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Month: October 2022

October 28, 2022October 30, 2022Chicago Reviews

For its final show, 16th Street Theatre produces the beautiful and emotional Man and Moon

(photo by Glenn Felix Willoughby) It’s always a joy to discover a new play that is lovely, entertaining, and thoughtful, and when […]

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022Chicago Reviews

“The Locusts” is a good idea with strong acting ruined by inconsistent writing and a poor set design

Jennifer Rumberger’s The Locusts, now playing at Theater Wit in a production by The Gift Theatre, is grounded by excellent acting, especially […]

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022Chicago Reviews

Giordano Dance Company is wonderful…as usual

Giordano Dance Chicago celebrated their 60th anniversary in uplifting, feel-good style. “Catch the Light” flooded the Harris Theater stage with athleticism and […]

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022Articles

16th Street Theater ends its run with the thoughtful “Man and Moon”

Berwyn’s 16th Street Theater, an institution that has lasted fifteen years, announced on Monday that its new production, Man and Moon, would […]

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022Chicago Reviews

“Refuge” is a powerful, poignant, thoroughly entertaining insight into the immigration issue

You can’t read the news these days without reading something about the immigration issue at our southern border. Children are still being […]

October 23, 2022November 7, 2022Chicago Reviews

A strong but imperfect Camelot comes to Skokie

Camelot was, if my problematic memory serves, the first stage musical I ever saw. I know it was the first soundtrack I […]

October 23, 2022October 26, 2022Chicago Reviews

A talented company in the Mercury Theatre with a lot of laughs: Clue is a VERY silly, fun time

Clue is a show seemingly predestined to get a production at Mercury Theatre. The venerable house on Southport, which of late has […]

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022Chicago Reviews

Goodman’s highly personal Swing State is about people, not politics

Rebecca Gilman’s new play Swing State, now playing at the Goodman Theatre, is not, as you might imagine from the title, about […]

October 16, 2022October 17, 2022Chicago Reviews

The Malignant Ampersands is creepy and weird but very confusing

In publicity materials, A Red Orchid Theatre’s newest offering, The Malignant Ampersands by ensemble member Brett Neveu, is called “hilarious and heartbreaking” […]

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022Chicago Reviews

“BULL: a love story” should focus more on its likable main characters

The central premise of Nancy Garcia Loza’s BULL: a love story (part of the Destinos Latin theater festival) is poignant but not […]

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