November 11, 2017November 22, 2017Chicago Reviews An Exuberant, Magical “Nutcracker” from The House Theatre I had no idea what I was getting into when I went to see The House Theatre’s non-dancing version of The Nutcracker: the […]
November 9, 2017November 10, 2017Chicago Reviews “School of Rock” Shakes the Ivy Walls of Musical Theatre When we first see Horace Green Preparatory School in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s take on the Jack Black movie School of Rock, its children […]
November 4, 2017November 13, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage Even Without Its Star, Miss Saigon Shines Having heard so much about Eva Noblezada’s Tony-nominated performance as Kim in the Cameron McIntosh-produced revival of Miss Saigon, the musical from Les […]
November 2, 2017November 4, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage “Come From Away” to See This High-Energy 9/11 Musical The greater story of what happened on 9/11 is well known, but the musical Come From Away shows us a much more confined, lesser […]
November 2, 2017November 13, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage This Is Not a Review of “The Band’s Visit” This is not a review of the wonderful new musical at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, The Band’s Visit. It can’t be: The Band’s Visit hadn’t […]
November 1, 2017Chicago Reviews, USAOnStage Tony Award Winning “Dear Evan Hansen,” Ben Platt Are Both As Good As You’ve Heard If I had a whole Christmas tree full of green lights, I’d be tempted to award them to Ben Platt and Dear Evan […]
October 30, 2017October 30, 2017Chicago Reviews “Upstairs The Musical History” Is a Powerful Reminder Wayne Self’s Upstairs A Musical History, currently running at the Pride Arts Center, is a bit of a contradiction. Its title says […]
October 24, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Underscore Theatre’s “Carrie 2”: The Rave “When will people learn not to suck so badly?” That is the ultimate lesson not just from Joe Maddon but from Underscore […]
October 23, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Porchlight’s “Billy Elliot” Brings On the Electricity Porchlight Theatre’s Billy Elliot is a powerful production that puts its audience through an emotional wringer but leaves it feeling the joy […]
October 14, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: The Undead Crave Sex in Flawed But Fun “Zombie Bathhouse” Putting on an original musical is an enormous undertaking, especially for a brand new company with little financial backing. More often than […]
