Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

What We Do for Family

September 22, 2018 Comments Off on What We Do for Family

Curve of Departure – Northlight Theatre

 

When the lights rise on Lauren Nigri’s detailed, ultra-realistic Santa Fe motel room setting, we discover Linda ironing a man’s suit, while an

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The Psychology of Murder

September 21, 2018 Comments Off on The Psychology of Murder

Crime and Punishment – Shattered Globe

 

Sometimes one slaves over his plans for an event, rationalizes it to death and even envisions its aftermath. Such is this, Fyodor

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Down on Skid Row

September 15, 2018 Comments Off on Down on Skid Row

Little Shop of Horrors – Drury Lane Oakbrook

 

Welcome back, Scott Calcagno! This brilliantly multitalented, detail-oriented director returns to the

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The Rhythm of Life

September 14, 2018 Comments Off on The Rhythm of Life

Sweet Charity – Marriott Theatre

 

As the performance begins, the big, brassy chords of “Hey, Big Spender” reverberate throughout

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Omigod You Guys!

September 10, 2018 Comments Off on Omigod You Guys!

Legally Blonde – Paramount Theatre

 

Paramount Theatre’s Autumn offering is a funny, creatively produced, scrumptious, hyper-caffeinated musical draped in pink and

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Love is Love

September 6, 2018 Comments Off on Love is Love

Homos, or Everyone in America –  Pride Films & Plays 

 

Opening Pride Films & Plays’ second full season, nestled in their intimate, North Broadway venue, is New York playwright Jordan Seavey’s

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A Sesame Street for Adults

September 3, 2018 Comments Off on A Sesame Street for Adults

Avenue Q – Mercury Theatre

 

Calling this 2004 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Book and Score edgy is like saying that pornography is spicy. But it’s so much more

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Never Forget

September 1, 2018 Comments Off on Never Forget

A Shayna Maidel – Timeline Theatre

 

Barbara Lebow’s wrenching and uplifting drama about two sisters, reunited after years of separation, tells just one of the many stories

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Hopscotching Through the Years

August 27, 2018 Comments Off on Hopscotching Through the Years

Vietgone – Writers Theatre

 

A huge success last year as part of Writers Theatre’s new play reading series, Qui Nguyen’s autobiographical, two-act comic drama opens

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Black Humor and Genuine Chills

August 20, 2018 Comments Off on Black Humor and Genuine Chills

Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier – Black Button Eyes Productions- 

 

British-born author John Collier, best-known for his highly polished, but bitterly flippant fantasies, was regularly featured in The New Yorker, from the 1930’s through the 1950’s. His dark style might even be viewed as a precursor to contemporary authors Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl or even Ray Bradbury. Collier’s sophisticated, edgy stories and novels, filled with poetic descriptions, sharp, caustic wit, frightening characters and bizarre plot twists, have been anthologized here in theatrical form.

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