Chicago Theatre Review
Swimming Upstream
Little Fish – Kokandy Productions
“I never knew what I was like until I stopped smoking,” admits Charlotte, a young woman who has
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreMeet Me ‘Round the Corner in a Half an Hour
The Nance – Pride Films and Plays
Ned is a good-looking, down on his luck young man sitting alone at a table in a Greenwich Village automat. The nicely-groomed middle age gentleman at the table
Read MoreFrampton Comes Alive Again, at Summerfest
Peter Frampton – Summerfest Milwaukee, Wisconsin
On a beautiful Sunday evening along the lakefront of Milwaukee Wisconsin Peter Frampton at 67
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The School for Lies – The Artistic Home
Prolific playwright David Ives is primarily known for his darkly erotic two-hander, “Venus in Fur,” a
Read MoreChekhov for the Cellphone Set
At the Table – Broken Nose Theatre
“The terms of a conversation are controlled by who’s invited to the table.” So warns Chris, a sharp,
Read MoreDealt a Rotten Hand
The Gin Game – Drury Lane Oakbrook
It’s Sunday, another Visitors Day at the Bentley Home for the Aged, but out in the enclosed sunroom
Read MoreA Coming-of-Age Comedy Classic
Ah, Wilderness – Goodman Theatre
Theatergoers and scholars familiar with the dozens of works by Eugene O’Neill know that his plays are
Read MoreA Weekend in the Country
London Assurance
Last seen in Chicago a mere 120 years ago, Dion Boucicault’s comedy of manners is a delightfully clever,
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