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 […]
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 28, 2017October 28, 2017Chicago Reviews The Gift’s “A Swell in the Ground”: Life and Death, Literally and Metaphorically The title of The Gift Theatre’s final production of 2017, A Swell in the Ground, comes from a famous poem by Emily […]
October 27, 2017October 27, 2017Chicago Reviews Rivendell’s “Alias Grace” a Powerful Psychological Study Alias Grace, a 1996 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood is a deep and unnerving psychological study of a real-life convicted murderer, […]
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 20, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Cast and Strong Production Save Seriously Flawed Script in “Punk” The state of the United States prison system is no laughing matter, especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ people, so I guess […]
