November 16, 2018November 16, 2018Chicago Reviews Writers Theatre’s “Twelfth Night” brings both silliness and pathos to the Bard’s greatest comedy Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Brosilow. Watching William Brown assay the role of Feste in […]
November 15, 2018November 15, 2018Chicago Reviews “Wife Material”: Jamie Shriner’s racy, funny, poignant autobiographical tale Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Evan Hanover. Think about what a musical means to you. […]
November 8, 2018November 8, 2018Chicago Reviews Invictus Theatre’s Love’s Labour’s Lost delivers on the linguistic beauty of Shakespeare By Kelly MacBlane It was like a spoken song. That was how my ears heard the language of Shakespeare ebbing and flowing […]
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 26, 2018October 26, 2018Chicago Reviews “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” is wonderful cerebral comedy Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Ghostlight Ensemble At the start of his career as a comedian, […]
October 23, 2018October 23, 2018Chicago Reviews “It’s Only A Play” until the reviews come in Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Paul Goyette “I don’t know what people want in a play […]
October 4, 2018October 11, 2018Chicago Reviews “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” should’ve left more to the imagination Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Joan Marcus. Chances are that if you are going to see […]
October 1, 2018October 1, 2018Chicago Reviews “Tootsie” sings (beautifully) and the show zings Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Julieta Cervantes. There is a lot of excellent news about Tootsie, […]
September 29, 2018September 30, 2018Chicago Reviews CST’s “Nell Gwynn” is a brilliant comic romp Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Liz Lauren. There is quite a way to go and many […]
September 24, 2018Chicago Reviews “Arms and the Man” stands up well in City Lit’s production Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Steve Graue. George Bernard Shaw is a name mentioned in the […]
