Barbara Vitello
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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...
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Best bets: Free Mavis Staples show, dinos in downtown Wheaton, 'Flying Dutchman' at LyricSep 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago Live More than 80 musical, dance and theatrical acts - including Mavis Staples performing at 8 p.m. Saturday - will grace three stages on Navy Pier, 600 E. ...
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Metropolis' funny, spirited 'Addams Family' revival among its bestSep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - “The Addams Family” — ★ ★ ★ ½ In 2009, “The Addams Family” premiered in Chicago. Based on cartoonist/illustrator Charles Addams' comically macabre characters, the B...
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'It went well': As cashless bail starts in suburban courts, who was detained, who wasn'tSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - For judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and other courtroom personnel, it was business as usual Monday as cashless bail went into effect in courtrooms around the stat...