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June 4, 2023June 5, 2023Chicago Reviews

Great characters, fun live music, and lots of laughs make Lucy And Charlie’s Honeymoon perfect for a summer evening

Photo by Matthew C Yee I admit it: when I first saw the title Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon, the first thing I […]

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023Chicago Reviews

Blowing the whistle on the inconsistent The Whistleblower

Photo by Charles Osgood The title of The Band’s Visit playwright Itamar Moses’ latest play, The Whistleblower, evokes thoughts of selfless and […]

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023Chicago Reviews

Porchlight celebrates foolish optimism with a (too) short run of Ernest Shackleton Loves Me.

Photo by Liz Lauren In the sparkling, quirky, funny, and oddly beautiful musical Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, now in its Chicago premiere […]

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023Chicago Reviews

MotherFreakingHood! is a hilarious romp through 18 years of child-rearing

Photo by Liz Lauren It was Mother’s Day, and I could think of no better way to celebrate than to go to […]

May 13, 2023May 17, 2023Chicago Reviews

Wil Wilhelm queers the Bard’s life and works and bites their thumb at conservatives in Gender Play, or what you Will

Photo by Michael Brosilow About 2/3 of the way through About Face Theatre’s production of Gender Play, or what you Will, the […]

May 12, 2023May 13, 2023Chicago Reviews

Hatefuck is way more than a Bizarro World romcom

Photo by Michael Brosilow You don’t go to a play called Hatefuck expecting it to be subtle, and in the case of […]

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023Chicago Reviews

Shattered Globe’s London Road is a compelling, original portrayal of what is left behind after murders intrude on your life

Photo by Michael Brosilow I just got home from a brilliant production of a truly original play that defies easy definition. It’s […]

April 30, 2023May 1, 2023Chicago Reviews

School (of Rock) is enthusiastically in session at Paramount

Photo by Liz Lauren Sometimes there is an absolutely perfect match between a show and a director, and that is what has […]

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023Chicago Reviews

A Damn good time at Marriott

Photo by Liz Lauren In the 1950s, when pretty much everyone expected the New York Yankees to win the pennant every year, […]

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023Chicago Reviews

Big River: through the eyes of a young boy, we see the “damned human race” at its ugliest

Photo by Liz Lauren Big River, William Hauptman’s musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (with songs by Roger […]

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  • Great characters, fun live music, and lots of laughs make Lucy And Charlie’s Honeymoon perfect for a summer evening
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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
  • Hatefuck is way more than a Bizarro World romcom
  • 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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