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Month: April 2018

April 29, 2018May 3, 2018Chicago Reviews

“The Explorers Club”: Hilarious Hijinks With Cocktails

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by North Shore Camera Club If you are looking for political correctness, […]

April 26, 2018May 3, 2018Chicago Reviews

Brilliant Acting, Singing and Staging Bring “Memphis” to Chicago

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; technical issues are currently preventing me from uploading photos, but I will do […]

April 22, 2018April 23, 2018Chicago Reviews

Kokandy Presents a Thoroughly “Grand” Hotel

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Evan Hanover Step into the space at Theatre Wit for Kokandy […]

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018Articles, Chicago Reviews

How to Tell a War Story: Taking a Son to See Griffin Theatre’s Compelling “Ghosts of War” and “Letters Home”

By Joe De Rosa Last Saturday, I took my thirteen-year-old son to see Ghosts of War and Letters Home, two plays produced […]

April 20, 2018April 23, 2018Chicago Reviews

“The Cake” Follows the Recipe to Create a Sweet Concoction Stuffed With Social Issues

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Society member; photos by Michael Brosilow I’m not sure that I have ever before seen […]

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018Chicago Reviews

Oh What a Beautiful “Oklahoma”! Marriott’s 75th Anniversary Production Shines

Reviewed by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Liz Lauren Seated next to me during intermission of the opening […]

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018Chicago Reviews

Fake Self-Help Seminar Is the “Cornerstone” of a Fine Evening

Review by Bradley Laas What do Scientology, Jonestown, and SoulCycle all have in common? They extort the weak with a false sense […]

April 13, 2018April 14, 2018Chicago Reviews

Dominican Scores With “Songs For a New World”

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member I find it difficult to review shows that are essentially song cycles—collections of […]

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018Chicago Reviews

Ghostlight’s Excellent “An Ideal Husband” Is More Dramedy Than Parlor Comedy

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Maria Burnham/Ghostlight Ensemble Oscar Wilde’s sarcastic wit and scathing social commentary […]

April 9, 2018April 11, 2018Chicago Reviews

“How I Learned to Drive” Uses Humor to Explore Pedophilia

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux Incest and pedophilia have to be two […]

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