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Month: February 2022

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022Chicago Reviews

Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined” exposes the ugliness of humanity

Invictus Theatre doesn’t mess around. While many other companies returned from the […]

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022Chicago Reviews

If you are a person in the world right now, you should go see Come From Away

Two things stood out as I made my way to Row G: […]

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022Chicago Reviews

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: a Renaissance painter’s words bring enlightenment

If I told you that an 85-minute show told in the words […]

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022Chicago Reviews

PrideArts premieres a beautiful but flawed play about RBG

The title of Sally Deering’s new play at PrideArts, When There Are […]

February 14, 2022February 22, 2022Chicago Reviews

This Is Only a Test earns a C at best as it takes on the ubiquity of active shooter drills in schools

I taught high school for almost forty years and retired in 2015. […]

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022Chicago Reviews

A father and his gay son dodge bears and weird lighting in Queen of the Night.

From the moment you walk into the Richard Christiansen Theatre, you are […]

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022Chicago Reviews

Windy City Playhouse takes us back to the pre-Hays Code era in compelling Sons of Hollywood

Windy City Playhouse has returned to its flagship theatre on Irving Park […]

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022Chicago Reviews

Breaking the Cycle: Groundhog Day the Musical shows us how

I had never been to the Paramount Theater in Aurora, so I […]

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022Chicago Reviews

Drury Lane’s “Evita” shines along with its star

To experience Drury Lane’s new production of Evita is to immerse yourself […]

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  • New translation of Chekhov’s Seagull proves a perfect match for Steppenwolf’s new Ensemble Theatre
  • Death be not proud: Raven Theatre’s The Luckiest confronts the end in the most positive way possible
  • On the Greenbelt is a powerfully-acted look at the secrets and lies that can break a family apart
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