Chicago Theatre Review
The Death of Art and Beauty
Guards at the Taj – Steppenwolf Theatre
Two young men in the service of India’s Shah Jahan, the Mughal Emperor who commissioned the design and construction of
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Hairspray – BrightSide Theatre
“The Nicest Kids in Town” are teasing their hair, singing and dancing up a storm while striking a blow for equal rights in BrightSide Theatre’s latest production, a bang-up, non-stop
Read MoreA Glimmer of an Idea
Burnham’s Dream: The White City – Lost and Found Productions
In 1893, Chicago was awarded the much sought-after contract to present the World’s Columbian
Read MoreDesert Storm
The Opportunities of Extinction – Broken Nose Theatre
While not a particularly unique mission statement for a theatre, Broken Nose strives to “create work that is accessible and engages the
Read MoreFalling Between the Cracks
Neverwhere – Lifeline Theatre
One night Richard Mayhew, a young Scottish office worker, discovers Door, an injured young woman lying alone on the street, covered in
Read MoreSwimming Against the Current
Bull in a China Shop – About Face Theatre
While traveling in China, Mary Woolley writes to her lover, Jeannette Marks, about being captivated
Read MoreIn Praise of Women
A Little Night Music – Boho Theatre
Following the success of his concept musicals, “Company” and “Follies,” Stephen Sondheim went to work on his ninth show, adapting
Read MoreFasten Your Seatbelts
Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies – Velvet Fox Productions
Regarded by many as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, Bette Davis was known as
Read MoreA Bundle of Joy
Cry It Out – Northlight Theatre
Molly Smith Metzler, a mother herself, wrote this cathartic, somewhat autobiographical play based on her own personal
Read MoreHorror in the Heartland
Buried Child – Writers Theatre
The rain falls steadily, nonstop, relentlessly on the gray roof of an old, dilapidated house on a failed plot of farmland in
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