July 18, 2022October 16, 2026Chicago Reviews Marriott Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz is a small slice of pure joy! As Dorothy (Campbell Krausen) and the munchkins (Matthew Bettencort, Mandy Modic, and Laura Savage) danced around the yellow brick road while a […]
December 13, 2021October 16, 2026Chicago Reviews The Peanuts gang is ready to welcome you home in Citadel’s You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Baseball. Tap dancing. Beagles. Philosophy. Piano. Friends. Blankies. These are all things that make me happy but in the complexity of grown-up […]
December 16, 2019Chicago Reviews Adorable, uplifting "Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish" is a holiday winner Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Matt Ferguson. Are you ready for another new Christmas musical […]
November 9, 2019November 9, 2019Chicago Reviews What’s This? The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween Tradition Not to Miss Review by Joe De Rosa Boys and girls of every age/ Wouldn’t you like to see something strange?/ Come with us and […]
November 5, 2019November 6, 2019Chicago Reviews “Lyle Lyle” great for kids, not so much for adults Review by Kelly Romack MacBlane and Owen MacBlane If you like theater, crocodiles or people, Lyle, Lyle Crocodile might be a show […]
November 4, 2018November 5, 2018Chicago Reviews Marriott’s Shrek brings a Broadway experience to the suburbs By Kelly MacBlane I’m not sure what I was expecting last Sunday when I went to see the Marriott Theatre’s production of […]
October 25, 2018October 25, 2018Chicago Reviews “Bunnicula” is a Halloween treat for the whole family Review by Kelly Romack MacBlane; photo by Suzanne Plunkett. As the mother of three boys, ages 4, 7 and 9, I have […]
May 9, 2018May 9, 2018Chicago Reviews “Last Stop on Market Street” thrills young and old Review by Kelly Romack MacBlane; photos by Charles Osgood About a year ago, I stumbled across The Last Stop on Market Street by […]
November 18, 2017November 18, 2017Chicago Reviews Marriott’s Colorful “Sleeping Beauty” Charms Disney’s 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty is so much a part of the canon today that, when feckless King Lapis (Stephen Strafford) in […]
