Review: ST. NICHOLAS at Goodman Theatre
There is a great deal of humor in “St. Nicholas,” a wonderful one-man production starring Brendan Coyle.
Review: BURNING BLUEBEARD at Neo-Futurists
Burning Bluebeard” is a play where the actors play actors from a play who are playing actors from a story, all of which ends tragically in a fire in a theater that was a fire hazard, put on in a current-day theater that is (perhaps ironically) also a fire hazard.
Review | LA RUTA at Steppenwolf
Pictured (front, left to right): Isabella Gerasole (Women of Juarez), Sandra Delgado (Yoli) and Alice da Cunha (Women of Juarez); (rear) Mari Marroquin (Zaide), Cher Álvarez (Brenda), Charín Alvarez (Marisela), Karen Rodriguez (Ivonne) and Laura Crotte (Desamaya). Photo by Michael Brosilow. By Sheri Flanders Named for the bus route that...
Review | HERSHEL AND THE HANNUKAH GOBLINS at Strawdog Theatre Company
HERSCHEL AND THE HANNUKAH GOBLINS is a show that is deeply steeped not only in Eastern-European Jewish folklore, but the humor, heart, and uniquely Jewish wit that pervades that folklore.
Review | THE NUTCRACKER at Joffrey Ballet
Victoria Jaiani & Miguel Angel Blanco | Photo by Cheryl Mann By Sheri Flanders The genre of dance is criminally underrated among mainstream audiences, yet for the uninitiated, the Joffrey Ballet’s NUTCRACKER is a wonderful annual entrée to the beauty of the artform this holiday season. Set against a reimagining...
Review: THE ART DECO NUTCRACKER at A&A Ballet
Photo by Dan Swinson By Elizabeth Ellis Part of the challenge with the creation and performance of holiday classics is how to keep them fresh and interesting and entertaining, and yet preserve the essential spirit of the pieces that continue the traditions of the holiday. In a stroke of genius,...
Review | Second City’s 107th Main Stage Revue ALGORITHM NATION, OR THE STATIC QUO
Photo by Todd Rosenberg By Bec Willett It’s a packed house for Second City’s 107th main stage revue ALGORITHM NATION, OR THE STATIC QUO. I’m fortunate enough – along with the other press, to be seated in what my friend calls The Good Seats. Unlike the storefront theaters I often...
Review | TWELFTH NIGHT by Midsommer Flight
Midsommer Flight’s annual performance of TWELFTH NIGHT is a prime example of what makes Chicago theater so special.
Review | THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA at Intrinsic Theatre Company
Stories which subvert and satirize the image of Santa Claus are old hat at this point, and playwright Greg Kotis is intensely aware of this.
Review | THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Strawdog Theatre Company
While the performances are at times tepid, the design is not.