Barbara Vitello
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‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ boasts Broadway-ready melodies, but plot threads need attentionJul 10, 2024 4:15 pm - Goodman Theatre’s world premiere of the musical adaptation of John Berendt’s bestselling novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” sounds gorgeous and looks lovely. And once the creatives tie up the plot threads, it may well be Broadway-bound.
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Best bets: Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago headline Allstate ArenaJul 09, 2024 8:50 am - Two beloved Chicago bands — Earth, Wind and Fire and Chicago — headline Rosemont’s Allstate Arena Friday. Plus, Glen Ellyn’s McAninch Arts Center begins its Lakeside Pavilion Concert Series and Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl celebrates 41 years at Paramount Theatre.
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Spotlight: Family-friendly ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus’ opens at MarriottJul 08, 2024 5:25 pm - A pigeon gets the chance of a lifetime in Marriott Theatre’s young audiences production of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus;” while Winnie-the-Pooh and friends converge at the Morton Arboretum for a production of “House at Pooh Corner.”
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Back where it belongs: Family of suburban Pearl Harbor veteran receives his missing Purple HeartJul 05, 2024 10:48 pm - Last week, Jerome Even’s family received the Purple Heart the longtime Park Ridge resident and World War II veteran received after he was wounded in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His family didn’t know it was missing.
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A recipe for success: Writers’ ‘The Hot Wing King’ a tasty slice of lifeJul 05, 2024 1:31 pm - Writers Theatre delivers a hearty serving of Black love in all its incarnations in its Chicago-area premiere of “The Hot Wing King.”
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Joyful ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ a fitting tribute to jazz masterJul 03, 2024 10:38 am - All hail Fats Waller. Drury Lane Theatre’s jubilant, beautifully sung revival of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is a fitting tribute to the pioneering jazz pianist.
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Best Bets: Buddy Guy, Lauren Alaina, Keith Urban at NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race WeekendJul 02, 2024 12:13 pm - Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy plays NASCAR weekend in Chicago along with The Chainsmokers and Keith Urban, Pepe Aguilar headlines Allstate Arena, and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder performs at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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Spotlight: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ revivals open at Stolp Island Theatre, MetropolisJul 02, 2024 11:43 am - Paramount Theatre inaugurates its new Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora with a revival of the rollicking jukebox tuner “Million Dollar Quartet” at the same time the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre stages its revival in Arlington Heights.
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Marriott Theatre’s ‘Beehive’ an ideal show for summerJun 28, 2024 2:42 pm - Nostalgia never goes out of style. Don’t believe me? Check out Marriott Theatre’s toe-tapping revival of “Beehive: The 60’s Musical.”
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Classic Steppenwolf: Exceptional ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ reveals Chicago theater at the height of its powersJun 27, 2024 10:18 am - Steppenwolf Theatre representatives say there are no plans at present to transfer its premiere of “Little Bear Ridge Road” by Samuel D. Hunter to Broadway. Hopefully that will change. Hunter’s poignant examination of loneliness, inertia and failed families is that good.