“Lipstick Lobotomy” at Trap Door is both funny and painful as it takes us into a mental institution in 1940 with Rosemary Kennedy
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
Month: February 2020
TUTA’s “Hedda Gabler” with live music drowns in a sea of High Concept
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
Writers Theatre’s “Stick Fly” explores the secrets of an upper-middle-class Black family
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
A dog’s life looks pretty good in Pride Films and Plays’ funny and poignant “Dex & Abby”
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
Powerful and haunting “Mlima’s Tale” takes us deep into the worldwide ivory trade
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
USAOnstage NYC: Tú Amarás (You Shall Love)
Review by Edward Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama […]
Factory Theater invites us to the “Last Night in Karaoke Town” (but don’t worry: no one will make you sing)
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
First Floor Theatre takes us on the surreal, time-bending journey to “Plano”
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
Powerful, painful, and often hilarious, “Kill Move Paradise” is an expressionistic window into the too-frequent killing of Black men by police
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]
An uneven, irreverent version of “Titus Andronicus” at Haven Theatre
Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by […]