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April 7, 2018April 7, 2018Chicago Reviews

Funny, Poignant “Red Bowl at the Jeffs” Deserves Your Nomination

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Montana Bruns What is the nature and meaning of friendship? How […]

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018Chicago Reviews

Raven’s “The Gentleman Caller” Brings Tennessee Williams and William Inge to Life

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow “One can never be 100% themselves unless they embrace […]

pretty woman
March 30, 2018January 31, 2020Chicago Reviews

"Pretty Woman" moves to London

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member, of the original Chicago production of Pretty Woman. For London information, go to https://seatplan.com/london/piccadilly-theatre/. The […]

Salar Ardebili and Joshua J. Volkders. Photo by Airan Wright
March 18, 2018March 18, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Through the Elevated Line”: An Immigrant Tale Via Tennessee Williams

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Airan Wright Set in Chicago in 2016 against the backdrop of […]

Hang Man
March 18, 2018March 19, 2018Chicago Reviews

The Gift’s “Hang Man” Is Too Hung Up on Drama to See Its Own Absurdity

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Claire Demos If I told you that The Gift Theatre’s Hang Man […]

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March 12, 2018March 13, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Dorian Gray” Ages Prematurely

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Steve Graue City Lit’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of those shows that ought to […]

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January 17, 2018January 17, 2018Chicago Reviews

Bronies’ World Turned Upside Down in Overly Complex “Antelope Party”

All I knew when I walked into The Antelope Party, now playing at Theatre Wit, was that someone (Eric John Meyer) had written […]

Flamingo&Decatur
January 15, 2018January 16, 2018Chicago Reviews

Block St Theatre’s Gamble Pays Off With Winning “Flamingo & Decatur”

“Flamingo and Decatur,” a new play by Todd Taylor that Fayetteville, Arkansas’ Block St. Theatre is world premiering at Chicago’s Theatre Wit, […]

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