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May 21, 2022May 21, 2022Chicago Reviews

Magnolia Ballet mixes many genres to tell its story of inescapable family legacies

Entering the Bookspan Theatre space at Den Theatre to see the world premiere of Magnolia Ballet, you are thrust into another world. […]

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020Chicago Reviews

"Sheepdog" shows that the issue of killer cops is not simply black and white

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Lowell Thomas. We’re barely halfway through January, and I have […]

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019Chicago Reviews

“N” bites off a bit more than it can chew

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Marcus Davis. Here I sit, a white liberal theatre critic, […]

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Smart People” Tackles Racial Issues in Glencoe

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow On a weekend near the end of March, members […]

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017Chicago Reviews

Boho Theatre’s “Marie Christine” Is a Visceral, Intense Musical Experience

There are times when a musical theatre presentation comes up and just grabs you, slithers under your skin, and will not let […]