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March 16, 2023March 17, 2023Chicago Reviews

Very personal Tina Turner musical totally rocks

Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade When Ike and Tina Turner were popular recording artists, I was—I will admit—not a huge fan…which […]

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023Chicago Reviews

Touring production of non-traditional 1776 is the show at its most powerful and poignant

Photo by Joan Marcus Following in the huge footprints of Hamilton, the prototype of atypically-cast Founding Father stories, last year’s revival of […]

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020Chicago Reviews

Real life, with all of its ups and downs, laughter and pain, is the subject of “Middletown” at the Apollo Theatre

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association; photo by Edison Graff for GFour Productions. Like A.R. Gurney’s classic Love […]

Chilina Kennedy & Sasson Gabay. Photo by Matthew Murphy
September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Chicago Reviews

“The Band’s Visit” is a lovely, intimate musical slice of life

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Aneesah Muhammad. “Once, not long ago, a group of musicians came […]

George, Eddie by Jeremy Daniel IMG
May 8, 2019May 8, 2019Chicago Reviews

ChicagoOnStage loves “Chicago” onstage

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Jeremy Daniel. Chicago is back in Chicago once again, this time […]

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March 14, 2019March 14, 2019Chicago Reviews

“A Bronx Tale” is a violent musical with a lot of heart

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Joan Marcus. There are probably some movies less likely to be […]

October 15, 2018October 20, 2018Chicago Reviews

“WaistWatchers” parodies the diet and fitness industry

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by WaistWatchers the Musical. From the Atkins and South Beach diets to […]

Waitress the Musical
July 8, 2018July 8, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Waitress” Is the Recipe for a Perfect Evening

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Joan Marcus. Recipe for Everything You Could Desire in a Musical […]

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