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November 9, 2017November 10, 2017Chicago Reviews

“School of Rock” Shakes the Ivy Walls of Musical Theatre

When we first see Horace Green Preparatory School in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s take on the Jack Black movie School of Rock, its children […]

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017Chicago Reviews

Relationship Contradictions Abound in Brilliant “Significant Other”

“Don’t get old. Don’t die young but don’t get old. I feel so useless.” This advice, from his grandmother Helene to Jordan, […]

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November 7, 2017November 7, 2017Articles

Paramount Theatre Slices Up the Competition in 49th Jeff Awards

Chicago theatre celebrated its finest last night at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, as the 49th Annual Equity Jeff Awards presentation rewarded a […]

November 6, 2017November 9, 2017Chicago Reviews

City Lit’s Brilliant and Original “J.B.” a Powerful Evening

Archibald MacLeish’s morality play J.B., a modern retelling of the Book of Job that takes place within the confines of a circus tent, […]

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017Chicago Reviews

It’s All About the Acting in Facility’s “Fool For Love”

Every once in a while, a critic simply knows where her review will end up going only a few minutes into a show. […]

November 4, 2017November 13, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

Even Without Its Star, Miss Saigon Shines

Having heard so much about Eva Noblezada’s Tony-nominated performance as Kim in the Cameron McIntosh-produced revival of Miss Saigon, the musical from Les […]

November 3, 2017November 4, 2017Musings

NYC Day 4: One Play More

Note: this is what happens when one wakes up in the middle of the night and, very tired, decides to post anyway… […]

November 3, 2017November 4, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

Julie Taymor’s chrysalis transforms “M. Butterfly” into…well, you get the drift.

David Henry Hwang’s Tony-Award-winning M. Butterfly was a controversial masterpiece in the 80s when it first graced the Broadway stage. For the first-ever revival […]