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Sometimes we just have to talk about the blog itself. Sorry. Can’t be helped. We’ll try to be entertaining when we do. :-)

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021Meta

After (?) the pandemic

Chicago theatre has opened again after nearly a year and a half with nothing but occasional online presentations, some of which I […]

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019Meta, Musings

500 Days of Reviewing

So this week marks my 500th day and 300th show as a reviewer. (Well, I’m at 298 Chicago reviews as I write […]

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018Meta, Musings

200 shows in about 300 days!

Today’s review of Treefall marks the 200th review posted by chicagoonstage.com. I realized that yesterday and was momentarily amazed: a site that has only been […]

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018Meta, Musings

Expanding Coverage

Just a quick word to let everyone know that, as of today, ChicagoOnStage is expanding its coverage into Raleigh-Durham, an area with […]

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017Articles, Chicago Reviews, Meta

Topham’s Top 10: Best Performances of 4th Qtr 2017

With the same caveats as my Top 10 Productions list—I’ve only had the site going for three months, so this list can […]

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017Articles, Chicago Reviews, Meta

Topham’s Top 10: Best Plays of 4th Qtr 2017

It’s that time of year when critics create sometimes arbitrary “Top 10” lists, and (being a bit of a list nerd) I […]

October 28, 2017October 28, 2017Meta, Musings

4 AM

No, that is not the sequel to a Matchbox Twenty song. Went to a play tonight and wrote the review, yeah; I […]

October 9, 2017October 25, 2017Articles, Meta, Musings

Article: Some Thoughts on Reviewing

Bevery Friend shares her thoughts on what being a theatre critic is all about… It is far easier to review a bad […]

October 6, 2017October 25, 2017Meta

new site name

To those who don’t know: My site went live at 4:30 10/5/17. It was called inthefootlights.com, which is a massively cool name (so […]

October 5, 2017October 25, 2017Meta

Live in 5…4…3…2…1…

Obviously, I answered the Bard’s question in the affirmative. Yes, it is true! We are live and online! There are still some […]

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  • “Once” is at its very best at Writers Theatre
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