Review: CLEVER LITTLE LIES at Bluebird Arts

Review: CLEVER LITTLE LIES at Bluebird Arts

Pictured (l-r): Andrew Garcia, Alyssa Ratkovich, Lawrence Garner, and Kathleen Burke. Photo by DavDGreat Photography. By Bec Willett Joe DiPietro’s CLEVER LITTLE LIES is a fiercely-written farce about marriage, infidelity and aging in the 21st century. As with most successful comedies, it may be dressed in the jewels of pace...

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Review: A GOLDEN CELEBRATION OF DANCE at the Auditorium Theatre

Review: A GOLDEN CELEBRATION OF DANCE at the Auditorium Theatre

November 12 commemorated the 50th anniversary of its rebirth with A GOLDEN CELEBRATION OF DANCE, once again showcasing magnificent dancers in one of the finest dance venues in the world.

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Review: ROOMING HO– USE at Lucky Plush Productions

Review: ROOMING HO– USE at Lucky Plush Productions

Each member is not only a terrific dancer, but uses a perfect blend of their acting and movement talents to take the audience on a journey that is surprising and happily thought-provoking.

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Review: THE BELLE OF AMHERST at Court Theatre

Review: THE BELLE OF AMHERST at Court Theatre

With a sensational performance by Kate Fry and wonderfully exuberant direction from Sean Graney, this BELLE OF AMHERST shows a delightful Emily Dickinson full of life, imagination, great joy, and phosphorescence.

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Review: OTHELLO at Invictus Theatre

Review: OTHELLO at Invictus Theatre

Invictus Theatre Company sets its stage to embrace diversity as the tool for communication and that in itself excites me and implores more. Though the topic was addressed, it felt hardly investigated which left me wanting more.

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Review: WISHIN’ CONTROL at The Comedy Clubhouse

Review: WISHIN’ CONTROL at The Comedy Clubhouse

WISHIN’ CONTROL shows how storytelling can carry the weight of a play without the bells & whistles of a major theater production.

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Review: SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUT OF MISERY at Pegasus Theater

Review: SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUT OF MISERY at Pegasus Theater

The cast of SHAKIN’ weaves an intricate tapestry of black femininity, creating multi-dimensional characters who exist, yet are rarely done justice onstage.

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Review: SIGNIFICANT OTHER – Co Produced By About Face Theatre and Theater Wit

Review: SIGNIFICANT OTHER – Co Produced By About Face Theatre and Theater Wit

If you’re 29, single and deeply worried about being single? Stand forewarned “Significant Other” might hit close to home.

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Review: FADE – Co-Produced by Teatro Vista and Victory Gardens

Review: FADE – Co-Produced by Teatro Vista and Victory Gardens

A premiere by Sinaloa-born, long-time Chicagoan Tanya Saracho is always cause for anticipation. The author of “Kita y Fernanda,” “Our Lady of the Underpass” and “Enfrascada” has long been known hereabouts for her witty, insightful work and her ability to create characters that are easy to empathize with.

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Review: YERMA — Theatre Y and Red Tape Theatre

Review: YERMA — Theatre Y and Red Tape Theatre

The timing could not be more perfect for Gabriel García Lorca’s lyrical tale of a woman’s struggle to fulfill her destiny despite intense opposition from the most significant man in her life.

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