Review: “1980 (Or Why I’m Voting for John Anderson)” at Jackalope Theatre
The intimate look into the lives of campaign volunteers shows us more than just the struggle of fighting for the underdog, but also that times may not have changed as much as we think.
Review: DON’T LOOK BACK/MUST LOOK BACK at Pivot Arts
We have our photos taken and are given forms to fill out. I’m surprised at the familiar heat spreading across my face as I realize that one of the forms is exactly that which I filed over a year ago and have been waiting for a response ever since.
Review: Billy Elliot at Porchlight Music Theatre
Porchlight’s production may not be perfect but it doesn’t need to be to be outstanding.
Review: CARRIE 2 at Underscore Theatre Company
The atmosphere Underscore creates is so authentically 90s that when one of the main characters brandished a Nirvana tee and tied a flannel shirt around her waist, the audience sighed and laughed in a moment of collective nostalgia.
Review: PUNK at The New Colony
If it weren’t enough that this show captures all the essential issues of the American prison-industrial complex and condenses them into a two-and-a-half-hour dramady, the acting that has to back up the content is absolutely stellar.
Review: TWO MILE HOLLOW at First Floor Theater
Waves gently come ashore, the seagulls chirp, and white privilege is heartwarming for the Donnellys as they come together at TWO MILE HOLLOW.
Review: DRACULA — The Hypocrites at Mercury Theater Chicago
Bram Stoker might not have intended for his novel to be funny, but undoubtedly he would have approved of The Hypocrites’ approach to DRACULA.
Review: BEWILDERED at Hell in a Handbag Productions
Hell in a Handbag Productions catapults into its 15th Anniversary season with the premiere of BEWILDERED.
Review: BECKY SHAW at Windy City Playhouse
Even in the best of circumstances, dating can present a shifting minefield of opportunity. The guy from the coffee house seems smart and kind, then you discover he has a room dedicated to his antique baby doll collection. The woman your friend said was a “10” makes you laugh within 10 seconds, then before the end of your first date she asks for her own set of keys to your apartment.
Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
This TAMING OF THE SHREW, with its stunning visuals, updated script, and exceptionally talented actresses, brings a fresh new and necessary perspective to one of Shakespeare’s most contentious plays.