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Month: December 2019

December 27, 2019December 27, 2019Articles, Chicago Reviews

Top Stage Performances of 2019

 A long time ago, a young man in a play I was directing was having great difficulties finding his character and was […]

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019Chicago Reviews

"Dance Nation" takes its audience back to the confusion of being 13

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. I doubt that (with the exception of dementia […]

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Articles

Top 10 (ish) Chicago Plays of 2019

“The stage is a magic circle where only the most real things happen, a neutral territory outside the jurisdiction of Fate where […]

December 19, 2019Chicago Reviews

Theo Ubique's "Working" celebrates all of us

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Austin Oie Photography. Working is an almost perfect fit for […]

December 16, 2019Chicago Reviews

Adorable, uplifting "Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish" is a holiday winner

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Matt Ferguson. Are you ready for another new Christmas musical […]

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019Chicago Reviews

"The Land of Forgotten Toys" may have a few issues but it's still a tremendously entertaining holiday show

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Zeke Dolezalek. It’s time to review the second new musical […]

December 16, 2019December 23, 2019Chicago Reviews

Superb "The Light at the Piazza" shines at the Lyric

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Liz Lauren. It would be worth seeing The Light in […]

December 14, 2019Chicago Reviews

"Annie" is a joy at Citadel

Review by Kelly MacBlane; photo by Carolina Menapace. It is hard not to love the Broadway classic Annie. From its memorable and […]

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019Chicago Reviews

Aroooo! Otherworld's The Winter Wolf returns with its sweet and lovely Christmas tale

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Coming to terms with change is never easy, and death—one of the […]

December 12, 2019Chicago Reviews

"Edwin Drood" is all fun and silliness in Blank Theatre Company's production

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Zeke Dolezalik. Some musicals are romantic. Some tell historical tales. […]

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