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October 11, 2019October 11, 2019Chicago Reviews

Campy “Who Killed Joan Crawford?” is anything but a drag

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Glitterati Productions. So you were hunting for a campy drag […]

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019Chicago Reviews

Spamalot is hilariously silly fun

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Brett Beiner. The zany sketches that comprised the 70s hit […]

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019Chicago Reviews

Silly/fun, though uneven, Peter and the Starcatcher lands at Citadel

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by North Shore Camera Club. Many of us can remember watching […]

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September 25, 2019September 30, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Bernhardt/Hamlet” is a very impressive if not completely consistent piece of theatre

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Liz Lauren. 19th Century French actress Sarah Bernhardt was a […]

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Midsummer” is the brightest surprise of the year so far

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Brosilow. Wow. That was pretty much my reaction to the […]

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019Chicago Reviews

The Fantasticks Hits Just the Right Notes in Skokie

Review by Beverly Friend, Ph.D, American Theater Critics Association member Nearly all plays present complications and problems in Act I and then resolve […]

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Something Rotten” is a fresh and clever send-up of musicals and Shakespeare

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. There are a few things you can always count […]

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August 3, 2019August 3, 2019Chicago Reviews

Funny “Beyond Therapy” shows its age

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Scott Dray. A long time ago, so long it seems as […]

Duo Rose
July 25, 2019July 25, 2019Chicago Reviews

Teatro ZinZanni zooms into Chicago with an exciting blend of cirque, comedy, and dinner

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Alan Alabastro. Sitting at the thoroughly entertaining combination of European cirque, […]

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June 15, 2019June 15, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Prophet$” is an utterly hilarious look at televangelism

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Courier. Religious televangelists, with their megachurches, their jets, their nine-figure […]

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