Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
This new PARANORMAL ACTIVITY play (based on Paramount Pictures’ PARANORMAL ACTIVITY horror films) has terrific stage effects and absolutely creeped me out.
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Review: HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STARS at TimeLine Theatre Company
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STARS comes at an eerily relevant time.
Review: REVOLUTION(S) at Goodman Theatre
REVOLUTION(S) is truly unlike any other show I’ve seen at the Goodman.
Review: ROME SWEET ROME at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
ROME SWEET ROME, the latest production from the Q Brothers Collective at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, has a cool concept: JULIUS CAESAR, but make it hip hop.
Review: Ava: The Secret Conversations
I ruined his life….
Review: GREASE at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Yes this cast of Grease at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center do go together.
Review: ASHLAND AVENUE at Goodman Theatre
ASHLAND AVENUE is a genial and charming play set in Chicago.
Review: JOFFREY BALLET CARMEN at Lyric Opera Of Chicago
The Joffrey Ballet’s current production and premiere at the Lyric Opera House is George Bizet’s eternal Carmen.
Review: THINGS WITH FRIENDS at American Blues Theater
Kristoffer Diaz’s THINGS WITH FRIENDS is one extremely chaotic, messy dinner party.
Review: 44 THE MUSICAL at The Studebaker Theater
Returning to the Windy City for a second term after a critically acclaimed run last August, 44 ('The Obama Musical') already feels like an artifact from a different, more optimistic time.
Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN THE MUSICAL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
A young Frank Abagnale, Jr.
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
The town of Gander, Newfoundland, is called the Rock.
Review: A NEW BRAIN at PrideArts
While this iteration leans heavily into Finn's chaotic sense of fun, it occasionally rushes through the emotional beats and connections that make the show such a powerful study of illness, hope, and community.
Review: THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN Presented by Broadway in Chicago
This hilarious show should entertain nerds and newcomers alike, though its rules may occasionally test the patience of less familiar viewers.
Review: SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM at Oil Lamp Theater
What did our critic think of SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM at Oil Lamp Theater? I’m Still Here.
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Music Theater Works at The North Shore For The Performing Arts
The new production at Music Theater Works at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie is Fiddler on the Roof.
Review: PARADE at CIBC Theatre Presented By Broadway In Chicago
Led by two powerful performers and a stunning directorial vision, PARADE marches us into the past to better understand our present.
Review: AMÉLIE at Kokandy Productions
With AMÉLIE, Kokandy Productions has turned an obscure musical into a charming and intimate production sure to give the warm fuzzies.
Review: TRUE WEST at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL
Part of the dialogue from the current production in the BOLD series at Paramount’s Copley Theatre.
Review: TWIHARD! A TWILIGHT MUSICAL PARODY at Apollo Theater
TWIHARD! A TWILIGHT MUSICAL PARODY should be veritable millennial theater nerd catnip.
Review: BILLIE JEAN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
In Chilina Kennedy, director Marc Bruni and Lauren M.
Review: PASSION at Blank Theatre Company
Blank Theatre Company shines a light on this underappreciated work in a pleasant production with stirring performances that are only occasionally blunted by the limitations of a claustrophobic venue.
Review: QUEEN FOR A DAY at Hell In A Handbag Productions
The anarchic world premiere of Tyler Anthony Smith’s QUEEN FOR A DAY is as delightfully wild as it is deeply heartfelt.
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST National Tour Kicks Off in Chicago
The new national tour of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is gorgeous and full of Disney stage magic.
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Catch as Catch Can Steppenwolf Theatre Company (6/04-7/12) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid The Performing Arts Center (7/18-8/02) |
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EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) |
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The Little Mermaid: a staged concert Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (1/29-2/14) |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Chicago Kids Company (4/08-8/31) |
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Lucy's Comedy Raue Center For The Arts (9/04-9/04) |
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Jefferey Cooke- "TV Theme Song Cabaret" Gateway Theater Annex @ The Copernicus Center (8/29-8/29) |
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The Three Little Pigs at Stahl Family Theatre Chicago Kids Company (5/06-7/31) |
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Jagged Little Pill: A Tribute to Alanis Morissette Raue Center For The Arts (10/16-10/16) |