July 1, 2023July 1, 2023Chicago Reviews Other Chicago theatres may be closing doors, but Blank Theatre merrily rolls along Photo by Eli Van Sickel/VanCap Images In a shoebox-sized space on Thorndale Ave. called (though no signage exists to confirm this if […]
February 20, 2023February 20, 2023Chicago Reviews Time to return, very enthusiastically, “Into the Woods” The second you walk into the Paramount Theatre to see its production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, you are transported by […]
September 17, 2022September 19, 2022Chicago Reviews Kokandy’s Sweeney is a creative, exciting take on Sondheim’s master work Kokandy Productions is one of my favorite companies for interpreting musicals in small spaces on a low budget, and Sweeney Todd is […]
May 28, 2018May 28, 2018Chicago Reviews Boho’s “A Little Night Music” is Outstanding Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Liz Lauren. Like most theatre people, I have a huge passion […]
March 13, 2018March 13, 2018Chicago Reviews Theo Ubique Kills With “Sweeney Todd” Review by Karen Topham; photos by Cody Jolly Photography Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street contains what some (including me) feel […]
February 25, 2018Chicago Reviews Porchlight Theatre Merrily Rolls Along Since Stephen Sondheim is generally viewed as one of the great Broadway composers of all time, with shows as popular and well-regarded […]