Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

Opening Doors and Shedding Light

March 24, 2018 Comments Off on Opening Doors and Shedding Light

Time is On Our Side – About Face Theatre

 

Within each of us there lies a story. It’s our own personal histories. Our stories are as individual as we are unique, although often there are

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Chekov, Please?

March 24, 2018 Comments Off on Chekov, Please?

Why Do You Always Wear Black? – Organic Theatre Company

 

One of three influential 19th century playwrights, responsible for bringing about the birth of theatrical modernism, Anton Chekov wrote

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Poisoned Waters

March 20, 2018 Comments Off on Poisoned Waters

An Enemy of the People – Goodman Theatre

 

In 1882 Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote this scathing drama, partially in response to the outrage over his previous play,

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Virgins to the Rescue

March 20, 2018 Comments Off on Virgins to the Rescue

Hot Pink, or Ready to Blow- New American Folk Theatre

 

Entering the intimate second floor theatre, the audiences will find themselves journeying back to America during the more innocent

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Tennessee Williams in Chicago

March 19, 2018 Comments Off on Tennessee Williams in Chicago

Through the Elevated Line – Silk Road Rising

 

In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that made Blanche DuBois and Stanley

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A Tuneful Tale About Teeth

March 19, 2018 Comments Off on A Tuneful Tale About Teeth

You Think It’s Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? – Lifeline Theatre

 

In Shari Bell-Rehwoldt’s charming 2007 picture book, lavishly illustrated by David Slonim, the Tooth Fairy is the main

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A Live Action Cartoon

March 19, 2018 Comments Off on A Live Action Cartoon

She Kills Monsters –  The Cuckoo’s Theater Project

 

While finally having the courage to clean out Tilly’s room, Midwesterner Agnes Evans discovers a handwritten notebook

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The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

March 13, 2018 Comments Off on The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd – Theo Ubique

 

An eerie, morbidly melancholy organ fugue, played with flourish by Jeremy Ramey opens this jaw-dropping production. Suddenly a

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A Modern Twist on the Faustian Theme

March 12, 2018 Comments Off on A Modern Twist on the Faustian Theme

The Picture of Dorian Gray – Citylit Theatre

 

Paul Edwards’ world premiere adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic continues this company’s

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Hitchcock Made Hilarious

March 12, 2018 Comments Off on Hitchcock Made Hilarious

The 39 Steps – BrightSide Theatre 

 

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1935 man-on-the-run suspense thriller charges to life in this fast-paced

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