Chicago Theatre Review
Glamorous Gluttony
Marie Antoinette – Steppenwolf Theatre
Everyone knows at least some trivia about the notorious French Queen, reputed to have flippantly responded to the needs of her starving
Read MoreWomb for Rent
Samsara – Victory Gardens Theater
To what desperate lengths will a couple go in order to have their own child? With recent advances in science, that often seem like science
Read MoreSecrets and Lies
Other Desert Cities – Citadel Theatre
From the beginning, director Mark Lococo’s sparkling production of Jon Robin Baitz’s play sizzles with a premonition of the emotion that’s
Read MoreManhattan Transfer
Ordinary Days – BoHo Theatre Company
Warren has come to New York City to begin life as an artist. He’s snared an easy job apartment- and cat-sitting for an artist, but he’s been
Read MoreStephen’s in the House
Sondheim on Sondheim – Porchlight Music Theatre
For the musical theatre aficionado and devoted fan of Stephen Sondheim, America’s premier composer and lyricist, Nick Bowling’s
Read MoreA Full Frontal Satire of Society
The Importance of Being Earnest – Shaw Chicago Theatre Company
Can there be a more exquisite comedy in the English language? Populated by some of literature’s most delightfully self-absorbed
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James and the Giant Peach – Filament Theatre Company
In 1961, a young British author named Roald Dahl burst onto the literary scene with a children’s novel that set the standard for inventive
Read MoreMillennial Connections, with Music
First Date – Royal George Theatre
Just in time for Valentines Day, and poised to warm up those cold Chicago nights, this pocket-size, recycled sitcom-style musical is cute,
Read MoreMoving Toward the Darkness
The Addams Family – Mercury Theatre
The sizzling sound you hear is all the artistry that burns within Mercury Theater’s creative team. This includes director, L. Walter Stearns,
Read MoreBring on the Girls
La Cage aux Folles – Marriott Theatre
The glitz and glamor of St. Tropez, with all its sparkle and shine, stars in sequins and feather boas and talented chorines in drag, almost
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