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 […]
Month: November 2021
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Tucked into the intersection of Ashland, Milwaukee and Division in Chicago is a small theater with a great heart. The Chopin Theater […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]