Chicago Theatre Review
Clap Your Hands if You Believe
For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday – Shattered Globe
Sarah Ruhl, the distinguished and celebrated, two-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright, has
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Linda Vista – Steppenwolf Theatre
As Todd Rosenthal’s remarkably detailed and versatile turntable stage setting gradually reveals itself, Dick Wheeler,
Read MoreTrapped in the Meat Grinder of Life
Beyond Caring – Lookingglass Theatre
Three temps, prospective new employees, have been sent to this meat factory by their respective
Read MoreA Darker Side of the Rainbow
The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz – House Theatre
After the board of a prestigious private school turns down her application for admittance, recently
Read MoreIgnorant People Are Dangerous
Born Yesterday – Remy Bumppo
Today, for many people in this country, ignorance is no longer scoffed at. Learning and the acquisition
Read MoreAn Overview of Immigration
In To America – Griffin Theatre Company
Playwright Bill Massolia spent a good deal of time meticulously researching and poetically assembling
Read MoreJim Messina – City Winery
Jim Messina at City Winery
On Sunday night I had the pleasure of seeing legendary producer/musician Jim Messina at the City Winery.
Read MoreA Revisionist View of Inge
Picnic – American Theatre Company
For many of the younger theatergoers packed into the opening night audience, this new, revisionist
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Circus 1903—The Golden Age of Circus
At the turn of the previous century, entertainment was mostly limited to a person’s own inventiveness
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