Barbara Vitello
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakespeare Theater makes some ‘Illinoise’Jan 23, 2024 2:17 pm - Portrait of our state Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents “Illinoise,” a new musical based on a concept album by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Ste...
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Best bets: Everclear, Madonna, Blues Week, Lyric’s ‘Champion’ and moreJan 22, 2024 6:03 pm - Don’t let the weather stop you from enjoying all the area has to offer, including shows by Everclear and Madonna, Blues Week at Hey Nonny, the opening of “Champion” at Ly...
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Elgin native, Pulitzer Prize-winning TV critic Shales dead at 79Jan 17, 2024 6:10 pm - Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic Tom Shales, an Elgin native whose witty, incisive observations inspired both respect and fear, according to The New York Times, d...
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Finding her niche: ‘Happy accident’ inspired Wood Dale actress/puppeteer’s careerJan 17, 2024 12:32 pm - Leah Casey wasn’t hired as a puppeteer for Drury Lane Theatre’s recent “Cinderella” revival. She was hired to sing and dance. But when director/choreographer Amber Mak in...
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Spotlight: Goodman, Dana Delany premiere thriller inspired by real lifeJan 17, 2024 10:49 am - The relationship that developed between Emmy Award-winning actress Dana Delany and a 13-year-old fan she met through social media inspired Goodman Theatre’s “Highway Patr...
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Best Bets: Puddles Pity Party, ‘A Love Supreme’ at Elmhurst Art Museum and moreJan 17, 2024 10:16 am - Puddles the Singing Clown brings Puddles Pity Party to the Genesee Theatre and Norman Teague’s solo exhibition, “A Love Supreme,” opens at the Elmhurst Art Museum this we...
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Readers respond generously to 2023’s Neighbors in Need campaignJan 15, 2024 5:25 pm - Five charities each will receive a $11,625 grant from the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s 2023 Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign. Now in its third yea...
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‘They love what we do’: How audience donations support theater artists in times of needJan 15, 2024 6:15 am - After 40 years working in theater, Drury Lane Theatre stage manager Larry Baker knows a little something about generosity. He witnesses it every November through January,...
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Accused Highland Park shooter’s trial postponedJan 10, 2024 12:11 pm - The speedy trial Robert Crimo III requested last month when he was defending himself against charges he killed seven people and injured dozens more during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade will not take place next month after all.
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‘A real pro:’ Downers Grove youngster makes Lyric Opera debut in ‘Champion’Jan 10, 2024 9:13 am - For her budding theater career, Naya Rosalie James has older sister Vivian to thank. Watching her sibling perform inspired the Downers Grove 11-year-old to pursue acting....