Barbara Vitello
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Everything adds up for Porchlight's 'Nine'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Porchlight Music Theatre's "Nine" comes pretty close to a "10." Sexy and stylish, Porchlight's production of the Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit musical, inspired by Federico ...
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Steppenwolf's Letts wins Pulitizer for 'August'Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Tracy Letts' first two plays put him on the radar. His third earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination in 2004. His fourth, "August: Osage County," a blazing, fiercely comi...
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"Lust, Lies, Marriage" bubbles with laughs; spirited cast makes for fun eveningApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When they cross the stage, the cast of Piccolo Theatre's utterly beguiling "Lust, Lies and Marriage" don't simply walk. In this sparkling, family-friendly show by Itali...
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'Brontë' satisfies only literary fansApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Polly Teale weaving historical fact with literary fiction in her play "Brontë" will no doubt delight fans of sisters Charlotte ("Jane Eyre") and Emily ("Wuthering Height...
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'Boneyard Prayer' arrestingApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Known for its bold, physical, highly theatrical events, Chicago's Redmoon Theatre always delivers arresting visuals. Most of them involve a combination of remarkable pup...
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Profiles gives LaBute drama no-holds-barred productionApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For the better part of two years, Profiles Theatre has devoted itself to Neil LaBute, a playwright who shares the company's affinity for the kind of bracing theater that...
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Ruhl rings it upApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Playwright Sarah Ruhl walked into the Steppenwolf Theatre lobby recently, saw the walls filled with photos of its ensemble members and it hit her. "Steppenwolf is actual...
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Cast energizes lively 'Drowsy Chaperone'Apr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - No bouncy overture heralds the opening of "The Drowsy Chaperone." No buoyant production number sets the story in motion. Instead from a darkened stage, a disembodied voi...
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Dog gimmick wears thin, but comedy still fetchingMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In "Sylvia," the female around whom A. R. Gurney's frisky romantic comedy revolves, says words most men would love to hear. "I think you're God," gushes Sylvia, enthusia...
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Gift's take on Judas has hard edges, but tender heartMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Gift Theatre's "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" clocked in at 2 hours, 40 minutes. They were the speediest nearly 3 hours I've experienced in the theater in some time. ...