Chicago Theatre Review
Home For the Holidays
The Humans – Broadway in Chicago
There’s no place like home for the holidays, or so the song promises. However, going home again or just getting together with your family for a special occasion, can often cause
Read MoreOld Friends
Merrily We Roll Along
George Kaufman and Moss Hart wrote a play with a very unusual, innovative structure. Their comic drama told the story of a playwright who’s hosting an opening
Read MoreBehind-the-Scenes of History
Blind Date – Goodman Theatre
In the early 1980’s, during his second term of office, President Ronald Reagan observed the change
Read MoreFeudin’ and Fightin’
Hatfield & McCoy – House Theatre
The bullets fly, the blood freely flows and the feudin’ and fightin’ begins in The House Theatre’s newly-revised story from 19th century America. It’s a violent
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We the People: The Anti-Trump Musical – Flying Elephant Productions
Sean Chandler’s original new musical revue is basically a form of choral catharsis. It’s a song cycle, with music and lyrics by Leo Schwartz, that, for better or worse,
Read MoreLoving a Man in Uniform
Yank: A WWII Love Story – Pride Films and Plays
It’s 1943 and WWII is raging in Europe. Stu is one of many scared Midwestern draftees to be called to serve.
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Boy – Timeline Theatre Company
The story may be told with simplicity, but the subject matter is involved, complicated and filled with pain and heartbreak. Based upon a real case, Anna Ziegler’s play about a young
Read MoreRogues and Roleplaying in Pennsylvania
The Antelope Party – Theatre Wit
There are an infinite number of secret clubs and congregations around America. They appeal to just
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Rose – Greenhouse Theatre Center
Talented, multi-Jeff Award-winning Chicago actress Linda Reiter earned her latest, well-deserved
Read MoreWatching a Slice of Life
Five Mile Lake – Shattered Globe Theatre
The small lake town near Scranton, Pennsylvania is the kind of place where young people grow up
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