Barbara Vitello
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Exuberant cast propels Marriott's entertaining 'Newsies'Nov 03, 2017 6:00 pm - “Newsies” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Minutes after the curtain rose opening night on Marriott Theatre's hugely entertaining “Newsies,” concern crossed my mind. First, I worried the Linco...
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Jimmy Buffett looks to Broadway as 'Margaritaville' sails into ChicagoNov 03, 2017 6:00 am - Jimmy Buffett is one savvy pop star. He knows what his parrothead legions want. And he gives it to them. “There are 10 or 15 songs that we always play,” said Buffett, ...
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Writing book helped grieving Arlington Heights mom healNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this report mistakenly referred to Patrick Ford as a former boyfriend of Dana Mangi. Ten years ago last August, Barb Mangi and ...
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Goodman's 'Yasmina's Necklace' sparkles as compelling tale of identityNov 01, 2017 11:00 pm - “Yasmina's Necklace” - ★ ★ ★ Suspended above the Goodman Theatre stage where the disarming, gently comic “Yasmina's Necklace” unfolds, a less than subtle (and not entire...
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Theater events: 'Bridges of Madison County' opens in NapervilleOct 30, 2017 11:00 pm - BrightSide's 'Bridges' BrightSide Theatre opens its season with a revival of “The Bridges of Madison County” by composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown and writer Marsha No...
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Theater events: City Lit Theater revives Bible tale 'J.B.'Oct 26, 2017 7:45 am - Bible tale retold Nine Chicago-area actresses “of a certain age” play 23 roles in City Lit Theater's revival of “J.B.” a free-verse, morality play by poet/playwright Arc...
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Streamwood brothers plead guilty to attacking relative over a lighterOct 26, 2017 1:00 am - Streamwood brothers charged with striking, head-butting and choking a female relative earlier this year during a fight over a lighter pleaded guilty Thursday. Nicholas ...
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Streamwood teen gets jail, probation for doughnut shop robberyOct 25, 2017 1:00 am - A Streamwood teen who admitted to robbing a Hoffman Estates doughnut shop last February was ordered to serve six months in Cook County jail and pay $250 restitution in e...
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50-year-old Elgin woman gets probation for cutting boyfriend with knifeOct 25, 2017 1:00 am - An Elgin woman accused of slicing her boyfriend's arm with a knife during an argument last July pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Sabrina Bailey, 50, was sentenced ...
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Dozens of new sex abuse charges lodged against Prospect Heights coupleOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday announced dozens of new charges against a Prospect Heights couple arrested earlier this year on allegations they sexually abused teena...