Mary Rose: an excellent ghost story that would be better without the music
This seems to be an outlying opinion, as evidenced by a quick […]
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“The Moors” is a darkly comic play about the need to be seen and loved for who we are
Thornton Wilder, in his classic play Our Town, said that everyone has […]
Oklahoma: An old classic in a provocative new light
From the moment the first strains of “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” […]
Theo Ubique’s 8-Track sounds like sweet memories
OK, let’s make it clear: I am the perfect target audience for […]
Jamie Allan’s Magic Immersive impresses
The multi-story sign on the front of the State Street building that […]
Welcome to Hollywood – Pretty Woman the Musical
Set Once Upon a Time in the 1980s in Hollywood, “Pretty Woman: […]
The Peanuts gang is ready to welcome you home in Citadel’s You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.
Baseball. Tap dancing. Beagles. Philosophy. Piano. Friends. Blankies. These are all things […]
Whimsical and clever, “Mr. Dickens’ Hat” is a sort of Dickens-light that makes us yearn for more
True story: Charles Dickens, having survived a train crash that killed many […]
This is not your childhood Cindy Lou Who: Veronica Garza shines in uneven “Who’s Holiday”
It must be said: Veronica Garza is a force to be reckoned […]
A Christmas Carol is the gift we never grow tired of receiving
There is probably no greater tradition in Chicago theatre than the Goodman’s […]