Review | “Footloose” at Marriott Theatre
This FOOTLOOSE is a fun and feel-good trip back through time, especially for those who experienced the original wonderful music and questionable sartorial choices.
Review: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD at Adventure Stage Chicago
Pictured: Gabriel Fries, Carlyle DePriest and Felipe Carrasco | Josh Darr By Tonika Todorova Adventure Stage Chicago invites us along for THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, the classic tale about a hero whose heroism swims in the murky waters of doing wrong to better another wrong. Geared for pre-teen and teen...
Review: COMPANY at Venus Cabaret Theater at Mercury Theater Chicago
The theater community is demanding a new standard of purposeful storytelling, a stronger call to answer the question “Why now?” — particularly when mounting a revival. Musical theater, with its fandom and nostalgia, is precious to audiences in a way that other forms are not, and so has often been exempt from engaging in deeper conversation with the real world.