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Review: Benny Bingo & the Evangelikids Is an H-E-Double Hockey Sticks of a Good Time at Annoyance Theatre

Any child who grew up in a household where Zoom was considered too scandalous probably spent their limited TV time watching shows in which a cast of precocious kids—accompanied by […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • April 3, 2025
    • Opera , Review , Stages

    Review: The Lyric Opera Sharpens the Cutting Edge with The Listeners

    The Lyric Opera of Chicago is refreshing classical music by bringing in newer works. The Listeners is written by Missy Mazzoli with a libretto by Royce Vavrek based on the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 1, 2025
    • Music , Pop/Rock , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Sunny Afternoon at Chicago Shakes Is a Rock and Roll Fantasy

    They were the most English of British Invasion bands. While other English musicians adopted American styles and turned their backs on their own musical traditions, the Kinks doubled down, writing […]

  • June Sawyers
  • March 31, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Impostor Theatre’s Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey Parodies Love’s Whimsies

    A musical version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey whirls and bumbles us through love’s entanglements. What sets this production by the Impostors […]

  • Anthony Neri
  • March 31, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Stage Left Theatre’s The Distrikt of Lake Michigun Plays With the History of Streeterville and Its Rogue Namesake at Water Tower Place

    Stage Left Theatre, a Chicago company with 40 years of history, is redefining storefront theater with its new production, The Distrikt of Lake Michigun, in an empty retail space on the […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • March 30, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Invictus Theatre’s The Winter’s Tale Asks If Time Can Heal All Wounds

    The Winter’s Tale is an unusual story, with two acts so different in tone that the play can be difficult to produce. Fortunately, Invictus succeeds. Under Charles Askenaizer’s direction, Winter’s […]

  • Devony Hof
  • March 23, 2025
    • Comedy , Review , Stages

    Review: U Should C Happy 2 B Here at the Annoyance Theatre

    In most fields, calling someone or something “dumb” is an insult. Clients don’t want a “dumb” lawyer to handle their case. Authors aren’t going to include a critic’s “This book […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • March 22, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Strawdog Theatre Stages Shakespeare in a Pub—It’s Much Ado About Nothing: The Ides Reunion Episode

    The Strawdog Theatre Company is staging a new take on Shakespeare with a satire of ’90s reality shows. Much Ado About Nothing: The Ides Reunion is a spoof of the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 21, 2025
    • Children's theater , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Chicago Children’s Theatre Go, Dog, Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve! Is Spare With Words and Lavish With Fun

    Nothing says willing suspension of disbelief like children watching a show. For the young ones gathered at Chicago Children’s Theatre’s world premiere of a new version of Go, Dog, Go, […]

  • Susan Lieberman
  • March 20, 2025
    • Opera , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Lyric Opera’s New Version of La Boheme Is Set in a Realistic Paris and Sounds Wonderful

    This may be the fourth time I have seen La Boheme at the Lyric. It is my all-time favorite and gets me misty every time. The 2025 version is advertised […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 19, 2025
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Joffrey’s Winning Works Presents a Thrilling Glimpse of the Future

    Being present at the beginning of a burgeoning career in the arts is a privilege. The Grainger Academy is a training program exclusively operated by the Joffrey Ballet. Winning Works […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 18, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Idle Muse Theatre Presents a Vibrant and Lively Production of The School for Scandal

    (L to R) Erik Schnitger, Elizabeth MacDougald and Mara Kovacevic in SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL from Idle Muse Theatre, now playing through April 12 at The Edge Off-Broadway Theatre

    The lights slowly come down at the top of the show. Audience members quiet down and all look towards the stage, waiting for the action to begin. Then, the lights […]

  • Lauren Katz
  • March 18, 2025
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