Review: Music Theater Works’ Legally Blonde the Musical Features Standout Vocalists
It’s the top of the second act. Fans of the musical will recognize the familiar bop of “Whipped into Shape” start to play from the stellar orchestra. This is the […]
Review: The Berlin Diaries at Open Space Arts Explores a Search for Family History in Pre-War Berlin
Playwright Andrea Stolowitz’s extended Jewish family lived in Berlin in the 1930s during the rise of the Nazi party; they emigrated to New York City in 1939. Stolowitz’s parents believed […]
Review: Ghosts in the Shadow Box—Manual Cinema’s A Christmas Carol
Has there ever been a more frequently adapted story than Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol? From Reginald Owen and Alastair Sim down to George C. Scott, Albert Finney, Patrick […]
Review: If May Only Be High School, But The Totality of All Things Dives Into Issues That Divide Us All
A story about truth, censorship and identity and a small-town high school newspaper manages to address—sometimes obliquely, sometimes directly—issues that divide us today. Despite its abstract title, Eric Gernard’s new […]
Review: Genres and Cultures Meld as Taiko, Jazz, and Shubukai Dance Fusion Perform on MCA Stage
Cultures and music genres blended into a refreshing evening as Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIAM) and Tsukasa Taiko presented Reduction 10 and Taiko Legacy 21 at the Edlis Neeson Theater […]
Review: In Blank Theatre’s A Bright Room Called Day, Artists Face Exile as Danger Looms in Nazi-Era Berlin
It’s only December 13 and I’ve had enough holiday hilarity and jolly-holly spirit. For a little bah humbug, let’s talk about the rise of fascism in 1932 Germany. Fortunately Blank […]
Review: Blake Montgomery Becomes the Exhausted But Charming Author for Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again
Now through December 22, one small corner of the Den Theatre, that bustling venue in Wicker Park, is home to Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again, a cumbersome […]
Review< At Theater Wit, Who’s Holiday Will Melt Your Frozen Heart With Laughter
It wouldn’t be a holiday season without the Whos of Whoville, but who would have thought that the Whos could be so judgy and mean when it comes to affairs […]
Review: Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker Is a Sparkling Tradition for a Chicago Christmas
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and […]
Review: In Their New, Permanent Home, American Blues Theater’s It’s a Wonderful Life! Live in Chicago Is More Festive Than Ever
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and […]
Review: A Nativity Tribute, a Langston Hughes Adaptation, Starts the Season of Joy and Celebration With Great Music
It’s that time of year in Chicago. The lights twinkle on Michigan Avenue, and the color show continues down Erie Street. The aura of wealth and exclusivity abounds in River […]
Review: Griffin Theatre’s The House Without a Christmas Tree Portrays Nostalgia in Nebraska
Sam Hook, Andrew Greiche, Julia Limoncelli and Molly Clemente. Photo by Michael Brosilow