Barbara Vitello
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Barbara Gaines' swan song at Chicago Shakes a glorious, uproarious tribute to theaterMar 22, 2023 4:00 pm - “The Comedy of Errors” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Always leave them laughing, goes the old saying. Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Barbara Gaines took that adage to heart. For her final pr...
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Defendant in Schaumburg killing testifies that he feared victimMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - "I feared Quentin Tillison." Oliver Rhone made that statement Wednesday as he testified during his trial on first-degree murder charges stemming from Tillison's 2017 ki...
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Best Bets: AdeptiCon, Lewis Black, Il Divo, Impractical JokersMar 21, 2023 6:00 am - Roll the dice AdeptiCon brings gaming back to Schaumburg for its annual celebration of all things tabletop. With hundreds of events planned across five days at the Renai...
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As murder trial opens, suspect in 2017 Schaumburg shooting claims self-defenseMar 20, 2023 1:00 am - On the last day of his life, Quentin Tillison purchased Gummi Bears, his teenage daughter's favorite candy, at a Walgreens on the corner of Roselle and Wise roads in Sch...
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Leading lady keeps 'Tina Turner' rolling despite musical's paper-thin plotMar 17, 2023 6:00 am - This article has been updated with the correct spelling of Ari Groover's name. “Tina - The Tina Turner Musical” - ★ ★ ½ Wednesday's opening of “Tina - The Tina Tur...
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Goodman premiere 'Layalina' needs tweaking to unlock its potentialMar 16, 2023 11:45 am - “Layalina” - ★ ★ ½ “Layalina,” the new play premiering at Goodman Theatre about a family emigrating from Iraq to the United States, begins and ends with celebrations. I...
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Best Bets: Indigo Girls, Dr. Jane Goodall, Wilco, New EditionMar 15, 2023 6:00 am - Indigo Girls at Genesee Indigo Girls, the Grammy-winning duo inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame last year, heads to the suburbs next week for a night of ro...
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Spotlight: City Lit stages 'Happy Days,' Buffalo Grove native stars in Artistic Home's 'Dying for It'Mar 14, 2023 6:00 am - Not so 'Happy Days' Kayla Boye plays a woman who remains endlessly optimistic despite being buried waist-deep in a mound in "Happy Days," Samuel Beckett's tragicomic exa...
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Have you seen this guy's shoe? How a late night sparked a viral sensation and search in SchaumburgMar 14, 2023 5:00 am - Lucas Duffy has spent only about 48 hours in Schaumburg, but village residents have made a lasting impression on him after his social media post about a lost shoe genera...
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Spotlight: 'Threepenny Opera' at Theo Ubique and classic tuner 'Annie' at Chicago's Cadillac PalaceMar 13, 2023 11:00 pm - 'Threepenny Opera' revived In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre tips its hat to Kurt Weill, whose compositions made up the company's inaug...