Barbara Vitello
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Chicago's Second City reopens ThursdaySep 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Second City will resume performances Thursday with an 8 p.m. show that will include in the audience Chicago firefighters who helped battle a blaze in the theater...
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Fall theater launches with world premieres, acclaimed musicalsSep 12, 2015 12:30 pm - Opening "October Sky" in August and "Peter and the Starcatcher" last week gave Marriott and Drury Lane a jump on the competition which will heat up as theater companies ...
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Theater events: George Wendt returns to Northlight for 'Funnyman'Sep 11, 2015 6:00 am - 'Funnyman' premiere George Wendt ("Cheers" and TBS' "Clipped") and Tim Kazurinsky return to Northlight Theatre for the world premiere of Bruce Graham's "Funnyman," ...
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Attorneys seek more time in Hastert caseSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Attorneys in the financial misconduct case involving former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert were granted more time Friday to prepare. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin gr...
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Hypocrites' 'American Idiot' revival a resounding successSep 10, 2015 11:00 pm - There may be no Chicago-area theater company better suited than The Hypocrites to revive “American Idiot,” Green Day's explosive portrait of disaffected youth adapted fo...
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Palatine men sentenced for robbing couple in parking lotSep 10, 2015 1:00 am - Two Palatine men who took an iPhone and a case of pop from a couple walking through a parking lot have pleaded guilty to armed robbery. Ivan Rodriguez, 22, of the 1200 b...
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Prosecutors: Aurora cousins might change pleas in terror plotSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - A resolution may be near in the terror case against two Aurora cousins who federal authorities say intended to join Islamic State militants and plotted to attack a Jolie...
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Civil case against Elgin imam charged with sexual abuse proceedingSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Lawsuits against a prominent Elgin cleric seeking damages for sexual abuse his accusers say occurred decades ago will proceed, according to a Cook County judge. Attorne...
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'Sister Act,' 'Evita' among classics in Marriott Theatre's 2016 seasonSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Joseph Jefferson Award nominees Nick Bowling and Rachel Rockwell return to Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire for a 2016 season dominated by several classics, plus a limit...
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Drury Lane's 'Starcatcher' a well-told tale and jolly good timeSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - It all comes down to the story. And how well it's told. "Peter and the Starcatcher," the amusingly alliterative play with music by Rick Elice, is an engaging tale. And ...