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SAINTS FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY CATHOLIC CHURCH

191 Linden St
Winnetka, IL 60093

Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts


Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer directs this decades-long Chicago tradition for the very first time. The Chorus and Brass Ensemble bring to life festive music ...



Review: MUSEUM OF AUSTERITY, Young Vic


by Franco Milazzo - December 12, 2025

There are many museums dedicated to disaster, but only Britain could create one in which the exhibits are victims of its own fiscal policies. Museum of Austerity, revived at the Young Vic, is a cool, technologically-slick indictment, a moral subpoena served directly to your eyeballs through augmente...

Review: How Founding Fathers Found Love in MAHAR KEMERDEKAAN


by Rakaputra Paputungan - December 12, 2025

On August 24, the theater production company Broadwayang put on their latest production, Mahar Kemerdekaan (“The Dowry of Independence”) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. It’s based on the true story of Indonesia’s founding fathers and how their love lives intertwine with the struggle for independence....

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of Jordan Fein's INTO THE WOODS?


by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 12, 2025

What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way “Into the Woods” and try to get home before dark—under the guidance of Mark Lamos, who dazzled us with A Little Night Music...

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Beacon Arts Centre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 12, 2025

A spellbinding love story about the beautiful Princess Aurora banished to a faraway land to keep her safe from the wicked sorceress, Carabosse who places an evil curse on her that if she pricked her finger before her 21st birthday, she would die! Little did she know that the Queen cast a counter-spe...

Review: A VERY MERRY MUSIC BOX CHRISTMAS at Music Box Lounge Hot Springs


by Theresa Bertram - December 12, 2025

A festive whirlwind of skits, songs, jokes, and just enough dance to keep your toes tapping, A VERY MERRY MUSIC BOX CHRISTMAS is everything you want a holiday variety show to be—warm, silly, tuneful, and absolutely packed with personality. ...

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at The National Theatre


by Rachael F. Goldberg - December 12, 2025

The biggest issues with the musical adaptation of 'Water for Elephants' is that it doesn’t seem to know what it’s trying to be, and the choreographic and performance talent in this tour would be better served by stronger material....

Review: BE A LION at Booth Playhouse


by Vickie Evans - December 12, 2025

What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre. 'Be A Lion' was absolutely sensational. Based on a spinoff of The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, 'Be A Lion' answers the proposed question, 'What happened to the Emerald City after 'The Wizard' left? What an incredible journey with sensational songs and gl...

Review: HOLIDAY SHOW 2025 - SOLSTICE at Circus Juventas


by Jared Fessler - December 11, 2025

What did our critic think of HOLIDAY SHOW 2025 - SOLSTICE at Circus Juventas?...

Review: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Schoolhouse Theater


by Bruce Apar - December 11, 2025

Those dramatis personae (ha!) and more are animated to a fare thee well by only two – count ‘em – two actors, Mr. Guy and Mr. Lang, who bring to their poly-personality assignments proficient physical suppleness and chameleon-like chops. I started to keep track of how many characters they essay, and ...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ADAPTED BY ORSON WELLES at Unhinged Productions At Hanover Little Theatre


by Andrea Stephenson - December 11, 2025

This is one of the most enjoyable versions of A Christmas Carol this reviewer has seen in recent years—it is unique and entertaining, while maintaining the classic storyline and its underlying themes....

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