Review | “Hoodoo Love” at Raven Theatre
“Hoodoo Love” at the Raven Theatre is a simple story.
Review | “We Are Pussy Riot” at Red Tape Theatre
Ultimately robust in content, yet flawed in execution, this production of “We are Pussy Riot (or) Everything is P.R.” is mostly a pussycat without claws.
Review | “Ms. Blakk for President” at Steppenwolf Theatre
Cis-het people, check your privilege at the door.
Review | “The Children” at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
“The Children” is built for a tidal wave but only delivers a babbling brook.
Review | “West Side Story” at Lyric Opera
If you get the chance to see one musical live onstage this summer, “West Side Story” at the Lyric Opera is a fabulous choice.
REVIEW | “Nina Simone: Four Women” at Northlight
Very many shows are about Black women, but Northlight Theatre’s production of “Nina Simone: Four Women” is also for Black women.
Review: IN THE BLOOD at Red Tape Theatre
Parks’s meditation on the vilification of poor Black motherhood and the unfortunate conditional humanity practiced by our society is material that deserves more stage time.
Review | LA RUTA at Steppenwolf
Pictured (front, left to right): Isabella Gerasole (Women of Juarez), Sandra Delgado (Yoli) and Alice da Cunha (Women of Juarez); (rear) Mari Marroquin (Zaide), Cher Álvarez (Brenda), Charín Alvarez (Marisela), Karen Rodriguez (Ivonne) and Laura Crotte (Desamaya). Photo by Michael Brosilow. By Sheri Flanders Named for the bus route that...
Review | THE NUTCRACKER at Joffrey Ballet
Victoria Jaiani & Miguel Angel Blanco | Photo by Cheryl Mann By Sheri Flanders The genre of dance is criminally underrated among mainstream audiences, yet for the uninitiated, the Joffrey Ballet’s NUTCRACKER is a wonderful annual entrée to the beauty of the artform this holiday season. Set against a reimagining...
Review | RIGHTLYND at Victory Gardens Theatre
An electrifyingly entertaining journey into the dark heart of the Chicago Political Machine, Rightlynd by Ike Holter is a rollicking fun good time.