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Review: Titus Andronicus Up Close and Intense at Redtwist Theatre

The last time I saw Titus Andronicus, it was promenade-style, staged in the attic of an old Gilded Age mansion in Morgan Park. The audience walked through the play as […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 25, 2025
    • Circus , Review , Stages

    Review: Cirque du Soleil Brings the Secret Life of Bugs Colorfully Alive in Ovo

    True confession. I was a nerdy kid who loved bugs. I collected caterpillars with colorful spikes on their heads. I would put them in shoeboxes to watch the egg, cocoon, […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 19, 2025
    • Circus , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Circus Quixote at Lookingglass Theatre Retells the Classic Knight’s Tale With Heart and Magic

    After much too long a pause, Lookingglass is back. And with style. Circus Quixote, Lookingglass Theatre’s adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quijote of La Mancha, is a […]

  • June Sawyers
  • February 16, 2025
    • Circus , Music , Review , Stages

    Review: Purple Onyx Productions Celebrates Prince’s Purple Rain at Funky 40

    Next week is the 40th anniversary of the date that Prince’s album, Purple Rain, hit the airwaves; the film appeared in movie theaters a month later. I did not have […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 24, 2024
    • Circus , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Teatro ZinZanni Offers an Evening of Warmth and Wonder With Love, Chaos & Dinner

    Singers LiV Warfield and Cunio in LOVE, CHAOS, & DINNER. Photo Credit: Elliot Fisher

    The crowd was silent. You could hear a pin drop. I could feel the tension bubbling around me as everyone looked up at Marie (performed by Elayne Kramer), perched on […]

  • Lauren Katz
  • June 10, 2024
    • Circus , Stages

    Review: Joffrey Academy’s Winning Works Presents Fresh Work With Classic Twists

    The 14th annual Winning Works is an evening of fresh work and twists on classic techniques that will thrill dance audiences in the coming performances. The Joffrey Academy of Dance’s […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 10, 2024
    • Circus , Stages , Theater

    Review: Cirque du Soleil Performs a Holiday Thrill Ride in ‘Twas the Night Before

    As we were making our way to the Chicago Theatre on Thursday, my friend asked me how I thought Cirque du Soleil was going to pull off their feats of […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 9, 2023
    • Broadway , Circus , Stages , Theater

    Review: Not Much Warmth in This Chilly Touring Production of Company

    The American musical theater has been graced with another revival of Company, Stephen Sondheim’s and George Furth’s 1970 musical about our basic human need for togetherness. In this 2021 Broadway […]

  • Anne Siegel
  • November 3, 2023
    • Circus , Stages

    The Return of Ringling (Nov. 3-5)—A Chat with Circus Artist Jan Damm

    Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey have risen from the ashes once again, rekindled. Showcasing a huge, diverse cast of young performers from around the world, they are coming to […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • October 30, 2023
    • Circus , Stages , Theater

    Review: Cirque du Soleil Puts a Life of Wonder Before Our Eyes With Cortéo

    Cirque du Soleil is always a treat to watch. There are acrobatics, aerial thrills, and juggling all done with a full serving of whimsy. Cirque is known for tributes and […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 5, 2023
    • Circus , Stages

    Review: ProTraining Showcase at the Actors Gymnasium Steps It Up

    The clowns of The Actor's Gym pose contemplating their red noses

    A look at this year’s graduating circus class from Actor’s Gym–a talented pool of actors gained new circus skills!

  • Kim Campbell
  • June 3, 2023
    • Circus , Opera , Stages

    Review: Lyric’s Carmen Features Strong Performances, But the Plot Can Be Troubling

    Georges Bizet produced some of opera’s most memorable music for Carmen, his 1875 composition, set in Spain and sung in French, about a wildly free-spirited woman whose fickle and domineering […]

  • Bob Benenson
  • March 14, 2023
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