Mostly transgender cast makes for a special Southern Comfort
It’s not exactly a secret that the right wing of this country despises transgender people. Since Trump came to power, as a […]
Month: February 2019
“Twilight Bowl” captures small town life and the role of chance for all of us
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Erica Weiss. In Twilight Bowl by Rebecca Gilman, now playing at […]
Lifeline’s “The Man Who Was Thursday” is a very funny satire that is perfect for our times
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Suzanne Plunkett. I found a cartoon on Facebook this evening. In […]
“Gross Indecency” is all about the “love that dare not speak its name”
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Tom McGrath. In his introduction to the novel The Picture of […]
“Mamma Mia” is thoroughly entertaining if you are the right audience
Review by Bradley Laas; photo by Brett Beiner I have often been told that I have not lived as a young gay […]
Joffrey’s world premeire of “Anna Karenina” is “brave, bold, and brilliant”
Review by Joe De Rosa; photograph by Cheryl Mann There is a moment in Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece Anna Karenina when it is […]
500 Days of Reviewing
So this week marks my 500th day and 300th show as a reviewer. (Well, I’m at 298 Chicago reviews as I write […]
“On Clover Road” is an intense thriller
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association; photo by Michael Brosilow I stare at a photo of my daughter when she […]
“The Roommate” at Citadel makes us wonder “Who am I?”
Review by Kelly MacBlane; photo by North Shore Camera Club There are moments in our life when our identity is shaken. For […]
“Art” is all about the relationships
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member. The first time I ever saw Yasmina Reza’s Art (translated by Christopher Hampton) […]