Chicago Theatre Review

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A Perverse Victorian Delight

August 14, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Perverse Victorian Delight

Shockheaded Peter – Black Button Eyes Production

 

In 1997 a bizarre, original 65-minute musical entertainment first found its light in Jolly old England.

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Overcoming Her Blind Spot

July 31, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Overcoming Her Blind Spot

In the Wake – The Comrades 

 

In 2010, three years before her Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic

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The Herstory of the Riot Grrrls

July 29, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on The Herstory of the Riot Grrrls

Brave Like Them – Anout Face Theatre

 

Bikini Kill. Bratmobile. Sleater-Kinney. Heavens to Betsy. Excuse 17. Skinned Teen. If you’ve never

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Lela & Co. – The Story of a Woman’s Truth

July 26, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Lela & Co. – The Story of a Woman’s Truth

 

Lela & Co. – Steep Theatre

What happens when the truth and the story are not the same?

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Fill In the Words

July 24, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Fill In the Words

They’re Playing Our Song – Brown Paper Box Company 

 

Amidst two busy professional lives and careers, overflowing with hundreds of hit songs and

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They Like to Move It, Move It!

July 24, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on They Like to Move It, Move It!

Madagascar—A Musical Adventure Chicago Shakespeare Theatre 

 

After taking last summer off, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre is back, with all canons firing, with another

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Triassic Parq – Tourists Please Enjoy the Ride!

July 24, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Triassic Parq – Tourists Please Enjoy the Ride!

Triassic Parq The Musical – Circle Theatre

It had been a while since I willingly surrendered to a show I found suspect before I even arrived. Not

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Swimming Upstream

July 17, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Swimming Upstream

Little Fish – Kokandy Productions 

 

“I never knew what I was like until I stopped smoking,” admits Charlotte, a young woman who has

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Bristol Renaissance Faire

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A Family and a Society in Transition

July 9, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Family and a Society in Transition

Hir

 

Get ready for a wildly theatrical depiction of what seems to be the new reality in today’s world. The

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