Chicago Theatre Review
A Peter Pan for Today
Neverland – Prop Theatre
Devised, inspired, guided and shaped by the company’s new Artistic Director, Olivia Lilley, the twelve member ensemble for this
Read MoreBurden of Proof
Proof – Skokie Theatre
Proof tells the story of Catherine, a young woman whose father, a legendary mathematician and professor at the University of Chicago,
Read More“An Oak Tree” with Red Theater Chicago
An Oak Tree – Red Theatre
“An Oak Tree” had its Midwest premiere at the Athenaeum on November 3rd with Red Theater Chicago. The script by Tim Crouch includes two actors, one who has rehearsed the play and a second who has never even laid eyes upon it. The performance questions reality and how we deal with it, or evade it. On opening night, the rehearsed actor, also called THE HYPNOTIST, was played by Gage Wallace, who will continue for the run of the show, and the first volunteer actor was Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel. Directed meticulously by Jeremy Aluma, the performance left me speechless and has me tormentedly, but happily, baffled still to this day.
Read MoreSimple Little Things
110 in the Shade – BoHo Theatre
If you’re going to adapt a popular, romantic comedy into a musical, who better to write the book than the playwright who penned the
Read MoreA North Pole Adventure
’Twas the Night Before Christmas – Emerald City Theatre
From our childhood, we’re all familiar with the beloved holiday poem, “A Visit From St. Nicholas.” It was written in the early 19th century
Read MoreAlone With Her Memories
Lady in Denmark – Goodman Theatre
Dael Orlandersmith’s new, one-woman play, now enjoying its world premiere, is under the gentle direction of Victory Garden’s Artistic
Read MoreA Howling Halloween Edition
The Golden Girls: Bea Afraid! – Hell in a Handbag
David Cerda’s creativity is a never-ending pool of pop parodies and perverse playfulness. This multi-gifted actor, playwright and
Read MoreRecording His Final Songs
The Last Session – Refuge Theatre Project
Gideon, a famous fictional Los Angeles composer, singer and recording artist, decides to invite three of his former band members to join
Read MoreRaising the Rafters in Song
Women of Soul (With a Tribute to the Queen) – Black Ensemble
It’s a woman’s world—at least for the next few months, dazzling audiences onstage at the Black Ensemble Theater. In Jackie Taylor’s
Read MoreSix Characters in Search of Themselves
Small Mouth Sounds – Red Orchid
Six diverse urbanites have signed on for a weeklong retreat, near a lake in the woods. The secluded hideaway offers simplicity for it’s
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