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December 6, 2018December 6, 2018Chicago Reviews

Everything is right about the hilarious “The Play That Goes Wrong”

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Jeremy Daniel. The program for The Play That Goes Wrong, which […]

David Darlow, Cindy Gold, Catherine LeFrere, Kiah Stern, Andrew White. Photo by Michael Brosilow
September 30, 2018October 1, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Indecent” is a powerful, timely reminder of the need to act decently

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow. In an era when America is sadly renewing both […]

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Man of La Mancha”: Enchantment comes to Skokie

By Beverly Friend, Ph.D., Member American Theater Critics Assn; photos by Beth Laske-Miller. So powerful is the image of Don Quixote, the hero […]

November 6, 2017November 9, 2017Chicago Reviews

City Lit’s Brilliant and Original “J.B.” a Powerful Evening

Archibald MacLeish’s morality play J.B., a modern retelling of the Book of Job that takes place within the confines of a circus tent, […]

Citadel Sky
October 6, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews

Review: Citadel’s Strong Ensemble Almost Light(s) Up the Sky

  good ensemble, but pacing and script issues get in the way Most of the time, when you have a group of […]

the drowsy chaperone
October 4, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews

Review: Rousing “Chaperone” Is a Contradiction

“The Drowsy Chaperone” has always been a contradiction: a rousing satire of a musical comedy within the frame of a monologue by […]

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