Tag: Lookingglass Theatre

June 4, 2023June 5, 2023Chicago Reviews

Great characters, fun live music, and lots of laughs make Lucy And Charlie’s Honeymoon perfect for a summer evening

Photo by Matthew C Yee I admit it: when I first saw the title Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon, the first thing I […]

February 22, 2023February 23, 2023Chicago Reviews

“Happiness is not a potato.” Charlotte Brontë, in Villette, cultivates a more realistic and complicated kind of love

Photo by Liz Lauren Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Our heroine is a young, intelligent 19th Century woman with no […]

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022Chicago Reviews

Amazing “Alice” at Lookingglass

I’m not sure how it was even possible that I had never before seen Lookingglass Theatre’s stellar and inventive Lookingglass Alice, given […]

November 20, 2021October 16, 2026Chicago Reviews

In Her Honor Jane Byrne, Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object 

*Another look at Lookinglass Theatre’s take on Jane Byrne* It’s fantastic, really, but it’s not quite what you think. You see the […]

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020Chicago Reviews

Her Honor Jane Byrne, a fascinating play about Chicago politics and racism, falls victim to Coronavirus

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association; photos by Liz Lauren. Note: This play has been canceled due to […]

November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Chicago Reviews

The Steadfast Tin Soldier at Lookingglass–An Enchanting Holiday Play Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before

Review by Joe De Rosa; photo by Liz Lauren. “Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so […]

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019Chicago Reviews

Lookingglass’s “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” is a brilliant blend of story and storyteller.

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. This having been the 200th anniversary of the debut […]

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019Chicago Reviews

Act(s) Of God tries to do too much

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. Sometimes a play just bites off more than it […]

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018Chicago Reviews

Mary Zimmerman’s “A Steadfast Tin Soldier” is a visual treat

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. Every once in a while you come across a […]

June 3, 2018June 4, 2018Chicago Reviews

Lookingglass’s “20,000 Leagues” is a Visually Arresting Show

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Liz Lauren. Lookingglass Theatre has become renowned over the years for […]