Barbara Vitello
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Superb storytelling, masterful acting define TimeLine's brilliant 'Lehman Trilogy'Sep 28, 2023 11:00 pm - YouTube #8220;Lehman Brothers is going bankrupt.#8221; TimeLine Theatre's bravura Chicago-area premiere of #8220;The Lehman Trilogy,#8221; Italian writer Stefano Ma...
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Steppenwolf's 'Sanctuary City' marks dream come true for Waukegan actressSep 28, 2023 6:00 am - Every year, Waukegan actress Jocelyn Zamudio creates a vision board, which is collage of words and images meant to inspire and motivate. A few years ago, she included a...
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Best bets: Terror Roulette, Peter Gabriel, Tower of Power and moreSep 27, 2023 6:00 am - Halloween happenings • Terror Roulette, a haunted house for fans who "wish to test their luck" in an interactive horror story, opens this weekend at the Arboretum o...
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Spotlight: Aurora's Copley Theatre stages timely 'What the Constitution Means to Me'Sep 27, 2023 6:00 am - Timely 'Constitution' Paramount Theatre's Bold series continues with "What the Constitution Means to Me," Heidi Schreck's examination of the U.S. Constitution and ...
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Broadway in Chicago's fall marked by return of 'Hamilton,' 'The Wiz' and new Broadway-bound tunersSep 26, 2023 6:00 am - If the return of "Hamilton" isn't enough for theater lovers, Broadway in Chicago has added several new, Broadway-bound musicals as well as a revival of "The Wiz" in its ...
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Northlight's 'Birthday Candles' a sweet reflection of an ordinary life, well-livedSep 25, 2023 5:00 pm - “Birthday Candles” — ★ ★ ★ We meet Ernestine Ashworth, the woman around whom Noah Haidle's “Birthday Candles” centers, on her 17th birthday as she declares herself...
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Film, TV veteran Joey Slotnick returns to the stage in TimeLine/Broadway in Chicago's 'The Lehman Trilogy'Sep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Joey Slotnick has his Chicago-area friends to thank, in part at least, for his role in TimeLine Theatre and Broadway in Chicago's much-anticipated regional premiere of "...
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12 for fall: During challenging times, suburban and Chicago theaters persevereSep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Closures, canceled seasons, shortened runs and staff reductions have impacted theaters locally and nationwide. First Folio Theatre closed earlier this year after 26 year...
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre revives Sarah Ruhl's 'Eurydice'Sep 22, 2023 6:00 am - A myth retold Writers Theatre revives "Eurydice," a moving retelling of the Orpheus myth from the perspective of his doomed wife and her loving father. New artistic...
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Jump scares: Suburban haunted houses serve up Halloween screams for intrepid fansSep 21, 2023 11:00 pm - For those who prefer Halloween haunts of the terrifying kind, who have a hankering for horror and prefer scares up close and personal, a number of haunted houses open th...