Chicago Theatre Review
He’s a Cornet Man
Side Man – American Blues Theater
A Pulitzer Prize nominee and Broadway’s 1999 Tony Award-winner for Best Play is currently being given a towering production at the
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Don’t Dress for Dinner – Citadel Theatre
Running footsteps, doors slamming, horny men and hot women popping up in compromising costumes, positions and situations—this is
Read MoreThere Were Never Such Devoted Sisters
Sense and Sensibility – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Jane Austen’s novel about Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two devoted friends who also just happen to be sisters, is a story that
Read MoreDamn the Torpedoes
Major Barbara – ShawChicago
During one of his most fertile periods of writing, George Bernard Shaw created this theatrical philosophical argument, disguised as a
Read MoreWith an Eye Toward Moscow
Three Sisters – The Hypocrites
Anton Chekov’s classic turn-of-the-century pastoral comedy tells about a trio of sisters and their brother Andrei, now sharing the family
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Worthy – Adventure Stage
Everyone these days either sits or walks around with their heads bent in supplication. They’re praying to their iPhones, iPads and iMacs.
Read MoreWorking It All Out, Soprano Style
All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare – Stage Left Theatre
I could not think of a better way to spend William Shakespeare’s B-day then seeing Stage Left’s production of “All’s Well That Ends Well”. It was a delightful birthday indeed!
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Porchlight Music Theatre
It’s hard to believe that this hysterical musical comedy has been around since 1962. The show features a book cowritten by Burt Shevelove
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Lady Windermere’s Fan – Dead Writers Theatre
Most theatergoers are familiar with Oscar Wilde’s most famous work, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” but this, the playwright’s first
Read MoreA Cautionary Tale With Bite
Spring Awakening – Fearless Theatre
Originally banned from the boards during the late Victorian era, during which this play is set and was written, and even now is censored,
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