Review: “Tilikum” (Sideshow Theatre)
Sideshow Theatre has rendered a profound and gorgeous world premiere production with “Tilikum” that will move you and provoke you in the best way. Author Kristiana Rae Colon and director […]
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Review: “Merchant on Venice” (Rasaka Theatre & Vitalist Theatre)
You there. Yes, you, the would-be Shakespeare adapter just itching to set a centuries-old work or two in outer space, the post-apocalyptic future, or present day, if the budget’s tight. […]
Review: “The Light” (The New Colony)
A person makes vital individual choices every day. A woman with alcoholism in her family abstains from drinking when out with friends. A man puts a seat belt on after […]
Review: “A View From the Bridge” (Goodman Theatre)
Show: “A View From the Bridge” Company: Goodman Theatre Venue: Goodman Theatre (170 N Dearborn) The smell of sea salt is referenced multiple times in Arthur Miller’s “A View From […]
Review: “A New Brain” (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)
Show: A New Brain Company: Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Venue: The No Exit Cafe (6970 N. Glenwood Ave.) There is a metronome working overtime deep in the heart of Theo Ubique’s “A […]
Review: “United Flight 232” (The House Theatre)
Show: United Flight 232 Company: The House Theatre Venue: The Chopin Theatre (1543 W Division St) Almost three decades after departure, The House Theatre gives us a glimpse into “United Flight 232”; […]
Review: “The Fair Maid of the West” (Oak Park Festival Theatre)
Show: “The Fair of the West” Company: Oak Park Festival Theatre Venue: Austin Gardens (167 Forest Ave Oak Park, IL) “May that man die derided and accursed that will not […]
Review: “Three Days of Rain” (BoHo Theatre)
Show: “Three Days of Rain” Company: BoHo Theatre Venue: Heartland Studio (7016 N Glenwood Ave) How well can we know our parents? Playwright Richard Greenberg is a student of the […]
Review: “Musical Therapy” (Death & Pretzels)
Show: “Musical Therapy” Company: Death & Pretzels Venue: Gorilla Tango (1919 N. Milwaukee) Die Roll: 19 There are certain things that one looks for in a major Broadway musical or a show at the Goodman […]
Review: “Objects in the Mirror” (Goodman Theatre)
Show: “Objects in the Mirror” Company: Goodman Theatre Venue: Goodman Theatre Die Roll: 11 Let me begin by saying that this show is the best production that I’ve seen so far in 2017. […]