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March 20, 2018Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

FL OnStage: Great Acting Makes “Dancing Lessons” Work

Review by Aaron Krause, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Justin Namon MIAMI: People attend live theater because they “feel other […]

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March 20, 2018March 20, 2018Chicago Reviews

The Green Book: Helping you find Safe Travels at the cost of an Afternoon

Review by Bradley Laas; photos by Emily Schwartz I took the opportunity this past Sunday to see The Green Book presented by […]

Salar Ardebili and Joshua J. Volkders. Photo by Airan Wright
March 18, 2018March 18, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Through the Elevated Line”: An Immigrant Tale Via Tennessee Williams

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Airan Wright Set in Chicago in 2016 against the backdrop of […]

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea” is a Poignant, Poetic Statement About Being Young and Black in America

Review by Joe De Rosa; photos by Evan Hanover Let’s say we’re having a drink together and you ask, “What did you […]

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March 13, 2018March 13, 2018Chicago Reviews

Theo Ubique Kills With “Sweeney Todd”

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Cody Jolly Photography Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street contains what some (including me) feel […]

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March 12, 2018March 13, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Dorian Gray” Ages Prematurely

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Steve Graue City Lit’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of those shows that ought to […]

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018Chicago Reviews

Lifeline’s “Anna Karenina” Shines, Though Act Two Proves Daunting

Review by Joe De Rosa; photos by Suzanne Plunkett “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own […]

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage

FL review: Characters, Issues in “If I Forget” Will Stay With You

Review by Aaron Krause; Photos by George Schiavone CORAL GABLES, Fla. — In Tony Award-winning playwright Steven Levenson’s deeply unsettling drama If I Forget, dread […]

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018Chicago Reviews

Saltbox’s “4:48 Psychosis” an Avant-Garde Examination of Mental Illness

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Saltbox Theatre Company There are some plays that you see that stick to your craw whether […]

February 18, 2018February 20, 2018Chicago Reviews

Bethany Thomas’s Performance Makes a Compelling “Moon For the Misbegotten”

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Michael Brosilow A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill is often a problematic play to […]

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