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Review: TICK, TICK... BOOM! Rocks the House at BoHoTheatre
What did our critic think of TICK, TICK... BOOM! at BoHoTheatre? 'They're singing happy birthday / you just want to lay down and cry' - Who hasn't resonated with these lyrics at some point in their lives? Despite its 90s punk rock aesthetic, Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...Boom! so accurately capture...
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at First Folio Theatre, Oak Brook IL
What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN at First Folio Theatre, Oak Brook IL? The current production at First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook is an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic coming of age story during the Civil War of the four March sisters - Little Women. Most of us of a certain age re...
Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at Theo Ubique Cabaret
What did our critic think of THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at Theo Ubique Cabaret?...
Review: BALD SISTERS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
What did our critic think of BALD SISTERS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company? Steppenwolf presents a new twist on the well-trod territory of the dysfunctional family drama with Vichet Chum’s BALD SISTERS. As far as dysfunctional families go, too, the family in BALD SISTERS doesn’t have the most bagg...
Review: Porchlight Revisits THE APPLE TREE
Porchlight Music Theatre invited audiences to take another bite of musical theater history with Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s THE APPLE TREE. The musical, composed of three one-acts centered on the theme of temptation, was the season opener for the Porchlight Revisits series. As usual, Porchigh...
Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES -THE OBLIGATORY HOLIDAY SHOW at Hell In A Handbag Productions
What did our critic think of THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES -THE OBLIGATORY HOLIDAY SHOW at Hell In A Handbag Productions?...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL At Goodman Theatre, Chicago
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Goodman Theatre, Chicago?...
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Paramount Theatre
What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL?...
Review: ELF THE MUSICAL at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL
What did our critic think of ELF THE MUSICAL at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL? Drury Lane Theatre's holiday production is Elf. From the opening number until the final curtain, Elf will make you feel the joy of Christmas as a child again. That's the beauty of Buddy the Elf and in large part...
Review: LE COMTE ORY at Lyric Opera House Chicago
What did our critic think of LE COMTE ORY at Lyric Opera House Chicago?...
Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?...
Review: TROUBLE IN MIND at TimeLine Theatre Company
What did our critic think of TROUBLE IN MIND at TimeLine Theatre Company? TROUBLE IN MIND is a blistering portrait of racial and gender politics on Broadway....
Review: RENT at Porchlight Music Theatre
What did our critic think of RENT at Porchlight Music Theatre? Jonathan Larson’s 1996 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical RENT comes to life in a Porchlight production that captures the ethos of the original Broadway production. It also reinvigorates the fresh energy of the musical’s m...
Review: SWING STATE at Goodman Theatre
What did our critic think of SWING STATE at Goodman Theatre? Rebecca Gilman shows her deftness at writing “slice of life” plays in SWING STATE at Goodman Theatre. In this latest collaboration with outgoing Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Robert Falls, Gilman introduces four characters at a cro...
Review: CLUE at Mercury Theater Chicago
What did our critic think of CLUE at Mercury Theater Chicago? Mercury Theater’s CLUE is a comedic delight of a production. The laughs flow freely and easily in this stage adaptation of the farce-meets-murder-mystery based on the iconic 1985 film. Director L. Walter Stearns’s ensemble lands each ...
Review: BULL: A LOVE STORY at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL
What did our critic think of BULL: A LOVE STORY at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL?...
Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Chicago Shakespeare Theater? THE NOTEBOOK is a pretty musical indeed. The musical treats Allie and Noah’s love story with a lighter touch than its source material, and the overall result is moving and graceful....
Review: WICKED at Nederlander Theatre
Wicked is back in Chicago. The first time it played here, it ran for more than three and a half years. Directed by Joe Mantello, musical staging (choreography) by Wayne Cilento and a stunning set by Eugene Lee along with the lighting by Kenneth Posner once again transports the audience back to Oz an...
Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Chopin Theatre
What did our critic think of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Chopin Theatre?...
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at The Citadel Theatre, Lake Forest
Feed Me/Do Not Feed the Plants - which is it?...
Review: CLYDE'S at Goodman Theatre
In CLYDE’S, playwright Lynn Nottage posits that salvation comes in the form of a sandwich...in more ways than one....
Review: HELLO, DOLLY! at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
It's so nice to have you back!...
Review: THE MOST SPECTACULARLY LAMENTABLE TRIAL OF MIZ MARTHA WASHINGTON at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
What did our critic think of THE MOST SPECTACULARLY LAMENTABLE TRIAL OF MIZ MARTHA WASHINGTON at Steppenwolf Theatre Company? Steppenwolf’s season opener THE MOST SPECTACULARLY LAMENTABLE TRIAL OF MIZ MARTHA WASHINGTON is a wild fever dream of a play. James Ijames’s play asks audiences to grappl...
Review: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Court Theatre
What did our critic think of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Court Theatre? Joseph Kesselring's 1941 play ARSENIC AND OLD LACE combines farce, explicitly dark comedy, and a little murder. Director Ron OJ Parson's decision to envision the central Brewster family as a wealthy Black American family gives the p...
Review: DREAMGIRLS at Paramount Theatre
What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL?...
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South Pacific Paramount Arts Centre (4/29-6/14) |
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As You Like It Gross (Theodore) Park (7/02-7/05) |
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Oh, Mary! CIBC Theatre (1/19-2/07) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Oakley-Lindsay Center (6/16-6/16) |
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Tailgate N' Tallboys McLean County Fairgrounds (6/18-6/20) |
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The Hula-Hoopin' Queen Young People's Theatre of Chicago (5/09-5/31) |
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Sordid Lives Riverfront Playhouse (5/22-6/20) |
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Greater Tuna The Little Theatre On The Square (7/02-7/12) |
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