October 13, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Intimacy and Violence Share Stage in Kokandy’s Glorious “Bonnie and Clyde” Since the first time I encountered them, I have come to expect that a night at a Kokandy Theatre Company production will […]
October 9, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Nothing Bewildering About It: Bewitched Parody is Hilarious “When you think of your life as a movie,” the main character of Hell in a Handbag Productions’ latest show at Stage […]
October 8, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: “Georgia McBride” Flawed But Hilarious If it crossed your mind to think of it, one of the last places you’d expect to find a drag show would […]
October 8, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Stage 773’s “Albert Cashier” Is Powerful and Important Early in Act Two of The Civility of Albert Cashier, the title character asks, “Is it better to live safe and sound […]
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 […]
October 5, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Becky Shaw and the Truth of Lies There is a first time for everything, and this was my first time seeing a show at Windy City Playhouse. I must […]
October 4, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Chicago’s Hamilton is Everything There is probably no theatre fan alive who has not by now heard of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, currently in […]
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 […]
October 4, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: Intense “View” at the Goodman From the Brooklyn Bridge, the view includes the workers on the dock unloading the ships at the piers: to most of us, […]
October 4, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews Review: A Brilliant “Fun Home” The Victory Garden’s brilliant, somewhat minimalist production of Alison Bechdel’s Tony Award-winning “Fun Home” leaves just about no emotional leaves unturned as it […]
