Monthly Archives: June 2015
The Real World Meets the Reel World
City of Angels – Marriott Theatre
Cy Coleman and David Zippel knew what they were doing when they composed the score for Larry Gelbart’s sassy
Read MoreA Whale of a Production
Moby Dick – Lookingglass Theatre
What a monumental conclusion to a trilogy of excellent and uniquely different productions (including “Season on the
Read MoreThe Novel That Explodes
The Who & the What – Victory Gardens Theatre
It’s difficult to imagine that in today’s world a book could become the catalyst behind so much drama. Among this
Read MoreWrestling with an Angel
Body and Blood – Gift Theatre
The co-founder of Gift Theatre, William Nedved’s latest play opens on one of those wooden back porches where
Read MoreThe Rhythm is Gonna Get You!
On Your Feet – Broadway in Chicago
Gloria Estefan, the wonderfully talented Cuban American singer, songwriter and actress, became known to the worl
Read MoreFine Feathered Fiends
The Birds – Griffin Theatre
Neither Alfred Hitchcock’s horror cinematic masterpiece nor the short story by Daphne du Maurier, Connor
Read MoreSticking To the Family
Stick Fly – Windy City Playhouse
From the moment you see the lovely, detailed, Martha’s Vineyard home of the LeVay family, it seems all too perfect.
Read MoreTwo Dimensional Invincibility
Soon I will Be Invincible – Lifeline Theatre
Austin Grossman’s 2007 novel by the same gets the musical theater treatment at Lifeline Theatre. This
Read MoreNuns, Nazis and a Naval Captain’s Kids
The Sound of Music – Brightside Theatre
BrightSide Theatre, the pride of Naperville as its only professional theatre company, wrings down the curtain of its
Read MoreSex in a Stovepipe Hat
Abraham Lincoln Was a Fggt – About Face Theatre
Cal is a teenager passionately pursuing his theory that our 16th President was, for many reasons, not only one of our
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