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 […]
Month: December 2019
"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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"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 […]
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 […]
"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 […]
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 […]
"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. […]