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Author: Kyle A. Thomas

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026Chicago Reviews

Putting it Together in the Wrong Frame: Sunday in the Park with George is a Triumph in the Wrong Space

By Kyle A. Thomas [PHOTO CAPTION: George (Kevin Webb) sketches Dot (Missy Wise Vanderzee) while the ensemble looks on. Photo credit: Evan […]

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026Chicago Reviews

Good People Wrestles with How to Achieve Goodness in the World Today

Photo credit: Greg Metzler. What does it cost to be a good person? When the ties that bind people together in a […]

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Chicago Reviews

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a Rock and Roll Journey to Find Completeness

Photo Caption: Hedwig (Kyle Reid Hass) performs with her band, The Angry Inch, and backup singer, Yitzhak (Sage Reid Priest). The Greek […]

June 21, 2026June 22, 2026Chicago Reviews

The Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Southern Rapture Explores the Trouble of Theatre as Social Satire

In 1989, the theatre department at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) staged Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, a play […]

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026Chicago Reviews

Always…Patsy Cline at American Blues Theater is a Joyous Musical Journey of an American Vocal Artist

Liz Chidester as Patsy Cline. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Always…Patsy Cline invites audiences into its honky tonk setting overflowing with the memories, […]

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Chicago Reviews

The Bard on Bud: 420 Shakespeare is a Highly Good Time

[Photo Caption: Claudius (Carlos Rivera) speaks with Puffalonius and Ophelia (Leah Huskey).] A little over a decade ago, scientific analysis conducted on […]

March 27, 2026May 4, 2026Chicago Reviews

Theater of the Mind is a Unique Theatrical Journey Through David Byrne’s Memory Palace

Chicago audience members experience Theater of Mind, David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar’s one-of-a-kind immersive theater experience, directed by Andrew Scoville, produced as […]

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026Chicago Reviews

Trap Door Theatre Presents a Surrealist Romp in The Cuttlefish: Or, The Hyrcanian Worldview

David Lovejoy as King Hyrcan IV and Nicole Wiesner as Paweł Rockoffer. Photo by Michal Janicki. Trapdoor Theatre’s production of The Cuttlefish: […]

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026Chicago Reviews

Definition Theatre Opens a Portal between Family and Trauma in Black Cypress Bayou

Photo Caption: RjW Mays, Rita Wicks, and Michelle Renee Bester in Black Cypress Bayou at Definition Theatre. Photo by Joe Mazza, Brave […]

February 13, 2026February 17, 2026Chicago Reviews

Remy Bumppo Doesn’t Care What You Think of Hedda Gabler—and it Makes for an Exciting Take on a Classic Play!

The cast of Hedda Gabler. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Hedda Gabler is the dramatic portrait of a woman fighting for agency and […]

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