Chicago Theatre Review
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Waitress – Broadway in Chicago
This haunting, almost ethereal refrain, crooned at the top of the show, and often throughout the production, is the comforting mantra
Read MoreSome Kind of Paradise
The View Upstairs – Circle Theatre
In 1973, on the fourth anniversary of the Stonewall riots, during the final day of the Big Easy’s Pride
Read MoreA Look at a More Closeted Era
The Green Bay Tree – Pride Films and Plays
In 1933, the same year that saw such American classics as “Tobacco Road” and “Ah, Wilderness!” take to the stage, lesser-
Read MoreChicago’s Violent History Come Alive
Haymarket – Den Theatre
Back in early May of 1886, set in the now upscale West Loop Chicago neighborhood known as Haymarket Square, a bloody riot
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreWelcome to the 60’s
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
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