Review: CAPTAIN STEVE’S CARING KINGDOM at The Factory
When a theater company boasts of their “trashy and stupid‚” aesthetic, you really have no idea what you’re in for. Which makes sense, given Factory’s mission of an “unexpected, unapologetic theatrical experience.”
Review: NEWSIES at the Marriott Theatre
In all, there’s nothing egregiously displeasing about “Newsies.” But it’s sanitized pablum. It’s as much about the newsboy strike of 1899 as “The Lion King” is about daily life in, say, Uganda.
Review: 42ND STREET at Drury Lane
With screaming guitars and poignant diversity, Michael Heitzman has reinvented “42nd Street” with spectacular results.
Review: YASMINA’S NECKLACE at Goodman Theatre
For every “now more than ever” play, every revival that we resurrect to draw a parallel between systems of oppression, every narrative that shows women, the LGBT+ community, and people of color victimized and stripped of their agency, we need a YASMINA’S NECKLACE.
Review: WEDDING BAND at The Artistic Home
In the final quarter of the Artistic Home’s powerfully rendered production of Alice Childress’ “Wedding Band,” there’s a scene that’s as emotionally eviscerating as anything you’re apt to see onstage this year.
Review: MARIE CHRISTINE at BoHo Theatre
If you like your musicals dark—tragically, unceasingly dark—with a complicated score that’s well sung, BoHo Theatre’s MARIE CHRISTINE is just the production to see as the fall days grow ever shorter.
Review: MARISOL at Promethean Theatre Ensemble
My cheeks still feel the crispness of the cold night air as I stare at the words graffitied onto the set of Promethean’s MARISOL. I read the short, haphazard words that invoke big ideas of war and racism and injustice. Despite knowing that the worlds of Jose Rivera’s plays are usually more magic than reality, the relevance of these words makes their weight linger with the night’s coldness.
Review: IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY at TimeLine Theatre Company
Video: Mr. Daldry (Joel Ewing), fearing his wife (Melissa Canciller) is not well due to her change in mood and ambition, brings her to Dr. Givings (Anish Jethmalani*) for diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Givings seems to know just what his wife is suffering from and may have just the treatment...
Review: DREAM FREAKS FALL FROM SPACE at Second City
“It seems like there’s just no way the majority of the sketches in “Dream Freaks” could be remotely funny. But they are funny, immensely so.”
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.