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June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Chicago Reviews

“cullud wattuh” powerfully and provocatively tells the story of the Flint water crisis

If you are like me, you have some vague notion that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan—you remember: lead pipes, poisoned water, […]

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022Chicago Reviews

Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined” exposes the ugliness of humanity

Invictus Theatre doesn’t mess around. While many other companies returned from the pandemic shutdown with lighter fair, that absolutely cannot be said […]

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020Chicago Reviews

There’s too much going on in Steppenwolf’s audio version of “Wally World”

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Steppenwolf’s new audio play, Isaac Gómez’s Wally World, is not a Christmas […]

October 2, 2020October 10, 2020Chicago Reviews

WE’RE BACK with a review of Strawdog’s online offering of “Run the Beast Down”

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association; photo by Kamille Dawkins The traditional British fox hunt, of course, features […]

February 20, 2020February 21, 2020Chicago Reviews

Powerful, painful, and often hilarious, “Kill Move Paradise” is an expressionistic window into the too-frequent killing of Black men by police

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by Lara Goetsch. Its playwright, James Ijames, describes Kill Move Paradise […]

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020Chicago Reviews

“Roan @ the Gates” focuses on the personal impact of whistleblowing

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Everyone has skipped over the user agreements that […]

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020Chicago Reviews

Immersive “The Boys in the Band” invites you to come to the party

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Windy City Playhouse has rapidly become synonymous with […]

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020Chicago Reviews

Tracy Letts’ “Bug” gets an absolutely perfect production at Steppenwolf

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Maybe it is human nature to wish to […]

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020Chicago Reviews

"How a Boy Falls" is a mystery thriller that is too rushed to work

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Steven Dietz’s How a Boy Falls is a […]

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020USAOnStage

USAOnStage NYC—"My Name Is Lucy Barton": Lost in Translation

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

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