Barbara Vitello
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‘The Voice of Whitney’ premieres this summer at RaviniaApr 08, 2024 5:30 pm - “The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration” featuring the singer’s original master recordings accompanied by a symphony orchestra premieres Aug. 30 at the Ravinia Festival.
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Premieres, classics and a musical set for Goodman’s 99th seasonApr 03, 2024 5:46 pm - Goodman Theatre announced its 99th season will include two world premieres (one yet to be named), two classic revivals (one starring Oscar and Emmy winner Helen Hunt), two Chicago premieres and a musical, a rarity for the Chicago theater.
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Homegrown hit: Mercury Theater Chicago’s ‘Jersey Boys’ is a must-seeApr 03, 2024 3:32 pm - It took more than a decade for Mercury Theater Chicago to open its home-grown production of “Jersey Boys.” It was worth the wait. Already extended by eight weeks, it’s a doozy of a show.
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Flood watch remains in effect; colder temps, slushy snow expected WednesdayApr 02, 2024 7:29 pm - Flood watch in effect for parts of Lake and central/northern Cook counties. Colder temperatures could bring slushy snow overnight and into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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Theater spotlight: Drury Lane revives ‘Guys and Dolls,’ Marriott stages ‘Music Man’Apr 02, 2024 5:48 pm - Drury Lane revives the tuner “Guys and Dolls,” Marriott revisits “The Music Man” with Broadway veterans KJ Hippensteel and Alexandra Silber, and Northlight premieres John Patrick Shanley’s new dramedy “Brooklyn Laundry.”
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Best Bets: CSO celebrates Shostakovich, Matthew Sweet returns to ChicagoApr 02, 2024 1:44 pm - Newly announced Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Klaus Mäkelä conducts the orchestra this weekend, alt rocker Matthew Sweet plays Chicago’s Metro, and Brit Floyd channels Pink Floyd in Waukegan.
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‘More smiles … than miles’: $124,998 Barbie van in Volo offers fun, fashion and plenty of pinkApr 01, 2024 8:49 am - The Volo Auto Museum’s $124,998 Barbie van won’t win any races, but it will turn heads and raise eyebrows.
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Elgin officer who fatally shot Decynthia ClementsMar 29, 2024 2:46 pm - A federal court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against the Elgin police officer who shot and killed 34-year-old motorist Decynthia Clements early on March 12, 2018, foll...
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Hail not farewell for longtime Buffalo Theatre Ensemble artistic directorMar 28, 2024 4:15 pm - Longtime Buffalo Theatre Ensemble artistic director Connie Canaday Howard will step down from her leadership position in June but will not step away from the theater.
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Steppenwolf at its best: ‘Purpose’ premiere delivers hard truths, hearty laughsMar 27, 2024 10:06 am - “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ outstanding domestic drama premiering at Steppenwolf Theatre, rings familiar. Not only for the insight and wit characteristic of Jacobs-Jenkins’ writing, but for its central characters: members of a prominent Black Chicago family with roots in religion, politics and the civil rights movement.