February 22, 2018February 22, 2018Chicago Reviews “You Got Older” Never Quite Comes Together Sometimes, watching a play, I get the distinct feeling that the playwright is just trying too hard. Often, this manifests itself in […]
February 11, 2018Chicago Reviews, Uncategorized ATC’s Strong “We’re Gonna Be Okay” Subverts Gender Roles Review by Karen Topham; photos by Michael Brosilow From the first step into the large American Theatre Company space to see their […]
February 1, 2018February 1, 2018Chicago Reviews ”The Humans”: A Very Realistic Look at Our Lives Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critic Association member Photo by Julieta Cervantes “If you are so miserable, why are you trying […]
January 28, 2018January 28, 2018Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage FL OnStage: Hop on an Emotional, Heartfelt, and Humorous “Ride” at ASC Review by Aaron Krause, American Theatre Critics Association member CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Stories about a long journey allow the playwright to […]
January 17, 2018January 17, 2018Chicago Reviews Bronies’ World Turned Upside Down in Overly Complex “Antelope Party” All I knew when I walked into The Antelope Party, now playing at Theatre Wit, was that someone (Eric John Meyer) had written […]
January 15, 2018January 16, 2018Chicago Reviews Block St Theatre’s Gamble Pays Off With Winning “Flamingo & Decatur” “Flamingo and Decatur,” a new play by Todd Taylor that Fayetteville, Arkansas’ Block St. Theatre is world premiering at Chicago’s Theatre Wit, […]
January 10, 2018January 10, 2018Chicago Reviews “The Light” Shines on Dark Secrets and a Couple in Love Review by Bradley Laas I was recently blessed with the opportunity to see The New Colony’s production of The Light. I do […]
November 30, 2017December 3, 2017Chicago Reviews Steppenwolf’s “The Minutes” a Hilarious, Disturbing Play Early in Steppenwolf Theatre’s latest play, The Minutes by Tracy Letts, the newest member of the town council of Big Cherry is called […]
November 16, 2017November 16, 2017Chicago Reviews A Memorable and Impressive “Audience” at Timeline When it comes to Queen Elizabeth II, there is probably no contemporary writer who knows more and is able to convey it […]
November 10, 2017November 11, 2017Chicago Reviews TimeLine’s “In the Next Room” is a Place You’ll Want to Visit You go to see a show subtitled “the vibrator play” (small letters are correct). What do you expect? A sex farce? If […]