Review: Kokandy's HEAD OVER HEELS Has Got The Beat
Elizabethan comedy meets modern constructs of gender fluidity in Kokandy's top-notch production of HEAD OVER HEELS.
Chicago Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Chicago.
BWW Review: THE RIVER at BoHo Theatre
In THE RIVER, Tony Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth spins an atmospheric tale with as many twists and turns as its namesake.
BWW Review: IF I FORGET at Victory Gardens Theater
In IF I FORGET, Steven Levenson provides a close study of the kitchen sink family drama.
BWW Review: EMMA at Lifeline Theatre
'I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.
BWW Review: Cirque du Soleil VOLTA in Chicago
French Canadian troupe Cirque du Soleil delivers a death-defying and dazzling array of acrobatic acts with VOLTA, now resident in a large tent occupying Soldier Field's South Parking Lot.
BWW Review: MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN at Lookingglass Theatre Company
With Lookingglass Theatre Company being the fourth Chicago theater to produce a Frankenstein adaptation over the past year in celebration of the novel's 200th anniversary, audiences may well ask what more can be said about this classic tale.
BWW Review: FALSETTOS National Tour in Chicago
The national tour of the 2016 Broadway revival of FALSETTOS, once again helmed by director James Lapine, has landed in Chicago with a first-rate production and cast.
BWW Review: SIX at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Bow down to the queens of SIX.
BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Writers Theatre
Under the direction of David Cromer, Writers Theatre presents a NEXT TO NORMAL that is raw and electric.
BWW Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre's THE WINTER'S TALE is one of the most inventive and playful productions of Shakespeare I've seen.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Lyric Opera
Lyric Opera has staged a grand, traditional WEST SIDE STORY that serves as a veritable primer for this iconic musical.
BWW Review: The Adrienne Arsht Center and The House Theatre of Chicago's UNITED FLIGHT 232
Last night the heaven's opened the flood gates and it rained as if a hurricane was upon us in Miami, Florida.
BWW Review: ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Drury Lane Theatre
British novelist Roald Dahl possessed that rare quality in an author of children's books: the ability to captivate the imaginations of his young readers and simultaneously entertain their parents.
BWW Review: THE CHILDREN at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lucy Kirkwood's aptly titled THE CHILDREN, now in its Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, poses thought-provoking questions about the responsibilities that humankind has to future generations.
BWW Review: FOOTLOOSE at Marriott Theatre
Marriott Theatre's FOOTLOOSE is a fun-filled throwback to the '80s, with a strong ensemble cast that does full justice to the original film's chart-topping hits.
BWW Review: HAMLET at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines has staged a HAMLET that captures both the universality of Shakespeare's language and the equally universal-but also profoundly personal-experience of grief for the title character.
BWW Review: HANNAH AND MARTIN at Shattered Globe Theatre
A thought-provoking blend of philosophy, politics, and personal ethics, Kate Fodor's HANNAH AND MARTIN explores the fall-out of one German intellectual's entanglement with the Nazi party.
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Porchlight Music Theatre
Under the direction of Brenda Didier and with show-stopping choreography from Christopher Chase Carter, Porchlight's A CHORUS LINE captures the emotional heart at the center of this classic musical and has plenty of pizzazz.
BWW Review: A Country's Soul Beats in CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
BWW Review: A Country's Soul Beats in CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
BWW Review: LOTTERY DAY at Goodman Theatre
It seems only fitting that Ike Holter would conclude his seven-play "Rightlynd Saga," set in the fictional 51st Ward of Chicago, by literally sending it off with a party.
BWW Review: CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL
If you're feeling nostalgic for the catchy pop hits of the '90s, CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL is just the ticket.
BWW Review: ADMISSIONS at Theater Wit
Now in its Chicago debut at Theater Wit under the direction of Artistic Director Jeremy Wechsler, Joshua Harmon's ADMISSIONS is entirely prescient.
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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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BritBeat--The Immersive Beatles Experience ECC Arts Center (9/26-9/26) |
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Paula Poundstone Raue Center For The Arts (9/12-9/12) VIDEOS |