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Month: November 2021

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021Chicago Reviews

This is not your childhood Cindy Lou Who: Veronica Garza shines in uneven “Who’s Holiday”

It must be said: Veronica Garza is a force to be reckoned with. The multi-talented performer gets the chance to show off […]

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021Chicago Reviews

A Christmas Carol is the gift we never grow tired of receiving

There is probably no greater tradition in Chicago theatre than the Goodman’s annual production of A Christmas Carol, which has been produced […]

November 27, 2021November 27, 2021Chicago Reviews

Another Op’nin, Another Show: a brilliant Kiss Me, Kate might help you overcome the misogyny

I’ll just say this bluntly: Kiss Me, Kate, like the Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew on which it is based, […]

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021Chicago Reviews

To me, this is perfect: “Love, Actually?” hilariously lampoons the popular (and problematic) movie

Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of “Love, Actually” (the movie), but you don’t have to be in order to enjoy […]

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021Chicago Reviews

Tucked into the intersection of Ashland, Milwaukee and Division in Chicago is a small theater with a great heart. The Chopin Theater […]

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021Chicago Reviews

Aston Rep’s “God of Carnage” reveals the ugly depths of the modern American soul

It often seems to me these days that people have by and large lost the language of civil discourse; maybe they have […]

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Chicago Reviews

Steppenwolf’s Bug: Can we talk about this?

*Another take on a brilliant show* She was sitting in the row in front of me. I noticed she was a talker, […]

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Chicago Reviews

In Her Honor Jane Byrne, Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object 

*Another look at Lookinglass Theatre’s take on Jane Byrne* It’s fantastic, really, but it’s not quite what you think. You see the […]

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021Chicago Reviews

Her Honor Jane Byrne, a fascinating play about Chicago politics and racism, returns post-COVID

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association; photos by Liz Lauren. Note: This play was canceled due to the […]

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021Chicago Reviews

Even without the Bengsons, “Hundred Days” is a sweet, painful tribute to true love

So let me be clear from the start: Shaun and Abigail Bengson, the folk-rock artists who created Hundred Days with playwright Sarah […]

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