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November 11, 2022November 12, 2022Chicago Reviews

“Malapert Love” is the funniest show of the year.

Photo by Joe Mazza Brave Lux Malapert /ˈmaləpərt/ ARCHAIC: adjective… “boldly disrespectful to a person of higher standing”; noun… “an impudent person” […]

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022Chicago Reviews

CST’s campy It Came From Outer Space takes us “out there”

If you are looking for a perfectly silly and fun piece of summer entertainment, the theatrical equivalent of a great beach read, […]

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021Chicago Reviews

To me, this is perfect: “Love, Actually?” hilariously lampoons the popular (and problematic) movie

Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of “Love, Actually” (the movie), but you don’t have to be in order to enjoy […]

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019Chicago Reviews

Hell in a Handbag’s Poseidon, still campy silly fun, sails again

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Rick Aguilar Studios. 1972’s The Poseidon Adventure, the classic tale of […]

December 3, 2018Chicago Reviews

“The Book of Merman” is as wonderfully fun as its title

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Evan Hanover. The Book of Merman has to be one of […]

October 15, 2018October 20, 2018Chicago Reviews

“WaistWatchers” parodies the diet and fitness industry

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by WaistWatchers the Musical. From the Atkins and South Beach diets to […]

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017Chicago Reviews

“Potted Potter” a Silly Whirlwind of Entertainment

Potted is a slang term that means drunk, and while it is certainly true that the two actors who star in Potted […]

Lysistrata Jones
November 13, 2017Chicago Reviews

Three Cheers For Brilliant “Lysistrata Jones”

When Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata, one character in Refuge Theatre Project’s Chicago premiere production of the musical Lysistrata Jones asks, do you think he imagined […]

November 3, 2017November 4, 2017Musings

NYC Day 4: One Play More

Note: this is what happens when one wakes up in the middle of the night and, very tired, decides to post anyway… […]

Carrie2TheRage
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 […]

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