Barbara Vitello
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'Defiance' leaves no doubt as to its worthNov 01, 2021 7:07 pm - The transgression that underscores John Patrick Shanley's "Defiance" is not that of a soldier refusing to obey an order, it's that of a man refusing to champion ...
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Castro's Cuba setting for Pulitzer winner's early playNov 01, 2021 5:02 pm - Nilo Cruz knows the question is coming. Even over the phone, one senses him waiting for the question he has fielded countless times since receiving the Pulitzer Prize fo...
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High seas to HollywoodNov 01, 2021 5:00 pm - If actor-comedian Jamie Kaler had 20-20 vision, he'd be in the air and not on TV. But less-than-perfect eyesight kept the former Navy officer on the deck of ...
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Steppenwolf dominates a balanced Jeff AwardsNov 01, 2021 4:33 pm - The Jeff Awards Committee seemed intent on spreading the wealth at Monday's 39th annual Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards Ceremony honoring excellence in Chicago-ar...
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'Moreau' production completely engrossingNov 01, 2021 4:14 pm - Lifeline Theatre may not deliver spectacle on the scale of that found in Chicago's theater district, but the talented ensemble never fails to impress. And in man...
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'Weapon' has little impact after explosive openingNov 01, 2021 4:03 pm - "Weapon of Mass Impact," (the second in Brett Neveu's proposed trilogy examining the war on terrorism's impact on average Americans) certainly grabs your attention. The...
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'The Night of the Iguana' revival pays off for Raven TheatreNov 01, 2021 3:34 pm - Over the past few months, Miller, O'Neill, Odets and Williams have been well-served by Steppenwolf, Actors Workshop, The Hypocrites, Timeline and Shattered Globe, all of...
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There's no place like home -- so stay awayNov 01, 2021 2:59 pm - The damaged O'Donnell siblings in Brian Friel's "Aristocrats" understand the often painful truth that while you can go home again, sometimes it's better if you don't. N...
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Oh, what a journey for 'Jersey Boys'Nov 01, 2021 2:44 pm - It took more than three years from the time Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio realized The Four Seasons story might make a better musical than TV film for "Jersey Boy...
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'Jersey Boys' brings the crowd to its feetNov 01, 2021 2:27 pm - There is no Sherry, no Dawn, no Marianne in "Jersey Boys." There are no big girls crying. "Jersey Boys" doesn't entirely conform to the jukebox formula, namely a score c...