Barbara Vitello
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Chicago game show comes to the 'burbsOct 31, 2021 10:01 pm - "Don't Spit the Water," the offbeat game show that has been playing late nights at Chicago's Playground Theater for a couple of years, begins a two-month run at the Metr...
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Noble Fool's 'Mid-Life' hits right notesOct 31, 2021 9:33 pm - One thing about Noble Fool's "Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical," it's inclusive. Where baby boomer-centered revues like "Menopause the Musical" and "Hats!" focus...
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Brooks would be proud of Marriott's 'Producers'Oct 31, 2021 9:01 pm - Staging the post-Broadway, regional premiere of "The Producers" means shouldering quite a burden. Fortunately, Marriott Theatre has actors Ross Lehman and Gu...
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Chicago Shakespeare emphasizes comedy in Bard romanceOct 31, 2021 9:03 pm - With a nudge and a wink and tongue planted firmly in cheek, Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Barbara Gaines solves the problematic "Cymbeline." She does it by em...
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Just for laughs, you can try out for comedy showOct 31, 2021 9:06 pm - The search is on for the nation's 21 funniest comedians to perform alongside the likes of Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld at The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. Chicago area...
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Redmoon examines beauty, rejection in fairy-tale settingOct 31, 2021 9:04 pm - Any woman watching Redmoon Theater's "The Princess Club" will recognize instantly the situations and personalities comprising this quirky, visually arresting sho...
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Disarming pub comedy examines trivia pursuitsOct 31, 2021 8:04 pm - Watching the company's spirited U.S. premiere of Roddy Doyle's "War" makes you wish they didn't. Seanachai whose name (pronounced shawn-uh-kee) is Gaelic f...
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Classics highlight fall theater scheduleOct 31, 2021 8:12 pm - Talk about art all you like. The business of theater demands companies put bodies in the seats. And nothing draws a crowd like a classic play, unless it's a roll...
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TimeLine delivers striking revival of 'Paradise Lost'Oct 31, 2021 8:10 pm - TimeLine Theatre's heartfelt, pristinely acted revival of Clifford Odets' "Paradise Lost" comes at an opportune time. Written more than 70 years ago, Odets' ...
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Jeff nominees out for '06-'07Oct 31, 2021 8:06 pm - It wasn't a question of Marriott Theatre receiving multiple nods when the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced its nominees for 2006-2007 equity productions Thurs...