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Southern Gothic
February 18, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Southern Gothic” is the House Party of the Season

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Micahel Brosilow When you enter Windy City Playhouse to see its new show, Southern Gothic, you are […]

5. L R Brad Lawrence and Lisa Dawn. Photo by Rex Howard Photography.
February 17, 2018February 17, 2018Chicago Reviews

BTE’s “Time Stands Still”: A Provocative Look at the Choices We Make

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Rex Howard Photography In a world that is increasingly one in which citizens find the need […]

Love Never Dies Utica, NY
February 16, 2018February 16, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Love Never Dies”: Phantom 2: Coney Island Confusion

Review by Karen Topham Love Never Dies, the sequel to the long-running Broadway hit Phantom of the Opera, is an ambitious, beautiful […]

Hatfield&McCoy 007 The House photo by Michael Brosilow
January 29, 2018January 30, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Hatfield & McCoy”: a Powerful “Romeo and Juliet” in the Appalachians

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member All photos by Michael Brosilow What American is unfamiliar with the long-lasting Capulet and […]

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018Chicago Reviews

Shattered Globe’s “Five Mile Lake” a Realistic Slice of (Unfulfilled) Lives

Step into the Theatre Wit stage housing Shattered Globe’s production of Five Mile Lake by Rachel Bonds and you instantly know something is not […]

January 20, 2018January 22, 2018Chicago Reviews

The Powerful “I Saw Myself” Leaves a Lot of Questions Unanswered

The Powerful “I Saw Myself” Leaves a Lot of Questions Unanswered In a former life, I spent 38 years as an English […]

January 19, 2018January 23, 2018Chicago Reviews

Timeline’s “Boy”: A Poignant and Important Love Story For Our Era

Timeline Theatre’s newest production, Anna Ziegler’s Boy, is a lot of things. It is an account, albeit highly fictionalized, of events that actually […]

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018Chicago Reviews

Greenhouse’s “Rose” Revival Perfect For Our Times

A chill, snowy night in Chicago was warmed considerably for this reviewer by the chance to see Greenhouse Theatre’s revival of last […]

January 9, 2018January 10, 2018Chicago Reviews

“For The Loyal” a Brilliantly Complex Moral Conundrum

Interrobang Theatre Project’s 8th season’s theme, “What is Truth?” may never have such a literal presentation as it does in the company’s […]

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November 22, 2017November 22, 2017Chicago Reviews

“Wild Boar” Can’t Overcome Confusing Script

Since censorship of the press is a huge issue in this country right now, with the President telling his followers that anything he […]

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