Review: “Head Over Heels” (Kokandy Productions)
It’s a rare thing to find a musical that wrangles fun, simplicity and emotional depth from as much source material as Kokandy Productions’ “Head Over Heels” does. Authors Jeff Whitty […]
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Review: “Othello” (Babes With Blades Theatre Company)
Babes with Blades’ entirely female/ non-binary cast “Othello” is swift on its feet, quietly ferocious, and knits in a deeper examination of male privilege than any traditional production, just by […]
Review: “The Total Bent” (Haven Theatre, with About Face Theatre)
You know what you’re getting into as soon as you sit down to watch “The Total Bent.” You see the full band warming up in a 1960’s-set recording studio and you vibrate […]
Review: “HeLa” (Sideshow Theatre)
Sideshow Theatre’s world premiere of “HeLa” is so perfectly imperfect, simple and complex, insignificant and vast, I feel like I could watch it on a loop to relive every drop […]
Review: “Small Mouth Sounds” (A Red Orchid Theatre)
There is something unsettling about six people sitting in silence and staring out at the audience. It’s not a comforting opening stage image in A Red Orchid’s “Small Mouth Sounds.” […]
Review: “Crumbs From the Table of Joy” (Raven Theatre Company)
Ernestine Crump’s family is in dire straits. She and her sister have lost their mother to illness, and their father to grief. He has moved the family from down South […]
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 […]
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 […]