Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep stages 'Gypsy'Oct 09, 2015 3:45 pm - 'Gypsy' revival Williams Street Repertory opens its fifth season with its largest show to date, "Gypsy," the 1959 musical by composer Jule Styne, lyricist Stephen ...
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Chicago Shakespeare's warm, irreverent 'Cyclone' worth a rideOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - “Ride the Cyclone,” the Canadian cult musical making its U.S. premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know about regret, resi...
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Elgin cleric faces new charges accusing him of sexually abusing a studentOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - A prominent Elgin imam, already on bond on charges he sexually abused a 22-year-old employee of the Islamic school he founded, faces new charges accusing him of sexually...
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Goodman's 'Feathers and Teeth' a ghoulish good timeOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - At the core of Charise Castro Smith's amusingly ghoulish, horror-dramedy "Feathers and Teeth" - in its world premiere at Goodman Theatre - are a pair of broken hearts. ...
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Aurora's Paramount earns 5 Jeffs in first year of eligibilityOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - Equity newcomer Paramount Theatre in Aurora received a total of five 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards, including three for its stellar revival of "Les Miserables," at the 47...
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Suburban theaters take center stage on eve of Jeff AwardsOct 04, 2015 7:00 am - Jefferson Award nominations, cutting-edge works are making suburban theaters marquee attractions
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Theater events: 'My Brilliant Divorce' makes Midwest premiereOct 02, 2015 6:00 am - A woman on her own A woman whose husband left her navigates her newly single life, including assorted suitors, imagined diseases and help-line counselors, in "My Br...
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Rolling Meadows judge retires after nearly 20 yearsOct 02, 2015 5:00 am - Cook County Judge Thomas P. Fecarotta Jr., a fixture at the Rolling Meadows courthouse known for chastising repeat offenders for “doing life on the installment plan” and...
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St. Charles' Fox Valley Repertory closes after 11 years at Pheasant RunOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - Fox Valley Repertory has closed its doors after 11 years in St. Charles and offered no indication that previously purchased tickets will be refunded. Money problems and ...
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Goodman seeks writers for young critics programOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre invites "journalistically minded and theatrically curious" high school girls in 10th and 11th grades to attend a free informational session about the Cin...