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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 18, 2020February 20, 2020Chicago Reviews

Glenview’s Oil Lamp Theatre shines a light on seldom-produced “Jake’s Women”

Review by Kelly MacBlane After attending Oil Lamp Theater’s production of Jake’s Women last weekend, I had the privilege of sharing drinks […]

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020Chicago Reviews

“Shear Madness” is every bit as much fun today as it was thirty years ago

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Brett Beiner. I have fond memories of seeing Shear Madness […]

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020Chicago Reviews

CST’s charming, joyful “Emma” is a perfect Austen evening

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Liz Lauren. If Pride and Prejudice is the most beloved […]

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020Chicago Reviews

Elaine May’s cynical, hilarious “Adaptation” shows us the absurdity of life

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Tyler Core. Elaine May’s 1968 one-act Adaptation took a comical […]

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020Chicago Reviews

In Lake Forest, a somewhat uneven “The Fantasticks” still finds a way to entertain

Review by Bradley Laas; photo by North Shore Camera Club. Deep in the suburbs, tucked away in an old high school building, […]

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

Winter lovin': Marriott's "Grease" is darn near perfect

Review by Kelly MacBlane; photo by Liz Lauren. Grease at the Marriott Theatre reminds us how much we miss- and would never […]

February 1, 2020Chicago Reviews

"How to Defend Yourself" proves that doing so is easier said than done in this complex sexual age

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Liz Lauren. It’s easy to see the very real pain […]

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