Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Special offer on 'Aladdin' 4-pack of ticketsJun 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Special offer If you haven't seen the glittering, enormously entertaining “Aladdin” at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, here's your chance. Broadway in Chicago is offe...
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Long-married Drury Lane 'Gin Game' stars share success on and off stageJun 19, 2017 6:00 am - From that day six years ago when he asked Paula Scrofano and John Reeger to star in Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “The Gin Game,” artistic director William Osetek has ...
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Elk Grove Village man accused of slicing relative with knifeJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man who prosecutors say was holding a knife when he lunged at a male relative was ordered held on $75,000 bail Monday. Jose Roman, 27, is charged ...
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Metropolis announces upcoming Artists Lounge seriesJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - Donica Lynn, Heidi Kettenring and Michael Mahler are among the Broadway veterans and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning performers scheduled for Metropolis Performing Arts C...
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Steppenwolf delivers a bracing premiere of emotional, sobering 'Pass Over'Jun 14, 2017 6:00 am - Two-thirds of the way through Antoinette Nwandu's unflinchingly authentic “Pass Over,” after a harrowing encounter with a racist police officer, two young African-Americ...
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Tony-nominated 'Waitress' to play Chicago in 2018Jun 13, 2017 1:00 am - "Waitress," the 2016 Broadway musical that starred Evanston native and Marriott Theatre veteran Jessie Mueller, will play Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre next summer a...
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Theater events: Longtime Chicago-area couple star in Drury Lane's 'Gin Game'Jun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - An almost love story Renowned Chicago-area acting duo Paula Scrofano and John Reeger star in Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "The Gin Game," D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize...
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Steel Beam Theatre examines life journeys during 2017-2018 seasonJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles expands its season from six productions to seven as part of its 2017-2018 season, an examination of the paths people pursue to find...
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Griffin's scaled-down 'Ragtime' delivers intimate powerJun 09, 2017 7:00 am - “Ragtime” - a stirring, sweeping musical set during the tumultuous turn of the last century - is a portrait of an era not unlike our own and a reminder of America's prom...
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Police: Man who struck bus in Des Plaines had 16 prior DUIsJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - A 51-year-old man with a total of 16 DUI convictions was ordered held on $400,000 bail Thursday after authorities say he struck a party bus in Des Plaines and fled the s...