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Review: THE PENELOPIAD at Goodman Theatre


by Rachel Weinberg - March 17, 2024

Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth puts her own spin on Margaret Atwood’s decidedly feminist tale THE PENELOPIAD. As with her famous novel THE HANDMAID’S TALE, Atwood uses THE PENELOPIAD as a device to convey the horrors and abuse committed against women. Atwood’s points are valid and ...

Review: WIPEOUT at Rivendell Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - March 12, 2024

Premiering at Rivendell Theatre under the inventive direction of Tara Mallen, WIPEOUT gifts audiences a hilarious exploration of aging, friendship, and womanhood that's as fun as a day at the beach and as bittersweet as a setting sun....

Review: DEATHTRAP at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 11, 2024

This is the description of Ira Levin’s comedic-thriller Deathrap. It is running through March 24 at BrightSide Theatre in Naperville. It ran on Broadway for 4 years and was made into a successful film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon. ...

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Music Theater Works


by Zac Thriffiley - March 10, 2024

The semi-improvised, fourth-wall-breaking musical now receives a delightful production at Music Theater Works that's heavy on humor if occasionally light on heart. It runs through March 31 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie....

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - February 29, 2024

MRS. DOUBTFIRE is escapist musical theater fun with tremendous character actor Rob McClure (reprising the role from Broadway) carrying on Robin Williams’s immense legacy from the 1993 film in the lead role....

Review: THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE at Goodman Theatre


by Rachel Weinberg - February 28, 2024

Director Mary Zimmerman returns to the Goodman with the whimsical and inventive THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE. Zimmerman’s adaptation of Mozart’s iconic opera is lively and accessible; this would be a great introduction for those new to the opera. ...

Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Invictus Theatre Company


by Zac Thriffiley - February 20, 2024

Invictus Theatre Company's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winner TOPDOG/UNDERDOG has moments of comedic entertainment and dramatic import, but it struggles to live up to the play's substantial reputation. It runs through March 31....

Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at Writers Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - February 18, 2024

Director Zi Alikhan has gifted Chicago audiences with a production of THE BAND'S VISIT whose talent and creative execution equal---and may even exceed---those of the Broadway and touring productions. It runs through March 17 at Writers Theatre in Glencoe....

Review: BILLY ELLIOT at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - February 19, 2024

That was my feeling after seeing this new production of Billy Elliot at the Paramount Theatre. It runs through March 24. The book and lyrics were written by Lee Hall. The amazing score was written by Sir Elton John. The original 2005 stage musical was inspired by the 2000 film....

Review: ALEX EDELMAN'S JUST FOR US at Steppenwolf Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - February 17, 2024

Alex Edelman's newest solo show JUST FOR US is a riotously hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt meditation on internet culture, Jewish identity, and the limits of radical empathy. It runs through February 25 at Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater. Critic's recommendation: get your tickets immediately....

Past Shows

AVENUE Q
11/13 - 11/21/2015


Winner of 2003 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. The ...

SWEENEY TODD
2/10 - 2/18/2012


The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler?s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous ...

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