a Eu...
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Police: Palatine man tried to abduct 3 childrenJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - A Cook County judge on Monday set a $50,000 I-bond, also known as a personal recognizance bond, and ordered GPS monitoring for a 61-year-old Palatine man who police say ...
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Prosecutor: Teen fired 7 shots near Palatine High SchoolJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine teen was ordered held on $250,000 bail and 24-hour home monitoring Monday on charges related to what prosecutors described as a gang-related shooting last wee...
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Broadway veterans bring 'The Humans' back to ChicagoJan 28, 2018 6:00 am - Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas knows a little about creating credible fictional families and crafting timeless drama. He made his Broadway debut at age 7, play...
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Warrenville man convicted of residential arson in 2016 Palatine fireJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - A Warrenville man who rejected a plea bargain that would have given him probation could serve up to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty Friday of arson and resi...