Colin Douglas | Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window – Goodman Theatre

Lorraine Hansberry, a native Chicagoan, and the first black playwright to have one of her plays produced on Broadway,

Tug of War: Foreign Fire – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Artistic director Barbara Gaines deserves so much respect and admiration for this, her ambitious, creative and carefully

One Man, Two Guvnors – Court Theatre

Perched on the edge of Brighton Pier, down along the southern coast of England, a dozen bizarre characters unite for a

The Boys Upstairs – Pride Films and Plays

Josh and Seth are best friends and roommates, living in one of Midtown Manhattan’s trendy brownstones. They’re

Chewing on Beckett – Artemisia

Somewhere in a Dystopian wasteland, that reminds us of the settings from Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame” and

Chimerica – Timeline Theatre

A haunting image witnessed during the final moments of this stunning production will remain with audiences long

The Secretaries – About Face Theatre

It’s the early 1990’s and a new dream job calls Patty Johnson to Big Bone, Oregon at the Cooney Lumber Mill. Armed

Death and Harry Houdini – House Theatre

Erik Weisz was an Hungarian-born Jewish boy from Appleton, Wisconsin, who eventually evolved into the world

Nice Work If You Can Get It – Theatre at the Center

In 2001 Joe DiPietro wrote a script that incorporated several songs by George and Ira Gershwin into his story. He

Little Shop of Horrors – American Blues Theatre

Welcome back, Audrey, Seymour, Mr. Mushnik, Orin and all the other crazy characters in this 1982 comic book