BWW Review: Lovely FUN HOME Will Break Your Heart
FUN HOME is a great title for a musical.
Teresa Budasi
BWW Review: Wagner's Music Shines in DAS RHEINGOLD
Richard Wagner's 'Ring' cycle is an intriguing opportunity to immerse oneself in an epic experience -- something akin to reading the 'Harry Potter' or 'Lord of the Rings' series, savoring each singular story, then eagerly anticipating the next installment.
BWW Review: LIFE SUCKS at Lookingglass … or does it?
Lookingglass Theatre's season opener, the ironically life-affirming LIFE SUCKS, might as well have been titled 'Love Sucks,' because every character's issues stem from that all-encompassing drive to connect with the person with whom they think completes them.
BWW Review: THE CITY OF CONVERSATION a Lively, Timely Political Tale
Northlight Theatre couldn't have chosen a better time to launch this show.
BWW Review: There is Joy in Porchlight's Controversial IN THE HEIGHTS
If you aspire to see 'Hamilton' while it's in Chicago but have yet to score tickets, you can get a tease of what Lin-Manuel Miranda has to offer this town by checking out Porchlight Theatre's production of IN THE HEIGHTS.
BWW Review: HOW TO SUCCEED in Modern-day Theater
'How often does it happen that a secretary's boss wants to marry her? Hallelujah!' These lyrics get to the heart of why shows like HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING can't possibly maintain relevance in modern theater.
BWW Review: 'Impossible Dream' Realized in Marriott's MAN OF LA MANCHA
From the haunting opening notes to the robust finale, there's not a wrong note in Marriott Theatre's latest musical, MAN OF LA MANCHA.
BWW Review: Marriage is Good COMPANY Policy
To be or not to be … married.
BWW Review: THADDEUS AND SLOCUM an Act For the Ages
Lookingglass Theatre always brings thought-provoking, visually entertaining work to its stage, and its latest production fits that bill, for the most part.
BWW Review: HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES a Confusing Madcap Drama
THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES is a mixed bag of tone and theme.
BWW Review: ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY: Enjoy It, Superfans Will
Remember when your little brother re-enacted every 'Star Wars' scene in your basement when you were kids - complete with voice impersonations, sound effects and light saber battles? Fast-forward about 35 years and you'll see him all grown up, onstage, wielding an imaginary light saber and occasional
BWW Review: Despite Solid Performances, HAZEL was Maid-for-TV, Not Theater
Folks of a certain age might remember Hazel, the spunky, middle-aged maid upon which a 1960s television sitcom was based.
BWW Review: Northlight's BUTLER a peculiar slice of American history
If Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler hadn't been a lawyer, he might have tried his hand at psychotherapy, particularly talk therapy.
BWW Review: Fleet-Footed Ensemble Fuels Fabulous 42nd STREET
It's all about the chorus kids in 42nd STREET, the latest national touring company to come through town.
BWW Review: Gift Theatre's High-Tech RICHARD III Reaches New Heights
The title character's opening soliloquy sets the tone for the despicable acts to come in William Shakespeare's 'RICHARD III,' but it is a later scene in The Gift Theatre's version that packs the biggest punch.
BWW Review: High praise for Marriott Theatre's SISTER ACT
When it comes to boosting attendance at Sunday mass, the Chicago Archdiocese could learn a thing or two from the nuns in The Marriott Theatre's latest production, SISTER ACT.
BWW Review: MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! a Misguided Mission
'Tend her garden,' Josh Hyman tells the men in the audience at MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! 'And ladies, throw us some fish.
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