USAOnstage NYC: “Mean Girls” is more fetch than fearless
By Lauren Van Hemert; photo by Joan Marcus It’s hard to believe that the 2004 movie Mean Girls came before Instagram, Snapchat, […]
Month: July 2018
Story Theatre debuts with brilliant modernized Chekhov play “Leave Me Alone”
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by David Hagen. One must never place a loaded rifle on the […]
Promethean Theatre’s “Bliss (or Emily Post Is Dead)” is funny and full of fate
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Tom McGrath What is the nature of Fate? Is it something […]
Flawed “Heartbreak Hotel” is still tremendous entertainment
Review by Joe DeRosa; photos by Brett Beiner There’s a way to love Heartbreak Hotel. Much like its iconic, complicated subject, this […]
Expanding Coverage
Just a quick word to let everyone know that, as of today, ChicagoOnStage is expanding its coverage into Raleigh-Durham, an area with […]
It’s Inevitable: North Carolina Theatre’s “Newsies” is a Hit
By Lauren Van Hemert; photo by Curtis Brown Photography Note: With this review, ChicagoOnStage’s USAOnStage expands its coverage to the Raleigh-Durham area. […]
Protocol says…”Murder For Two” is a very funny show
By Kelly Romack MacBlane The musical comedy, Murder for Two, now playing at the Marriott Theatre, follows the story of Marcus, a […]
“Pamplona” is Stacy Keach’s love letter to Hemingway
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren Stacy Keach won an Emmy nomination and a Golden […]
Fleetwood-Jourdain’s “Topdog/Underdog” is a dark comedy with deep drama
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member In the Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog, by Suzan-Lori Parks, two brothers struggles with some […]
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Masterful Production of a Masterpiece
By Joe DeRosa “Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by […]