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Month: January 2022

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022Chicago Reviews

City Lit’s The Virginian bring the classic western to the stage

If you are old enough (and I feel absolutely ancient some days), you might recall watching an NBC TV show called “The […]

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022Chicago Reviews

Wellesley Girl is a play where everything, starting with the script, truly does go wrong

Some critics I know really enjoy writing bad reviews. They love the rare opportunities to flex their creative venom glands and spew […]

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022Chicago Reviews

Mary Rose: an excellent ghost story that would be better without the music

This seems to be an outlying opinion, as evidenced by a quick glance at other local critics, but I found myself less […]

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022Chicago Reviews

“The Moors” is a darkly comic play about the need to be seen and loved for who we are

Thornton Wilder, in his classic play Our Town, said that everyone has a need to go through the world “two by two.” […]

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022Chicago Reviews

Oklahoma: An old classic in a provocative new light

From the moment the first strains of “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” echo across the sparsely decorated stage and brightly lit audience, […]

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  • Every American Should See What the Constitution Means to Me
  • MotherFreakingHood! is a hilarious romp through 18 years of child-rearing
  • Wil Wilhelm queers the Bard’s life and works and bites their thumb at conservatives in Gender Play, or what you Will
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  • Shattered Globe’s London Road is a compelling, original portrayal of what is left behind after murders intrude on your life
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