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 […]
Month: February 2018
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]