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May 20, 2022May 20, 2022Chicago Reviews

The Yellow Brick Road to the USA: Teatro Vista’s brilliant new musical shows the sacrifices many immigrants must make to fulfill their dreams

Somewhere Over the Border, a new musical by Brian Quijada, now being […]

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022Chicago Reviews

A reunion to remember: The Artistic Home’s “The Pavilion”

How often do you think back to the people you knew—and more […]

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022Chicago Reviews

Amazing “Alice” at Lookingglass

I’m not sure how it was even possible that I had never […]

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022Chicago Reviews

New translation of Chekhov’s Seagull proves a perfect match for Steppenwolf’s new Ensemble Theatre

When you say that you are doing a version of Chekhov’s The […]

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022Chicago Reviews

Death be not proud: Raven Theatre’s The Luckiest confronts the end in the most positive way possible

Sometimes things just seem aligned by fate. That was the case for […]

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022Chicago Reviews

On the Greenbelt is a powerfully-acted look at the secrets and lies that can break a family apart

Strawdog Theatre’s new play opens with one actress standing in a focus […]

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022Chicago Reviews

Annabel Armour’s soul-searching, searingly introspective performance takes us into The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion’s exploration of grief

Yesterday was unusual for me. I have had some historical difficulty receiving […]

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022Chicago Reviews

Rasheeda Speaking explores racism and microaggressions in the workplace so we can see ourselves.

As an unabashedly liberal theatre critic—read someone else if you don’t like […]

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022Chicago Reviews

CST tackles a “problem play,” and all’s not quite well that ends well

At least six of William Shakespeare’s plays are considered by scholars and […]

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022Chicago Reviews

Spring Awakening is powerful, emotional, and entertaining…and it will make you angry as you cry

Sometimes you know a show is working because it pisses you off […]

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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
  • Annabel Armour’s soul-searching, searingly introspective performance takes us into The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion’s exploration of grief
  • Rasheeda Speaking explores racism and microaggressions in the workplace so we can see ourselves.
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