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.
Chicago Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Chicago.
Review: DREAMGIRLS at Paramount Theatre
What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL?
Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Drury Lane Theatre
What did our critic think of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace IL?
Review: Blank Theatre Company Delivers a Bittersweet Hedonistic Spectacle with THE WILD PARTY
While the cast and crew did a splendid job with the entire production from top to bottom, The Wild Party is not a show for the faint of heart.
Review: FUN HOME at Copley Theatre
The third production at the Copley Theatre in Aurora is the 3 time Tony winning musical (2015 Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score) Fun Home.
Review: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at Nederlander Theatre
What did our critic think of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at Nederlander Theatre? Haute mess.
REVIEW: A Magical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mercury Theater Chicago
What did our critic think of REVIEW: MERCURY'S MAGICAL PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mercury Theater Chicago?
Review: GET OUT ALIVE at Haven Chicago
What did our critic think of GET OUT ALIVE at Haven Chicago? Lynette is not afraid to share the vivid, traumatic details of her life with the audience, including her suicide attempt.
Review: MY FAIR LADY Ignites Nostalgia at Cadillac Palace Theatre
Though this show at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace brings to life time-honored classics from a sweeping soundtrack such as I Could Have Danced All Night and On the Street Where You Live, its three-hour runtime and dialogue-heavy script can make it a challenging watch for some viewers.
Review: IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
What did our critic think of IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater? Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian’s IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE is campy musical theater fun that pays homage to the 1953 “B-movie” from which it’s adapted.
Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Goodman Theatre
What did our critic think of WHERE WE BELONG at Goodman Theatre? Madeline Sayet proves herself to be a powerful and magnetic storyteller in her one-woman play WHERE WE BELONG.
Review: CHOIR BOY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
What did our critic think?With direction by Kent Gash, Steppenwolf’s staging of CHOIR BOY hits all the right notes.
Review: LIFE AFTER at Goodman Theatre
Britta Johnson's LIFE AFTER is a deeply moving and creative new musical that beautifully probes the complexities of grief and the accompanying anxiety and unanswered questions it brings in its wake.
Review: CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL at Kokandy Productions
What did our critic think? Kokandy Productions' staging of CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL is a fun romp filled with '90s nostalgia and some banging vocals from director Adrian Abel Azevedo's ensemble.
Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL
What did our critic think of STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL? Walking into Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, the set jumps out immediately.
Review: cullud wattah at Victory Gardens Theater
In cullud wattah, Erika Dickerson-Despenza compellingly weaves the personal and political.
BWW Review: SKATES: A NEW MUSICAL at The Studebaker Theater
American Idol alumni and real-life married couple Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young take the stage in SKATES: A New Musical.
BWW Review: LOOKINGGLASS ALICE at Lookingglass Theatre Company
Lookingglass Theatre Company’s signature LOOKINGGLASS ALICE has returned to Water Tower Water Works—and it’s just as whimsical and delightful as I remember it when I first saw the production back in high school.
BWW Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Brings to Life American Classic at James M. Nederlander Theatre
This touring production brought to life by Aaron Sorkin brings home a story that is so central to our culture and history; truly a must-see for anyone who cares to understand more about the best- and worst- of America.
BWW Review: THE CHINESE LADY at TimeLine Theatre Company
Directed by Helen Young, TimeLine Theatre Company’s Chicago premiere of Lloyd Suh’s THE CHINESE LADY is a poignant and well-crafted play centered on Afong Moy, who was supposedly the first Chinese woman to come to America.
BWW Review: SEAGULL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Yasen Peyankov’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s SEAGULL proves a wry vehicle to showcase the talents of many of his fellow Steppenwolf ensemble members who haven’t graced the stage since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
BWW Review: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
In the Shakespearean canon, ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL defies categorization; it doesn’t neatly fit alongside Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, or history plays.
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES at Paramount Theatre
How to rescue a bar in 1987? Read our critic's review of the production.
BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Porchlight Music Theatre
Porchlight’s SPRING AWAKENING brings out moments of the raw emotion and many of the angsty vibes in the musical with Hlava’s Wendla and Kelch’s Mortiz as powerful anchors in this ensemble of angsty teens (though, aside from Hlava, all the actors are past their teen days).
BWW Review: National Tour Of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Nederlander Theatre
A grand, glitter and confetti-filled spectacle, the Tony Award-winning musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical officially opened the national tour at the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago on April 21 and those who attended may still be giggling from excitement while picking confetti out of their hair.
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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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 Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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Topdog/Underdog Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater (9/17-11/01) |
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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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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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The Uncanny Attic: Chapters I-L Halloween Edition The Newport Theater (10/30-10/30) |
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Bach's Mass in B Minor Symphony Center (11/23-11/23) |
