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Wit Women Laughing Alone w Salad
March 21, 2018March 23, 2018Chicago Reviews

Everyone Will Be Laughing at “Eating Salad”

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critic Association member; photos by Charles Osgood Women Laughing Alone Eating Salad, the latest offering by […]

March 15, 2018Chicago Reviews

About Face Opens the Door to LGBTQ History with Compelling “Time Is On Our Side”

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow  “We hold inside of us a history that ends […]

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March 13, 2018Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

Nation Onstage FL: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Even Better If You Can See It

Review by Beverly Friend, American Theatre Critics Association member Once upon a time, there was an elderly, very religious Jewish man, who was illiterate. […]

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018Chicago Reviews, Uncategorized

A Very Entertaining “Madwoman of Chaillot” Saves the World

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Jean Giraudoux’s The Madwoman of Chaillot is a satirical play from 1945 that seems to maintain its […]

February 8, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Blind Date” Is an Entertaining History Lesson

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member Photos by Liz Lauren Some plays just seek to delight or captivate their […]

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Sex With Strangers” Is Funny and Compelling

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member Photos by North Shore Camera Club ★★★ Laura Eason’s Sex With Strangers is a […]

January 31, 2018Chicago Reviews

Raven’s “Nice Girl” a Comic and Poignant Slice of Life

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member Photos by Michael Brosilow Sometimes life’s problems are monumental, matters of great importance […]

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December 19, 2017December 19, 2017Chicago Reviews

Steppenwolf’s Hilarious BLKS Is All About Friendship

“There’s something intrinsic about a couch in black culture,” Aziza Barnes, the author of BLKS, the hilarious and often powerful play about being young, female, and […]

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 12, 2017January 16, 2018Chicago Reviews

Uneven “That’s Weird, Grandma” Worth a Watch With Your Kids

Tucked way up on the north side is a grungy little storefront theater. This theater usually houses the performances of the NeoFuturist […]

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