Chicago Theatre Review
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Not About Nightingales- Raven Theatre
Written by Tennessee Williams in 1938, six years before his autobiographical classic, “The Glass
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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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