Skokie Theatre celebrates Independence Day with “1776”
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member. What better way to celebrate the 4th of July could there be than […]
Month: June 2019
“Ada and the Engine” takes us to the dawn of the computer age: 1819.
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Joe Mazza, Bravelux. Lauren Gunderson capitalized on the huge popularity of […]
“If I Forget” challenges us to think about how we remember
Review by Kelly MacBlane At some point during the second act of Victory Gardens Theater’s production of If I Forget, I realized […]
Theo Ubique’s “Hedwig” rocks with Will Lidke’s brilliant performance
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Austin D. Oie Photography. John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s Hedwig […]
The poetic, enigmatic The River will lure you in.
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Austin D. Oie Photography . It’s both simple and impossible to […]
“Prophet$” is an utterly hilarious look at televangelism
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Courier. Religious televangelists, with their megachurches, their jets, their nine-figure […]
“Lefty and Crabbe” hilariously looks back on vaudeville and the early days of movies
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Evan Hanover . In The Ballad of Lefty and Crabbe, now […]
“Queen of the Mist” is a haunting, compelling musical about the fleeting nature of fame
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Brosilow. In a cynical world, fame can be a fleeting […]
“Sweet Texas Reckoning,” perfect for Pride month, dives into complicated familial relationships
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Heather Mall. According to Artemisia Theatre, Sweet Texas Reckoning is a […]
There is serious import in RedTape’s lively and enjoyable “We Are Pussy Riot”
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Austin Oie. In 2012, an anonymous Russian activist/punk rock group that […]