Barbara Vitello
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Writers' 'Parade' still resonates with tale of bigotry, injusticeJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - The Writers Theatre revival of "Parade," about a Jewish man lynched after he's wrongfully convicted of murdering a 13-year-old girl in 1913 Atlanta, is more than an exqu...
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Stacy Keach's illness forces Goodman Theatre to cancel 'Pamplona' runJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre announced late Friday that it was canceling remaining performances of its world premiere of "Pamplona" because of the ongoing illness of star Stacy K...
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Goodman cancels tonight's 'Pamplona' with star Keach still illJun 01, 2017 1:25 pm - Goodman Theatre has canceled the 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1, performance of "Pamplona," citing the ongoing illness of Stacy Keach, who stars as Ernest Hemingway in the o...
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Hoffman Estates man gets 8 years for sexually assaulting unconscious womanJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - A 24-year-old Hoffman Estates man was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated woman at a March 2013 house party. Convi...
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Two charged with holding up Mount Prospect electronics storeJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - A Chicago woman who authorities say took part in the armed robbery of a Mount Prospect electronics store was ordered held on $225,000 bail Thursday. Stephanie Edwards, ...
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Wheeling man gets 18 years for sex abuse of 2 childrenJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Wheeling man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two children more than 10 years ago. In exchange for h...
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Metropolis' 'Hair' bold, exuberant and faithful to the originalMay 31, 2017 10:00 am - Where to start when writing about “Hair”? There's plenty to consider: theatrical significance, the show's contribution to 1960s pop music, its reflection of Vietnam-era ...
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Actor's illness forces Goodman to suspend 'Pamplona' premiere in mid-performanceMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre halted its world premiere of the one-character play "Pamplona" Tuesday and cancelled its Wednesday night show after star Stacy Keach became ill during Tu...
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Theater events: Victory Gardens stages neighborly 'Native Gardens'May 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Good fences Robert Frost wrote "good fences make good neighbors." Playwright Karen Zacarias tests that adage in "Native Gardens," about neighbors whose disagreement over...
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Northlight's Albert Einstein drama examines 'Relativity' in all its formsMay 24, 2017 9:00 am - The Northlight Theatre audience at the press opening of “Relativity” greeted Mike Nussbaum at his curtain call as Chicago-area audiences typically do, with a standing ov...