Review: THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG at Brown Paper Box Co.
There’s a conversation in many theatrical circles at the moment about what type of work should be produced: serious activism to change the world or lighthearted humor to help audiences forget their troubles.
Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
It’s worth the train or car ride to Arlington Heights to visit Metropolis and visit Neverland.
Review: FIGHT CITY at Factory Theatre
While built on good intentions, this show is in such poor taste. It doesn’t know its ideological grounding.
Review: LITTLE FISH at Kokandy Productions
In an era of shock value and fast-paced, high-drama storytelling, Michael John LaChiusa’s LITTLE FISH is a refreshingly thoughtful, nuanced and contemplative portrait of a woman trying to live one moment at a time.
Review: BEAUTY’S DAUGHTER at American Blues Theater
Playwright Dael Orlandersmith shows her gift for writing with rhythmic expression — using poetry between personal narratives — in BEAUTY’S DAUGHTER.
Review: THE MISEDUCATION OF 55th STREET at The Revival
Through the disarming qualities of comedy, truths are held bare and exposed, often catching laughter stranded in the air as a witness to the pain.
Review: LELA & CO at Steep Theatre
You don’t expect a show advertised with a partially-eaten pink cake to thwack you on the heart – but Steep’s production of LELA & CO does just that.
Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! National Tour at the Oriental Theatre
Bottoms up! The national tour of the hilarious, clever, and grin-inducing SOMETHING ROTTEN! has arrived at the Oriental Theatre in a first-rate production that’s worth celebrating.
Review: HAMLET at Midsommar Flight
Midsommar’s dismissing of airs in the open air makes this show a Chicago summer absolute.
Review: THE NANCE at Pride Films & Plays
Douglas Carter Beane’s superb play THE NANCE gets a stellar local premiere by Pride Films & Plays.