Tag: Broadway in Chicago

August 10, 2023August 11, 2023Chicago Reviews

MJ: An exciting, thoroughly entertaining look at the “Man in the Mirror”

Photo by Matthew Murphy, MurphyMade Strip away the glitter, the abusive childhood, the megamillions, the plastic surgeries, the bones of the Elephant […]

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023Chicago Reviews

Jagged Little Pill is electrifying with powerful music, performances, and dance wrapped in a superb book

Heidi Blickenstaff and ensemble. All photos by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade I love it when a show surprises me. Despite its having […]

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023Chicago Reviews

The power and emotion of “A Soldier’s Play” might be better served in a smaller venue

Photo by Joan Marcus Charles Fuller’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier’s Play is, at least as presented in its first national tour, […]

March 16, 2023March 17, 2023Chicago Reviews

Very personal Tina Turner musical totally rocks

Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade When Ike and Tina Turner were popular recording artists, I was—I will admit—not a huge fan…which […]

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023Chicago Reviews

“Annie” is impossible not to love

Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmermann for MurphyMade OK, you already know this one, don’t you? Since its 1977 debut, Annie […]

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023Chicago Reviews

Touring production of non-traditional 1776 is the show at its most powerful and poignant

Photo by Joan Marcus Following in the huge footprints of Hamilton, the prototype of atypically-cast Founding Father stories, last year’s revival of […]

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022Chicago Reviews

Here comes a lion (king)…and it’s just as incredible as you might remember

Photo by Matthew Murphy The Zulu opening of “The Circle of Life,” “Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba,” translates to “Here comes a lion, […]

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022Chicago Reviews

A welcome return for Wicked

Witches have returned to Chicago, and an opening night full house was definitely excited to welcome them back. Broadway in Chicago brings […]

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022Chicago Reviews

Jesus Christ Superstar’s 50th Anniversary tour returns to Chicago with most of its manic glory intact

The Rock Opera Jesus Christ Superstar is about as iconic a musical as the modern era has produced. The familiar territory of this show–not […]

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022Chicago Reviews

A star is born in a fun My Fair Lady

Late in My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle, escaping from Professor Higgins’ tyranny, leaves his dwelling to discover that Freddy Eynsford-Hill is still […]