Barbara Vitello
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Spotlight: BrightSide stages 'A Little Night Music,' Chicago Shakes sets 'Twelfth Night' in CaribbeanOct 18, 2023 6:00 am - Sondheim revived BrightSide Theatre begins its season with the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical "A Little Night Music." Set during the start of the 20th centur...
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Best Bets: Aries Spears, 'When You Wish Upon A Star,' Megon McDonough and John MalkovichOct 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Stand-up comedy Comedian and impressionist Aries Spears (“Mad TV,” “Jerry Maguire”) headlines the Chicago Improv at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $3...
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Tickets for 2024 Chicago Theatre Week go on sale in JanuaryOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago Theatre Week 2023 broke records, with ticket sales topping 20,000 for 78 suburban and city productions. And organizers expect similar results when Chicago Theatr...
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Spotlight: Nathanial Stampley headlines a concert at Marriott Theatre SundayOct 13, 2023 7:00 pm - Stampley in concert Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Nathaniel Stampley, co-star of Marriott Theatre's revival of “Gypsy” that closes this weekend, chronicles his care...
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Paramount's 'What the Constitution Means to Me' nearly note perfectOct 13, 2023 5:15 am - “What the Constitution Means to Me” — ★ ★ ★ Chicago-area theatergoers likely recognize two-time Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Cory Goodrich from musicals. For more ...
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Freed after serving 16 years for Rolling Meadows murder, he now seeks accountability for 'miscarriage of justice'Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Nearly 12 years ago, after a Cook County judge sentenced him to life in prison for the 2006 murder of aspiring Rolling Meadows rapper Marquis Lovings, Patrick Taylor ins...
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Public health officials report state's first case of measles since 2019Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday announced the first case of measles in the state since 2019. The Cook County Department of Public Health reported a su...
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Arlington Heights woman accused of setting fire to own apartmentOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - A 51-year-old Arlington Heights woman was in custody Friday on an arson charge in connection with a fire in her first-floor apartment in the 300 block of East Seegers Ro...
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Best bets: Plain White T's play Rivers Casino, Joffrey Ballet stages 'Frankenstein'Oct 12, 2023 5:00 am - Chicago premiere The Joffrey Ballet opens its 68th season with the Chicago premiere of “Frankenstein,” choreographer Liam Scarlett's ballet inspired by Mary Shelley...
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Goodman's lively 'LUCHA TEOTL' celebrates Mexican professional wrestlingOct 12, 2023 3:00 am - “LUCHA TEOTL” — ★ ★ ★ Spectators attending Goodman Theatre's rollicking, unrelentingly physical “LUCHA TEOTL” may never view pro wrestling or theater in the same wa...