Articles filed under Vitello, Barbara
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Spotlight: Marriott launches season with 'Big Fish' and BTE concludes its season with 'Andy Warhol's Tomato'
Jan 27, 2023 6:00 AM - This week in suburban theater, a traveling salesman spins tall tales in "Big Fish" at Marriott Theatre; dancers compete for a Broadway show in "A Chorus Line" at Drury Lane; and a budding artist finds friendship and inspiration from an unlikely source in "Andy Warhol's Tomato" at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble.
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Goodman's 'the ripple, the wave that carried me home' a poignant tale of rebellion, reconciliation
Jan 26, 2023 8:42 AM - A woman comes to terms with her civil rights activist parents in Christina Anderson's poignant, poetic drama "the ripple, the wave that carried me home" through Feb. 12 at Goodman Theatre.
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Bail set for 2 suspects in thefts at Motor Werks
Jan 24, 2023 8:37 PM - Two parolees charged with stealing vehicles from a Barrington auto dealer were ordered held Tuesday on $100,000 cash bond.
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Spotlight: Pop artist Andy Warhol inspires two-hander at Northlight Theatre
Jan 20, 2023 6:00 AM - Beginning performances this week: Northlight's two-hander about pop artist Andy Warhol visiting Iran, Steel Beam's family comedy about missed connections, and First Folio's Ireland-set family drama about a young woman who sacrifices a university education for her widowed father.
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Actor/music director/conductor Alexander Gemignani dreams big as the lead in Marriott Theatre's 'Big Fish'
Jan 19, 2023 8:50 AM - Broadway veteran Alexander Gemignani -- an actor/music director/conductor -- returns to Chicago for the first time since his scene-stealing turn in "Hamilton" to star in Marriott Theatre's "Big Fish."
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Spotlight: Artists from around the world converge for Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
Jan 13, 2023 6:00 AM - Dozens of artists and ensembles from around the world showcase their work during Chicago's 5th International Puppet Theater Festival, which also features Chicago's Manual Cinema.
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Following her dream: Roosevelt University grad returns in 'Chicago' 25th anniversary tour
Jan 12, 2023 12:19 PM - Singer/dancer Jess DiForte, a 2020 graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and aspiring Broadway actor, marks her return to Chicago as an ensemble member in the 25th anniversary tour of "Chicago," which runs Jan. 17-29 at CIBC Theatre.
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Brown's Chicken murders 30 years later: Seven murders and finally justice
Jan 8, 2023 6:30 AM - On a cold January night 30 years ago, two killers cut short the lives of seven people at a Brown's Chicken restaurant in Palatine.
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'A testament to my parents': Murders created enduring bond between Brown's owners' daughters
Jan 8, 2023 6:30 AM - For the first time in 30 years, Lynn and Richard Ehlenfeldt's daughters will spend Jan. 8 together. Not since police discovered the bodies of their parents and five of their employees inside the Brown's Chicken restaurant the couple owned have Jennifer Shilling, Dana Sampson and Joy Ehlenfeldt been together on that day.
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Spotlight: BoHo Theatre revives Jonathan Larsen tuner; 'Chicago' returns to its namesake city
Jan 6, 2023 6:00 AM - BoHo Theatre concludes its season with a revival of Jonathan Larsen's "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" a semi-autobiographical tuner about an aspiring Broadway composer struggling to produce the great American musical.
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