Barbara Vitello
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Noteworthy performances propel Northlight’s ‘2 Pianos, 4 Hands’Jul 19, 2024 8:19 am - Northlight Theatre concludes its season on a high note, with a musically dazzling revival of the play-with-music “2 Pianos, 4 Hands.”
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Hot ticket: Metropolis’ rafter-rattling ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ worth every pennyJul 17, 2024 2:52 pm - Music and theater fans who are considering attending Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s marvelous “Million Dollar Quartet”: Get your tickets now before it’s too late.
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Spotlight: Copley revives ‘Peter Pan’ prequel; Chicago Shakes presents ‘Lord of the Rings’ tuner in U.S. premiereJul 16, 2024 5:25 pm - Copley Theatre commences its third season with “Peter and the Starcatcher,” and Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the U.S. premiere of “The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale.”
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Best Bets: Dennis Quaid, ‘I Love the 90s Tour’ at RiverEdge, Voyage en France at CantignyJul 15, 2024 5:40 pm - Actor/songwriter Dennis Quaid performs in Chicago, 1990s hip-hop artists Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Kid N Play and more headline Aurora’s RiverEdge Park, and Cantigny hosts Voyage en France.
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Casten proposes asking apparel makers to voluntarily reveal environmental impact of production processJul 12, 2024 4:41 pm - U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove proposed bipartisan legislation that manufacturers voluntarily attach labels to apparel or apparel packaging that will inform consumers about the environmental impact of clothing they purchase.
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Muhammad Ali musical to premiere in Chicago next yearJul 10, 2024 5:03 pm - “Ali,” the new bio-musical celebrating one of the nation’s most beloved athletes, will premiere in Chicago next year.
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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.