Barbara Vitello
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Steppenwolf duo illuminates lovely 'Constellations'Jun 04, 2016 7:00 am - The ingenuity of Joe Schermoly's set for “Constellations” isn't immediately apparent. But by the end of this lovely play by British playwright Nick Payne, it becomes cl...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'My Fair Lady'Jun 03, 2016 6:00 am - LOW's 'My Fair Lady' Nick Sandys, Remy Bumppo artistic director and First Folio Theatre artistic associate, reprises his role as prickly phonetics professor Henry H...
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Lake Zurich man accused of stalking, threatening womanJun 03, 2016 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich man who prosecutors say stalked a woman for more than a year and twice threatened to harm her was ordered held on $750,000 bail Friday. Prosecutors said Di...
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Hanover Park man charged with burglaryJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - A Hanover Park man currently on bail on a marijuana possession charge was arrested early Wednesday on new charges he burglarized a Hanover Park home. Jaymz Vaeth, 23, f...
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Metropolis announces additions to 2016-17 seasonJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights announced several additions to its 2016-2017 season, including the return of The Second City and a holiday fav...
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Prospect Heights man pleads guilty to child porn chargesJun 01, 2016 1:00 am - A 51-year-old Prospect Heights man pleaded guilty to child pornography charges Wednesday. In exchange for his guilty plea, Michael Dalke was sentenced to four months in...
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Families explore nature during Round Lake scavenger huntMay 28, 2016 1:00 am - While some families spent the day poolside or around the backyard barbecue, the nature-loving Hernandez family spent a least a portion of it ambling along the trails at ...
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Waukegan's Jon Michael Hill uses 'Elementary' break to return to SteppenwolfMay 27, 2016 6:00 am - Jon Michael Hill is one busy guy. On hiatus from the CBS drama “Elementary,” in which he plays detective Marcus Bell, the Waukegan native is back at Steppenwolf Theatre...
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Chicago Shakespeare's bold, bracing 'Foreign Fire' testifies to war's inevitabilityMay 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater's “Tug of War: Foreign Fire” illustrates in sobering detail truths universal: War shatters families. It decimates communities. It crushes nob...
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Metropolis' 'Rent' at its best showcasing its ensembleMay 26, 2016 6:00 am - For years, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre played it safe, staging mild dramas and innocuous pop-centered musical revues as part of its main stage season. But this sea...