Review: DEATHTRAP at BrightSide Theatre
This is the description of Ira Levin’s comedic-thriller Deathrap.
Chicago Theater Reviews
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Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Music Theater Works
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.
Review: THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE at Goodman Theatre
Director Mary Zimmerman returns to the Goodman with the whimsical and inventive THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE.
Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Invictus Theatre Company
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.
Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at Writers Theatre
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.
Review: BILLY ELLIOT at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL
That was my feeling after seeing this new production of Billy Elliot at the Paramount Theatre.
Review: ALEX EDELMAN'S JUST FOR US at Steppenwolf Theatre
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.
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
“Like a Rolling Stone,” the Bob Dylan jukebox musical GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY rolls along at an erratic pace with haphazard direction.
Review: BROTHER SISTER CYBORG SPACE at Raven Theatre
Paul Michael Thomson's newest dramedy BROTHER SISTER CYBORG SPACE, now receiving its world premiere at Raven Theatre, occasionally loses itself in a flood of introspection.
Review: A HOME WHAT HOWLS (OR THE HOUSE WHAT WAS RAVINE) at Steppenwolf Theatre
Receiving its world premiere as part of Steppenwolf for Young Adults programming, Matthew Paul Olmos's A HOME WHAT HOWLS features moving performances and a haunting creative vision that make the most of an often frustrating script.
Review: RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
If new Artistic Director Edward Hall's RICHARD III is any indication of what Chicago audiences can come to expect during his tenure, they would do well to cheer, 'Long live the king.
Review: NOTES FROM THE FIELD At TimeLine Theatre Company
With NOTES FROM THE FIELD, playwright Anna Deavere Smith once again proves she’s a master of her genre of theatrical storytelling.
Review: ILLINOISE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
ILLINOISE is a journey through our great state of Illinois using movement.
Review: SELLING KABUL at Northlight Theatre
Northlight Theatre's production movingly captures the pessimistic practicality and undying hope that still plagues those most affected by a conflict that never really ended.
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL
The new production at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace is Fiddler on the Roof.
Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
The new production at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire is In The Heights.
Review: HIGHWAY PATROL at Goodman Theatre
HIGHWAY PATROL has refreshing bravery and honesty; it’s an intriguing exploration of online identity and the connections that might be found, or that we seek to find, on our social media profiles and in our DMs.
Review: ANYTHING GOES at Porchlight Music Theatre
It’s delightful, it’s delicious, it’s de-lovely.
Review: Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
Teatro ZinZanni is back inside the spiegeltent nestled on the fourteenth floor of the Cambria Hotel on Randolph to delight audiences with its latest edition: LOVE, CHAOS, AND DINNER.
Review: Not Just a Kids' Show: SHREK THE MUSICAL Full of Inspiration and Whimsy at Music Theater Works
What did our critic think of SHREK THE MUSICAL at Music Theater Works?
Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Northlight Theatre
Northlight Theatre's DIAL M FOR MURDER is a breathtaking, pulse-pounding, and even mordantly witty production that has already been extended through January 7 due to popular demand.
Review: BOOP! THE MUSICAL Pre-Broadway World Premiere Presented By Broadway In Chicago
Betty Boop is making her stage debut.
Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS SAVE XMAS at Hell In A Handbag Productions
As sweet as a slice of cheesecake and as spicy as a raunchy joke shared between friends, THE GOLDEN GIRLS SAVE XMAS is a delightfully queer comedy that celebrates friends and family with holiday cheer.
Review: THE WIZ National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
It’s a “brand new day” for THE WIZ with new material from Amber Ruffin in this Broadway-bound engagement, but the production is well-trod territory.
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Mean Girls Paramount Theatre (8/26-10/11) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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The Beautiful Game In Concert Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (8/31-8/31) |
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Jersey Boys CIBC Theatre (11/11-11/22) |
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A Midsummer Night Scream The Greenhouse Theater (9/25-11/01) |