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May 20, 2023May 20, 2023Chicago Reviews

MotherFreakingHood! is a hilarious romp through 18 years of child-rearing

Photo by Liz Lauren It was Mother’s Day, and I could think of no better way to celebrate than to go to […]

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022Chicago Reviews

It’s a blue Christmas as Second City gets horny for the holidays

You can always count on Second City to find ways to make you laugh…and to push envelopes…with any of their shows. They […]

October 23, 2022October 26, 2022Chicago Reviews

A talented company in the Mercury Theatre with a lot of laughs: Clue is a VERY silly, fun time

Clue is a show seemingly predestined to get a production at Mercury Theatre. The venerable house on Southport, which of late has […]

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022Chicago Reviews

An absolutely perfect Steel Magnolias at Drury Lane

I have some history with Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. Besides loving the brilliantly cast 1989 movie (Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, […]

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022Chicago Reviews

My Big Fat Italian Wedding Murder is enjoyable, silly, fun, and filling

My Big Fat Italian Wedding Murder turns out to be pretty much what you would expect it to be: a lot of […]

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020Chicago Reviews

“Shear Madness” is every bit as much fun today as it was thirty years ago

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Brett Beiner. I have fond memories of seeing Shear Madness […]

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020Chicago Reviews

Elaine May’s cynical, hilarious “Adaptation” shows us the absurdity of life

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Tyler Core. Elaine May’s 1968 one-act Adaptation took a comical […]

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020USAOnStage

USAOnstage NYC: Money, Matrimony & Madness in "London Assurance"

Review by Edward Rubin, member of American Theatre Critics Association, NYC’s Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics Circle; photos by Carol Rosegg  […]

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020USAOnStage

USAOnstage FL: Secret Comedy of Women — Light on Secrecy and Comedy

By Beverly Friend, PHD, Member American Theater Critics Association. When departing the theater, the audience has the opportunity to purchase small white, […]

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Lucy Darling” is a joyful blend of magic, comedy and cocktails

Review by Karen Topham The woman on stage looks like a Hollywood socialite right out of a 40s movie: expensive looking dress […]

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