Review: ASHLAND AVENUE at Goodman Theatre
ASHLAND AVENUE is a genial and charming play set in Chicago.
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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.
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Goodman Theatre
Though THE COLOR PURPLE has a fair share of tragedy, the ending is heartwarming, celebratory, and puts a pin in Celie’s story — and with Brittney Mack at the lead, this musical makes that range of emotions land.
Review: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE... at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
This is the premise of the current production at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre.
Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL
The current production at Drury Lane Theatre is Always…Patsy Cline.
Review: YOU WILL GET SICK at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Noah Diaz’s YOU WILL GET SICK is an affecting and unusual play.
Review: TO STEVE WITH LOVE: LIZ CALLAWAY CELEBRATES SONDHEIM at Studebaker Theater
In a show that was part memoir, part love letter, and part stand-up comedy special, Liz Callaway paid tribute to the genius of the late Stephen Sondheim in an intimate performance that truly felt like a homecoming celebration for this Chicago native.
Review: PIPPIN at BrightSide Theatre
This 1972 musical written by Roger O.
Review: CHAOS THEORY OF EVERYTHING at The Second City E.t.c.
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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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Journeyman Presents 50 years of SLOWHAND Raue Center For The Arts (1/23-1/23) |
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Midday Matinee: Joan Curto: Both Sides Now ECC Arts Center (10/07-10/07) |