Colin Douglas | Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

An Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse Songbook – Theo Ubique

The 1960’s is generally acknowledged as the last decade of the Golden Age of Musical Theatre. During this period,

Bat Boy: The Musical – Griffin Theatre

Scott Weinstein’s magnificent, heart-pounding production of this 2001 Lucille Lortel Award-winning Off-Broadway

Thaddeus and Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure – Lookingglass Theatre

It’s 1908. Presidential candidate William Howard Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan, the Garfield Park

TAPPED: a Treasonous Musical Comedy – Forth Story Productions

Molly Todd Madison writes in the program’s Director’s Notes that due to the turbulent climate of this year’s political

Spinning – Irish Theatre of Chicago

In a small coastal Irish village, a man stands on a pier at the ocean’s edge, waves splashing and winds blowing. Conor

The Divine Sister – Hell in a Handbag

Charles Busch, actor, female impersonator, screenwriter and playwright, is a name synonymous with camp. He’s

World Builders – First Floor Theatre

In Johnna Adams’ intelligent, intoxicating, 90-minute drama language and imagination are the stars. Directed by

Soups, Stews and Casseroles: 1976 – Goodman Theatre

Some of the mess this country has found itself in today stems back to a time when the authority of the union was first

The Sound of Music – Broadway in Chicago

Rodgers & Hammerstein beloved musical about the von Trapp Family once again graces the Chicago stage. It is

Xanadu – American Theatre Company

Some movies almost beg to be satirized, as does this 1980 cult favorite that starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene