Barbara Vitello
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A new Christmas classic? ‘House Without a Christmas Tree’ creators, actors hope new musical becomes a holiday stapleDec 04, 2024 5:05 pm - Griffin Theatre Company premieres a musical stage adaptation of the heartwarming, family-friendly, coming-of-age story “The House Without a Christmas Tree.”
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Best Bets: Holiday tunes, ‘Nutcracker’ variations dominate suburban stagesDec 04, 2024 10:32 am - From a cappella to Elvis to a hip-hop take on “The Nutcracker,” holiday entertainment dominates suburban stages this week.
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Spotlight: Metropolis presents ‘Nat King Cole Christmas’Dec 03, 2024 10:41 am - On local stages this week, singer/storyteller John-Mark McGaha celebrates Nat King Cole at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and Steel Beam Theatre stages a modern “Christmas Carol.”
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Newly sworn Cook County state’s attorney announces changes to detention policyDec 02, 2024 4:03 pm - Pledging to “build a safer, stronger Cook County,” new State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced policy changes Monday to keep those accused of violent crime behind bars while awaiting trial.
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Helping where they can: Elgin’s Centro de Informacion assists newcomersDec 01, 2024 9:00 pm - Help when you can. If Julia Perez’s family had a motto, that would be it. That family value led the bilingual Perez to volunteer at Elgin’s Centro de Informacion, where ...
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Holiday theater 2024: Naughty, nice and everything in betweenNov 27, 2024 10:00 am - From traditional to unconventional, from kid-friendly to adults-only, from multiple versions of “A Christmas Carol” to radio adaptations of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” suburban and Chicago theaters offer something for everyone this holiday season.
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Spotlight: Northlight premieres ‘Little Women’ adaptationNov 26, 2024 8:31 am - On stage this week: Northlight Theatre premieres Lauren Gunderson’s “Little Women” adaptation, ABT remounts “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!” and Veronica Garza channels a grown-up Cindy-Lou Who.
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Best Bets: Light Up the Lake at Navy Pier, ESO brass in SchaumburgNov 25, 2024 3:51 pm - Light Up the Lake opens Friday at Chicago’s Navy Pier, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s brass and percussion sections perform a holiday concert and the Driehaus Museum presents an adaptation of Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity.”
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Blue Man Group bids Chicago farewellNov 22, 2024 4:31 pm - Hail and farewell blue men. Blue Man Group Chicago announced Friday the long-running production will close on Jan. 5, 2025, after 27 years at the Briar Street Theatre.
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‘Patty is not a victim’: Patricia Columbo again denied parole for 1976 Elk Grove murdersNov 21, 2024 3:31 pm - Illinois’ Prisoner Review Board denies parole for Patricia Columbo, 68, who - along with her boyfriend Frank DeLuca - was convicted in 1977 of killing her father, mother and 13-year-old brother in their Elk Grove Village home.