March 30, 2018Chicago Reviews “A Taste of Things To Come” Is Funny and Enjoyable Despite Tired Writing Review by Bradley Laas The 1940s were a time of great growth of womankind. More women went to work than ever before […]
February 16, 2018February 16, 2018Chicago Reviews “Love Never Dies”: Phantom 2: Coney Island Confusion Review by Karen Topham Love Never Dies, the sequel to the long-running Broadway hit Phantom of the Opera, is an ambitious, beautiful […]
February 1, 2018February 1, 2018Chicago Reviews ”The Humans”: A Very Realistic Look at Our Lives Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critic Association member Photo by Julieta Cervantes “If you are so miserable, why are you trying […]
January 11, 2018January 11, 2018Chicago Reviews Oz Musical Is Still Wicked-ly Fun The first time I saw Wicked was on its initial Chicago run in 2005 with Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba and Kate Reinders as […]
December 15, 2017December 15, 2017Chicago Reviews “Potted Potter” a Silly Whirlwind of Entertainment Potted is a slang term that means drunk, and while it is certainly true that the two actors who star in Potted […]
December 7, 2017January 16, 2018Chicago Reviews Carole King Musical is Simply “Beautiful” When the Carole King songbook compilation musical Beautiful first came out, I wasn’t all that excited by the prospect of seeing it, though […]