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Category: Musings

Random thoughts, concerns, ideas, notions or tidbits of information that we thought worth sharing with you. Some may be brief; others lengthy. It all depends on our mood and our subjects.

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020Articles, Musings

Fond Memories of Reviewing

By Beverly Friend, PHD, Member American Theatre Critics Assn. While I certainly […]

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019Meta, Musings

500 Days of Reviewing

So this week marks my 500th day and 300th show as a […]

December 26, 2018Musings

Noel (A Christmas Poem)

Noel   Bristles of jade spear my fingers and hands– tiny droplets […]

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 […]

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018Meta, Musings

Expanding Coverage

Just a quick word to let everyone know that, as of today, […]

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 […]

January 18, 2018Articles, Musings

A Personal Perspective of Timeline’s “Boy” From a TG Critic

Step into the world of Timeline Theatre’s “Boy” and you walk through […]

November 30, 2017Articles, Musings

A Discussion of Tracy Letts’ “The Minutes”

Nov. 29, 2017 Warning: Do not read this prior to seeing the play. Major […]

November 17, 2017Musings

Reviewing Plays: Why Most Shows Are Recommended

Reviewing plays is a funny thing, as it turns out. I’m feeling […]

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017Musings, USAOnStage

Miss Saigon in 2017: What About the Controversies?

I’ve been thinking a lot about Miss Saigon ever since seeing the […]

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  • The Story Theatre weaves history and “not history” into a brilliant conflation of revolution and the Black experience
  • CST’s campy It Came From Outer Space takes us “out there”
  • A star is born in a fun My Fair Lady
  • Choir Boy explores gay Black manhood at Steppenwolf
  • Life After is a powerful, poignant, and original look at a father’s death through the eyes of his teenage daughter
  • Prepare Ye: there’s a fun and inventive new Godspell in town
  • “cullud wattuh” powerfully and provocatively tells the story of the Flint water crisis
  • No Cruel Intentions in this bawdy, vibrant musical from Kokandy
  • An absolutely perfect Steel Magnolias at Drury Lane
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