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Month: February 2018

February 25, 2018Chicago Reviews

Porchlight Theatre Merrily Rolls Along

Since Stephen Sondheim is generally viewed as one of the great Broadway composers of all time, with shows as popular and well-regarded […]

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018Chicago Reviews

“You Got Older” Never Quite Comes Together

Sometimes, watching a play, I get the distinct feeling that the playwright is just trying too hard. Often, this manifests itself in […]

February 21, 2018Articles

With “Southern Gothic,” Windy City Playhouse Brings a New Form of Theatre to Chicago

If you go to Windy City Playhouse, a warm, comfortable theatre located on Irving Park Rd., any time before April 11, you’re […]

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

FL review: Characters, Issues in “If I Forget” Will Stay With You

Review by Aaron Krause; Photos by George Schiavone CORAL GABLES, Fla. — In Tony Award-winning playwright Steven Levenson’s deeply unsettling drama If I Forget, dread […]

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018Chicago Reviews, Uncategorized

A Very Entertaining “Madwoman of Chaillot” Saves the World

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Jean Giraudoux’s The Madwoman of Chaillot is a satirical play from 1945 that seems to maintain its […]

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018Chicago Reviews

Saltbox’s “4:48 Psychosis” an Avant-Garde Examination of Mental Illness

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Saltbox Theatre Company There are some plays that you see that stick to your craw whether […]

February 18, 2018February 20, 2018Chicago Reviews

Bethany Thomas’s Performance Makes a Compelling “Moon For the Misbegotten”

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Michael Brosilow A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill is often a problematic play to […]

February 18, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Southern Gothic” is the House Party of the Season

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Micahel Brosilow When you enter Windy City Playhouse to see its new show, Southern Gothic, you are […]

February 17, 2018February 17, 2018Chicago Reviews

BTE’s “Time Stands Still”: A Provocative Look at the Choices We Make

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Rex Howard Photography In a world that is increasingly one in which citizens find the need […]

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Love Never Dies”: Phantom 2: Coney Island Confusion

Review by Karen Topham Love Never Dies, the sequel to the long-running Broadway hit Phantom of the Opera, is an ambitious, beautiful […]

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