October 12, 2026October 12, 2026Chicago Reviews Vladimir at Theater Wit Wants You To Make a Difference Photo by Jeff Kurys A man in power desperate to keep it. A society that seemingly has no idea how to prevent […]
October 10, 2026October 10, 2026Chicago Reviews Goodman’s Dead Girl’s Quinceañera uses true crime to dive deeply into the lives of teenage girls Photo by Justin Barbin Dead Girl’s Quinceañera by Phanésia Pharel lives in the world of Veronica Mars or Nancy Drew—there is even […]
October 10, 2026October 10, 2026Chicago Reviews The Oil Lamp’s Dial M for Murder is a Killer Photos by Gosia Matuszewska Let’s get right to it. No sense making you wait. No spoilers here (promise), but I will say […]
October 5, 2026October 5, 2026Chicago Reviews I Am the Wind Sits On A Sea Stuffed With Metaphor Review by Savannah Brooks Photo Credit: Karl Soderstrom; Melissa Lorraine (L) and Hank Hilbert (R) in I Am the Wind at Theatre […]
October 2, 2026Chicago Reviews Operation Mincemeat is totally worth all its hype Photo by Matthew Murphy Earlier this week, after an unexpectedly dark, miserably rainy day had kept me indoors, my son North and […]
October 1, 2026Chicago Reviews Life is worth living, even if it is short, in Ride the Cyclone Photo by Jennifer Heim Ride the Cyclone is part comedy, part ghost story, part after-school special, part John Hughes movie, and fully […]
September 30, 2026October 1, 2026Chicago Reviews Steppenwolf’s Topdog / Underdog Shows Why the Play Is a Classic Review by Seth Wilson From left, Namir Smallwood as Booth and Glenn Davis as Lincoln in Topdog/Underdog. Photo by Michael Brosilow. What […]
September 28, 2026October 1, 2026Chicago Reviews A Midsummer Night Scream at Greenhouse; Definitely Freaky, But Not Very Frightening Review by Savannah Brooks Even with two productions of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream under my belt as I entered Greenhouse […]
September 27, 2026October 1, 2026Chicago Reviews Refracted Theater Company’s I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire Is Stupidly Sweet Review by Savannah Brooks. Photo Credit: Joe Mazza Shelby Hinkley is just like any 14-and-a-half year old girl. She’s awkward, she has […]
September 25, 2026Chicago Reviews Rivendell’s ensemble takes off in the joyful, poignant, and clever Bonnie’s Last Flight Photo by Jenn Udoni Like most people, I’ve taken many flights in my life, both long ones and short ones. Also like […]
