Chicago Theatre and Concert Reviews

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The Hunter and the Bear – Writers Theatre

Six men and a little boy travel to a forest in the Pacific Northwest planning to chop down trees for their lumber

Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth – Lookingglass Theatre

Heroes and villains are everywhere, not simply in novels, stories and mythology. Every single person has the capacity

Honky Tonk Angels – Theo Ubique

Theo Ubique is doing what this company does best: a beautifully directed and performed musical revue. But this

The Other Cinderella – Black Ensemble Theatre

Born in the projects, an ill-treated young woman, nicknamed Cinderella by her selfish, cantankerous Stepmama and

The Christians – Steppenwolf

What happens when the minister of an enormous and financially solvent megachurch (think Joel Osteen),

The Rip Nelson Holiday Spectacular – Hell in a Handbag

Anyone of a certain age will fondly remember family gatherings around the television, in order to enjoy the many

The Christmas Schooner – Mercury Theatre

Even if you’ve sailed on the Molly Doone before, and certainly this joyous, heartwarming show has become as much

Jeeves Intervenes – Shaw Chicago

Featherbrained British upperclass playboy, Bertie Wooster, and his droll, faithful manservant, Jeeves, became the

Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera – Underscore Theatre

Back in 1994 one of the biggest scandals in the sporting world occurred between two rival Olympic ice skaters. Nancy

The Complete Deaths – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

There are no less than 75 onstage deaths in the accumulated works of William Shakespeare. Who knew? Well,