Chicago Theatre Review

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What’s in a Name?

May 11, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on What’s in a Name?

Objects in the Mirror – Goodman Theatre 

 

Charles Smith’s searing new biographic drama takes its title from the advice printed on a car’s

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Sitting Pretty

May 9, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Sitting Pretty

Cabaret – Theatre at the Center 

 

A drum roll and a cymbal crash announces the smirking face of the Emcee, peaking from behind the

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A Forgotten Time and Place

May 7, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Forgotten Time and Place

Paradise Blue – Timeline Theatre 

 

In 1949 Detroit there existed an island in the city called the Black Bottom. It was an enclave of African-

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I Could Write a Book

May 6, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on I Could Write a Book

 

Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood

 

The creator and performer of this one-man show is actor, comedian and humorist, Dylan Brody. In 90

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Singing! Dancing! Murder!

May 5, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Singing! Dancing! Murder!

 

Lady X – Hell in a Handbag 

 

Pitch your tents on Clark and Balmoral because it’s time to enjoy some high Camp. David Cerda’s new

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Into the Woods

May 4, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Into the Woods

My Name is Annie King – Underscore Theatre Company 

 

A young medical student named Lucas, who just lost his dad, opens this musical play singing a

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Beware Hootie Pie!

May 4, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Beware Hootie Pie!
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – Citadel Theatre 

 

Christopher Durang, known for his hilarious absurdist comedies (“Beyond Therapy,” “An Actor’s

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It Takes Two

April 28, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on It Takes Two

Marry Me a Little – Porchlight Theatre

 

Two single young adults, a man, whose world sings with music, and a woman, for whom photography

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A Glimpse of an Up-and-coming Genius

April 28, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Glimpse of an Up-and-coming Genius

Not About Nightingales-  Raven Theatre 

 

Written by Tennessee Williams in 1938, six years before his autobiographical classic, “The Glass

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A Second Act Shocker

April 27, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Second Act Shocker

Threesome – The Other Theatre Company

 

What begins with a frank, but very funny first act, evolves into a riveting, dramatic second act that flips

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