There’s a lot to love about The Playboy of the Western World
There’s a lot to love about The Playboy of the Western World. Well, not the actual playboy. There’s not really all that […]
Author: Joe De Rosa
Giordano Dance Chicago’s Illuminate is ‘Feelin’ Good Sweet’
It seems like forever ago, but it was just last October when theaters were beginning to emerge from the pandemic shutdown that […]
The Lyric’s Tosca Stands with Ukraine then Delivers Truth
Verismo! In the late 19th century, Verismo was an opera movement led by the great composer, Giacomo Puccini. Italian for ‘truth’, verismo […]
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: the audience seemed really–I mean, really–happy and there was way […]
Steppenwolf’s Bug: Can we talk about this?
*Another take on a brilliant show* She was sitting in the row in front of me. I noticed she was a talker, […]
In Her Honor Jane Byrne, Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object
*Another look at Lookinglass Theatre’s take on Jane Byrne* It’s fantastic, really, but it’s not quite what you think. You see the […]
Broken Nose’s Primer Breaks Down Prioritizing “Property Over People”
In the summer of 2020 it felt like the world was going to change, all at once, for the better. Across the […]
Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski is Unforgettable
It begins with a question. “We see what goes on in the world, don’t we?” And in the lines that follow–the opening […]
Invictus Theater’s Hamlet is “Madness, but there be Method in it”
“Who’s there?” So begins Shakespeare’s Hamlet, an exploration of humanity through the mind of perhaps the single greatest character in the history […]
Giordano Dance Chicago’s Illuminate Lights Up the Night
There’s a chance, maybe a slim chance, but there’s a chance it’s not too late. You might already have plans. People like […]