Review: ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Review: ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE at Lyric Opera of Chicago

ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE is one of those unique and stellar productions that can expand old thoughts, change minds, and create new audiences.

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Review: BUILDING THE WALL at Stage Left Theatre

Review: BUILDING THE WALL at Stage Left Theatre

There will no doubt be many, many pieces of theatre in the coming years (or decades) attempting to come to some kind of understanding about how we got to this point, and while we may never fully understand it, it’s a necessary function of art to try to make sense of things

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Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Goodman Theatre

Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Goodman Theatre

For the Midwesterner and our gritty interpretation of suffering, this particular remake feels more of an imitation of something that was once really solid. As if it’s not meant for the people who it is about.

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Review: THE TOAD KNEW at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: THE TOAD KNEW at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

It’s a strange feeling, drinking a glass of Sprite but thinking it’s water. Neither is better, it’s just not what you thought it would be

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Review: THE REMBRANDT at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Review: THE REMBRANDT at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

They are a couple – just as any couple – sharing and grieving and bickering. “Grief is a profound sense of failure,” mutters Henry over pudding, in what is undoubtedly the most moving moment of the play.

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Review: ALIAS GRACE at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

Review: ALIAS GRACE at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

Pictured (l-r): Ayssette Muñóz, Amro Salama, and Ashley Neal. Photo by Michael Brosilow.  By Erin Shea Brady I’m consistently excited by the programming at Rivendell. Artistic Director Tara Mallen and team mine their mission for brave, relevant works that are deep in conversation with the world we live in. Their tagline –...

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Review: 1984 at AstonRep Theatre

Review: 1984 at AstonRep Theatre

Bewildering double-talk has become a hallmark of the present administration and echoes a little too clearly the similar sentiments in George Orwell’s classic novel 1984.

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Review: FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE at Court Theatre

Review: FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE at Court Theatre

Clarke Peters’ FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE, evoking so much positive energy and excitement, is an excellent kickoff to the season at Court Theatre.

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Review: THE INVISIBLE SCARLET O’NEIL at Babes With Blades Theatre Company

Review: THE INVISIBLE SCARLET O’NEIL at Babes With Blades Theatre Company

Sometimes you need to go out and sit in a darkened theatre and visit a world that is simpler and less scary and that makes you laugh and see women who are smart and self-reliant and unapologetically making their own decisions.

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Review: DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS at City Lit Theater

Review: DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS at City Lit Theater

John Millington Synge’s DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS is based on one of Ireland’s most famous legends, but its tale of tragic young love seems to exist somewhere in every culture.

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