Review: ASHES OF LIGHT at UrbanTheatre Company
UrbanTheater Company notes as part of their mission, “Preserving the Puerto Rican and Humboldt Park voice for 12 years on Paseo Boricua,” and with ASHES OF LIGHT as part of their season, they truly encapsulate a neighborhood family environment in their space through the natural chemistry provided by their actors.
Review: LETTIE at Victory Garden Theater
Directed with unflinching honesty by Chay Yew, LETTIE feels like a new story, but the elements present as fresh and familiar to anyone who faces the monumental and unfamiliar task of making good life choices.
Review: 9 TO 5 at Firebrand Theatre
The stellar talent onstage and Dolly’s consistently superb music contribute to make this show both a reminder of where we’ve been and what we can still achieve.
Review: GHOSTS OF WAR at Griffin Theatre
This isn’t a story of heroism, but the discovery of identity and the best of humanity in the heart of war.
Review: BIRDLAND at Steep Theatre Company
We’ve all fantasized about a life in the spotlight at one time or another. For most of us living a typical workaday lifestyle, the idea of being adored by thousands, an endless supply of cash, and carte blanche to act as we please can seem immensely appealing.
Review: RED BOWL AT THE JEFFS at The Sound
Fair warning: if you’re in theater, you won’t escape from seeing (and laughing at) the hauntingly precise portrayals of yourself or your friends on stage.
Review: “hang” at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
What happens when we are forced to confront what we would prefer to ignore?
Review: WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR BLACK? at Organic Theater Company
Bursting with energy and intention onto a traditional living room set, this ensemble of four: Kat Christensen, Nyssa Lowenstein, Ariana Silvan-Grau, Taylor Wisham, and their director Anna Gelman have expertly crafted an exploration of Chekhov’s text and context that highlights its relevance, especially to the contemporary female experience.
Review: WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD at Theater Wit
In WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD, Callaghan explores critical issues surrounding the messages women receive about themselves and their bodies in advertising and in society in a style that is entirely unique to her.
Review: SWEENEY TODD at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Candlelights flicker in the darkness as the stony-faced actors invite us to attend the tale of SWEENEY TODD, the final full musical by the Theo Ubique company at the No Exit Café.