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Month: October 2017

October 31, 2017December 21, 2017Chicago Reviews

Goodman’s “Yasmina’s Necklace” a Combination of Hilarious Marriage Comedy and Powerful Refugee Drama

Rohina Malik’s Yasmina’s Necklace, now playing at the Goodman Theatre’s Owen Theatre, is a play that, while extremely funny, has a very […]

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017Chicago Reviews

“Upstairs The Musical History” Is a Powerful Reminder

Wayne Self’s Upstairs A Musical History, currently running at the Pride Arts Center, is a bit of a contradiction. Its title says […]

October 29, 2017October 29, 2017Chicago Reviews

Promethean Theatre’s “Marisol” Is an Uneven Production

José Rivera’s 1993 apocalyptic absurdist comedy Marisol has always had at least one central flaw: for a comedy, it isn’t all that […]

October 28, 2017Chicago Reviews

Halloween-Themed Sketch Comedy “Netflix and Kill” Inconsistent But Entertaining

Theater troupe “26” is known for presenting shows comprised of twenty-six sketches, one for each letter of the alphabet. The scenes are […]

October 28, 2017October 28, 2017Meta, Musings

4 AM

No, that is not the sequel to a Matchbox Twenty song. Went to a play tonight and wrote the review, yeah; I […]

October 28, 2017October 28, 2017Chicago Reviews

The Gift’s “A Swell in the Ground”: Life and Death, Literally and Metaphorically

The title of The Gift Theatre’s final production of 2017, A Swell in the Ground, comes from a famous poem by Emily […]

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017Chicago Reviews

Rivendell’s “Alias Grace” a Powerful Psychological Study

Alias Grace, a 1996 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood is a deep and unnerving psychological study of a real-life convicted murderer, […]

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017Articles

Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre: A New Energy in Chicago

According to the League of Chicago Theatres, there are about 200 theatre companies in the city of Chicago. Wikipedia also lists about […]

October 24, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews

Review: Underscore Theatre’s “Carrie 2”: The Rave

“When will people learn not to suck so badly?” That is the ultimate lesson not just from Joe Maddon but from Underscore […]

October 23, 2017October 1, 2018Chicago Reviews

Review: Interrobang Explores the Nature of Truth in Gripping “Foxfinder”

Interrobang Theatre’s Chicago premiere production of Dawn King’s Foxfinder has a timely feeling to it. The opening play of the company’s eighth […]

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