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Tag: Pride Films and Plays

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020Chicago Reviews

A dog’s life looks pretty good in Pride Films and Plays’ funny and poignant “Dex & Abby”

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by Heather Mall. Any pet owner will tell you about the […]

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020Chicago Reviews

"Stop Kiss"'s lovely gay romance is hindered by a choppy structure

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Patrick McLean. There is much to admire about Stop Kiss, […]

October 15, 2019October 23, 2020Chicago Reviews

“A Man of No Importance” is just not its authors’ best work

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Heather Mall. Dublin. 1964. A deeply closeted gay man, Alfie, […]

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019Chicago Reviews

Provocative Casa Valentina looks back at the little-known world of early 60s crossdressers

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by  Cody Jolly Photography. Harvey Fierstein’s playwrighting career was launched with his […]

June 7, 2019June 9, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Tinier House”: Two actors in search of a better script

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Elias Rios. For the second night in a row (after seeing […]

March 5, 2019March 6, 2019Chicago Reviews

The moving “Southern Comfort” opens the veil into the lives of a chosen family of transgender people in 1998 Georgia

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Heather Mall. OK, I’m starting this review with a huge disclaimer: […]

February 28, 2019March 1, 2019Articles

Mostly transgender cast makes for a special Southern Comfort

It’s not exactly a secret that the right wing of this country despises transgender people. Since Trump came to power, as a […]

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018Chicago Reviews

“It’s Only A Play” until the reviews come in

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Paul Goyette “I don’t know what people want in a play […]

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