Silly/fun, though uneven, Peter and the Starcatcher lands at Citadel
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by North Shore Camera Club. Many of us can remember watching […]
Month: September 2019
AstonRep’s “Equus” exposes the raw sensuality of a confused mind
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Emily Schwartz. The first time I saw Peter Shaffer’s award-winning […]
Chicago-style magic is the name of the game at Chicago Magic Lounge
When Joey Cranford’s wife jokingly bought him a magic kit they had seen at Walgreens as a Christmas present, she had no […]
The dystopian “Vanya on the Plains” misses opportunities
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux Photography. By now, there are enough […]
“Oslo” is a provocative political thriller that asserts everyone’s fundamental worth
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Brett Beiner. In our ever more divisive political atmosphere, at […]
“Bernhardt/Hamlet” is a very impressive if not completely consistent piece of theatre
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Liz Lauren. 19th Century French actress Sarah Bernhardt was a […]
USAOnStage NYC: Seawall/A Life
Review by Ed Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photo by Richard Hubert […]
Mother of the Maid: The agony of parenting
Review by Beverly Friend, Ph.D., American Theater Critics Association member I have never wept so copiously – before or after any film […]
“The King’s Speech” channels “Pygmalion” as a strong transformation story
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Liz Lauren. By this time, we are more than used […]
Drury Lane’s “The Color Purple” celebrates the power of love and spirituality
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Brett Beiner Photography. Overall, Broadway musicals have been a historically white […]