October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Chicago Reviews “Drink It Up, This One’s for You”: Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville Is “A Lovely Cruise” Photo by Brett Beiner“Livin’ for the weekend. Jump right off the deep end, with just enough money to buy… a license to […]
October 10, 2026October 10, 2026Chicago Reviews The Oil Lamp’s Dial M for Murder is a Killer Photos by Gosia Matuszewska Let’s get right to it. No sense making you wait. No spoilers here (promise), but I will say […]
September 24, 2026September 24, 2026Chicago Reviews Play On! Burns Down Chicago Shakespeare Theater Photo by Kyle Flubaker Somewhere in the middle of Play On!, Sheldon Epp’s brilliant reimagining of Twelfth Night, now onstage at Chicago […]
September 17, 2026September 17, 2026Chicago Reviews Dirty Dancing: The Musical Trips on the Way to ‘The Lift’ Photos by Matthew Murphy When you get down to it, it’s clear what you’re there for when you go see Eleanor Bergstein’s […]
September 9, 2026September 9, 2026Chicago Reviews The Marriott Theatre’s Come From Away is Filled with Goodness and Altogether Wonderful Photos by Justin Barbin So here I am reviewing the Marriott Theatre’s production of the Newfoundland classic, Come From Away, written by […]
July 20, 2026July 20, 2026Chicago Reviews Octet makes me want to throw my phone in the river, seven years ago Photo by Joe Mazza The Raven’s a capella Octet, now on an extended summer run in the Goodman’s Owen Theater, is an […]
March 14, 2026March 14, 2026Chicago Reviews One Ring (and 238 musicians in a symphony orchestra and chorus) to Rule Them All! “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind […]
March 10, 2026March 10, 2026Chicago Reviews Goodman’s The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a Heartbreaking, Heartwarming Wow Photo by Jay Towns Fukú. “They say it came from Africa, carried in the screams of the enslaved; that it was the […]
February 14, 2026February 14, 2026Chicago Reviews The Goodman’s Gilded ‘Holiday’ Glitters Like Gold Photo by Todd Rosenberg This happens. Not every time, but every once in a while… if I’m lucky. I’m seeing a show, […]
January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Chicago Reviews The Marriott’s Little Shop of Horrors is the Right Show in the Right Place at the Right Time Photo by Justin Barbin I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking… Feed me, Seymour! Feed me all night long! So let’s do […]
