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One of our objectives is to write occasional feature articles on theatre, theatres, and theatre people. You’ll find them archived here.

The Joffrey Ballet Jane Eyre Amanda Assucena Greig Matthews Photo by Cheryl Mann
October 14, 2019October 14, 2019Articles, News

Joffrey to interpret another great novel in Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre

Article by Joe DeRosa; Photo by Cheryl Mann If things keep going the way they’ve been going for Ashley Wheater and the […]

Paige Thompson performing table magic at Chicago Magic Lounge
September 28, 2019October 2, 2019Articles

Chicago-style magic is the name of the game at Chicago Magic Lounge

When Joey Cranford’s wife jokingly bought him a magic kit they had seen at Walgreens as a Christmas present, she had no […]

kevintuerff andrewsamonsky
September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Articles

Come From Away’s real Kevin T discusses Gander, life lessons, and his book

Kevin Tuerff (left) and Andrew Samonsky, who portrayed him in the original Broadway cast of “Come From Away” “It’s a very American […]

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019Articles, USAOnStage

No More Curtain Calls: Broward Stage Door Theatre Closes Its Doors

By Beverly Friend, American Theatre Critics Association member It was April 1 when I heard the news. I hoped it was not […]

February 28, 2019March 1, 2019Articles

Mostly transgender cast makes for a special Southern Comfort

It’s not exactly a secret that the right wing of this country despises transgender people. Since Trump came to power, as a […]

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018Articles, Chicago Reviews

Top Acting Performances of 2018

Top Acting Performances 2018 2018 was a year filled with extraordinary acting performances, and it is inevitable that most of them will […]

December 13, 2018December 14, 2018Articles, Chicago Reviews

Top 10 Plays of 2018

Stella Adler said that “the theatre is a spiritual and social x-ray of its time.” If that is the case, what did […]

Jersey Boys
October 30, 2018October 30, 2018Articles, USAOnStage

USA OnStage: Raleigh-Durham… Once Again Corey Greenan Dons the Red Blazer as ‘Jersey Boys’ Bad Boy Tommy DeVito

By Lauren Van Hemert Last month, the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys kicked off its 13th touring season. Next month the show […]

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018Articles, Chicago Reviews

How to Tell a War Story: Taking a Son to See Griffin Theatre’s Compelling “Ghosts of War” and “Letters Home”

By Joe De Rosa Last Saturday, I took my thirteen-year-old son to see Ghosts of War and Letters Home, two plays produced […]

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018Articles, Musings

“An Enemy of the People” and “Smart People”: Free Speech Gone Awry

Watching Writers Theatre’s Smart People and the Goodman’s An Enemy of the People back to back this weekend, I was struck by how much […]

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