Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

Behind the Red Doors

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King of the Yees – Goodman Theatre 

 

Along the streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown, the home of the nation’s largest community of Chinese

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Nothing is as Constant as Change

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Mystery of Love and Sex – Writers Theatre

 

Bathsheba Doran, a playwright and television writer, especially known for her script writing for “Smash,” HBO’s

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Clap Your Hands if You Believe

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For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday – Shattered Globe 

 

Sarah Ruhl, the distinguished and celebrated, two-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright, has

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Starting Over Again

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Linda Vista – Steppenwolf Theatre 

 

As Todd Rosenthal’s remarkably detailed and versatile turntable stage setting gradually reveals itself, Dick Wheeler,

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Practically Perfect in Every Way

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Mary Poppins – Mercury Theatre 

Postpone your sugar-free diet. Disney’s joyfully captivating, colorful and vibrant theatrical

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Trapped in the Meat Grinder of Life

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Beyond Caring – Lookingglass Theatre

 

Three temps, prospective new employees, have been sent to this meat factory by their respective

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A Darker Side of the Rainbow

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The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz – House Theatre

 

After the board of a prestigious private school turns down her application for admittance, recently

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Ignorant People Are Dangerous

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Born Yesterday – Remy Bumppo

 

Today, for many people in this country, ignorance is no longer scoffed at. Learning and the acquisition

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An Overview of Immigration

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In To America – Griffin Theatre Company 

 

Playwright Bill Massolia spent a good deal of time meticulously researching and poetically assembling

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Ripped Apart

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By the Water – Northlight

 

The houselights dim and in the total darkness Lindsay Jones’ deafening, horrendous soundtrack of

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