Review: “Rose” (Greenhouse Theater Center)
She waits in her picturesque 1969 living room, with every surface covered in photos and albums. She’s the figurehead of the wealthy, pioneering, influential, ideal American family — the Kennedys […]
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Review: “We’re Gonna Be Okay” (American Theater Company)
When faced with nuclear annihilation, it may seem pointless to ask how your family will gather for dinner after the bomb drops. But that nagging concern about etiquette and connection […]
Review: “Sammy: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. ” (Black Ensemble Theater)
Black Ensemble Theater has cultivated an ideal retrospective with “Sammy: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.”; it is a perfect showcase of this company’s fantastic vocalists, and precision numbers from […]
Review: “Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery” (Pegasus Theatre Chicago)
Show: “Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery” Company: Pegasus Theatre Chicago Venue: Chicago Dramatists (1105 W Chicago Ave) There is only one way for the women of Shay Youngblood’s “Shakin’ the […]
Review: “The Last Days of the Commune” (Prop Thtr)
Show: “The Last Days of the Commune” Company: Prop Thtr Venue: Prop Thtr (3502 N Elston Ave) “One or all, all or nothing, it will be.” So sings the collection […]
Review: “Alias Grace” (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble)
Show: “Alias Grace” Company: Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Venue: Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (5779 N Ridge Ave) Memory is unreliable, yet the lives of women and men often depend on certain events […]
Review: “Sister Africa” (Genesis Theatrical Productions)
Show: Sister Africa Company: Genesis Theatrical Productions Venue: Athenaeum Theatre “Sister Africa” written by Stephanie Liss and directed by Elayne LeTraunik is a play advertised as being about efforts to […]
Review: “Shockheaded Peter” (Black Button Eyes Productions)
Show: Shockheaded Peter Company: Black Button Eyes Productions Venue: Athenaeum Theatre Imagine Brecht meets a roving band of insouciant faeries and you have Shockheaded Peter. Directed by Ed Rutherford with […]
Review: “Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies” (Velvet Fox Productions)
Show: “Bette Davis Ain’t for Sisses” Company: Velvet Fox Productions Venue: Athenaeum Theatre (2936 N Southport Ave) Die Roll: 14 Bette Davis has a lot to say in “Bette Davis […]
Review: “Sycamore” (Raven Theatre Company)
Show: Sycamore Company: Raven Theatre Company Venue: Raven Theatre Company (6157 N. Clark St.) Die Roll: 11 The Raven has turned out a miniature work of art in the new world premiere […]