Hilarious ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Is Not to Be Missed
Richard Bean’s ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS—based on the 18th-century commedia dell’arte play The Servent of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni—is a laugh-out-loud, silly, whip-crack smart comedy, and probably the most fun I’ve had at the theater in a long time.
DISCORD—The Gospel According to Jefferson, Dickens and Tolstoy
There is quite a bit of harmony in DISCORD, Northlight’ 41st season closer: an intellectual discourse between three historical giants while they dissect theological and philosophical ideas accompanied by a dynamic mixture of highbrow and lowbrow humor.
THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW is Life Purging its Imperfections
Men with big dreams, women fighting for visibility and love at the same time, while ignorance and bigotry divide people; though this sounds like the ingredients to contemporary mayhem, its roots are found in a play set in the 1960s.
LITTLE SHOP Makes for A Delectable Evening on Skid Row
American Blues Theater’s triumphant LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will have Chicago audiences clamoring to head downtown to Skid Row. This intimately staged production has a full sound (with music director Austin Cook leading a four-piece band, you can feel the vibrations of the bass in the floor) and provides an all-encompassing, fully entertaining spectacle.
ONCE IN A LIFETIME – A Masterclass at Strawdog
Kaufman & Hart’s 1930’s comedy ONCE IN A LIFETIME stands strong on its own and is also a wonderful tribute to the work that they’ve accomplished in that space.
DEATH OF A STREETCAR Is a Non-Stop Laugh Riot
However you get there, alone or in packs, get ye hence to Writers Theater before Blanche and that “rattle-trap street-car bangs through the Quarter…” for the last time.
DRY LAND is Expertly Crafted at Rivendell
This play begs for education, support and advocacy for young women. I’ve been hoping for a play like this for a long time and I didn’t want it to end.
SENDER Will Reinstate Your Faith in Realism
Ike Holter’s modern day bohemians warn you before you step any closer: “Things are weird in here.”
Mercury Theater’s THE PRODUCERS Is an Uproarious Hit
As the secretary and wannabe stage actor Ulla sings in THE PRODUCERS, when you got it, flaunt it. And Mercury Theater’s production definitely got it.
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY Supplies Rip-Roaring 1920s Fun
If you’re looking for toe-tapping theatrical pleasure, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY is just the ticket.