Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Paramount Theatre?
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Review: GYPSY A MUSICAL FABLE at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
What did our critic think of GYPSY A MUSICAL FABLE at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?
Review: THE PRODUCERS at North Shore Center For The Performing Arts, Skokie, IL
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS at North Shore Center For The Performing Arts, Skokie, IL?
Review: MJ THE MUSICAL First National Tour Presented By Broadway In Chicago
Is MJ a fun and entertaining musical that treats audiences to many of Michael Jackson’s iconic hits? Yes.
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL
What did our critic think of NEXT TO NORMAL at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL? The production runs through September 3.
Review: ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S 'WE ARE IN A PLAY' at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
What did our critic think of ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S 'WE ARE IN A PLAY' at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?
Review: NO MAN'S LAND at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
It’s easy to see why Harold Pinter’s NO MAN’S LAND has been categorized as Theater of the Absurd: The play focuses on four male characters in a nebulous space, debating nothing and everything all at the same time.
Review: BUDDY THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
What did our critic think of BUDDY THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL? The current production at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire is Buddy the Buddy Holly Story.
Review: THE 39 STEPS: A Hysterical Thriller at Drury Lane Theatre
What did our critic think of THE 39 STEPS at Drury Lane Theatre?
Review: ANOTHER MARRIAGE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
ANOTHER MARRIAGE is the most interesting when it does precisely what it sets out to do: Show us scenes from yet another marriage and the other human relationships branching out from it.
Review: THE WHO'S TOMMY Ignites the Goodman's Stage Like Never Before
A sensational and sumptuous feast for both the eyes and ears, you can’t help but fall under the spell of the pinball wizard TOMMY.
Review: PASSING STRANGE at Theo Ubique Cabaret
What did our critic think of PASSING STRANGE at Theo Ubique Cabaret? Originally premiering in 2006, Passing Strange is a rock musical that pushes the boundaries of Broadway storytelling and delves into themes of identity, love, and artistic rebellion.
Review: LUCY AND CHARLIE'S HONEYMOON at Lookingglass Theatre Company
Lucy and Charlie are Asian American newlyweds on that “Vigilante Sh*t” (to borrow from Taylor Swift) in Matthew C.
Review: DON'T QUIT YOUR DAYDREAM at The Second City
The Second City’s 111th Mainstage revue DON’T QUIT YOUR DAYDREAM has a slightly existential air to it as the name suggests.
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at TimeLine Theatre Company
I’m not exaggerating when I say that WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME is the kind of play that reminds me why I love theater.
Review: THE WHISTLEBLOWER at Theater Wit
It’s ironic that THE WHISTLEBLOWER begins with a meta pitch of the play’s concept.
Review: ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME at Porchlight Music Theatre
I didn't think I'd ever see a singing Antarctic explorer in a musical, but that's exactly what ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME delivers.
Review: ANTONIO'S SONG/I WAS DREAMING OF A SON at Goodman Theatre
“Stop trying to be what everyone else wants you to be, man.
Review: INTO THE WOODS Enchants at James M. Nederlander Theatre
What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at James M.
Review: BIG RIVER at Mercury Theater Chicago
Mercury’s production has some fabulous performances, but it doesn’t entirely answer the question of why BIG RIVER needed to be brought out of the archives.
Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK at Paramount Theatre, Aurora IL
What did our critic think of SCHOOL OF ROCK at Paramount Theatre, Aurora IL?
Review: DAMN YANKEES at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire
The new production at Marriott Theatre Lincolnshire is Damn Yankees, a truly classic old time big Broadway musical.
Review: LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE explores the in-between, the murkiness of transitioning life stages and fraught family relationships.
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL electrifies at James M. Nedlerlander Theatre
What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL SCORCHES at James M.
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Goodman Theatre
It’s only fitting that for his swan song at Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Robert Falls has adapted and directed Anton Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD, a play that’s also very much a swan song.
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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) |