Zephyr Dance Combines Dance and Architecture for Valise 13
What happens when you combine dance and architecture, marrying movement and structure? How does an audience, empowered to choose its own way, react to the journey of two dancers as […]
Enra Melds Dance, Technology, Circus & Music with Proxima
Nobuyuki Hanabusa stepped on to the stage dressed all in black like a beat poet and slipped behind a small rig that looked like a DJ booth. On it were […]
No, Not That Henry IV. Remy Bumppo Explores the Puzzle of Pirandello’s Henry IV
Remy Bumppo’s production of Pirandello’s Henry IV takes us on a wild ride in the mind of a man who may or may not be insane, may or may not […]
Joffrey’s Romeo & Juliet: Sad and Sweet With a Beautiful Flourish
We all the know the story; two star-crossed lovers separated by their families, major fights and deaths in the streets, all leading Romeo and Juliet to tragically bring their lives […]
Faith in a Sleight of Hand: Love and Polar Bears in Windy City Playhouse’s Apartment 3A
Do you believe in God? How about in magic, or nature? Do you believe in love? Windy City Playhouse’s Apartment 3A, led by Eleni Pappageorge as Annie, José Antonio Garcia […]
Life, Death and Memory in A Life Extra Ordinary at The Gift
Melissa Ross’ new play, A Life Extra Ordinary, now receiving its world premiere at The Gift Theatre, presents audiences with a collection of moments from one woman’s life, shared by […]
In Red Velvet, A Black Actor Plays Othello, Shocks 19th Century London
England was more advanced than the U.S. in abolishing slavery. The UK passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833 but England had abolished it decades earlier. But that doesn’t mean […]
Steppenwolf’s Visiting Edna: Despite the Charm of Television, the Story Doesn’t Quite Gel
On the surface, Visiting Edna, the new David Rabe play at Steppenwolf Theatre, is a story of aging Edna, beset by diabetes, arthritis, congestive heart failure and cancer. Plus she’s […]
Victory Gardens’ Hand to God A Profane Puppet Parable
Hand to God, after multiple awards, two off-Broadway productions, and a production on Broadway to rave reviews, has become one of the nation’s most produced plays this theater season. Robert Askin’s […]
Timeline’s The Last Wife Modernizes History in Spicy Drama
Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife is probably the one you don’t remember. She was Katherine Parr, Henry’s third Catherine, and a feminist before her time. Timeline Theatre’s new production […]
Wildly Talented Ensemble Shines in Wonderful Town at Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre’s vibrant production of Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town recounts a tale as old as time: two sisters migrate from the countryside to the big city in the hopes of becoming […]
Superb Acting and Staging Make Court’s Man in the Ring a Knockout
“I killed a man and the world forgives me. I loved a man and the world wants to kill me.” Emile Griffith’s summation of his life also sums up Michael […]