Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love at the Apollo Theatre: Symbols Lost
I walked into the premier of the Comrades’ production of Mary-Kate Olsen Is in Love, knowing that it would be a quirky one, hence the title. I thought I would […]
Broadway in Chicago’s 42nd Street a Rollicking Good Time
When the lights dim, the curtain at the Cadillac Palace Theatre rises slowly, exposing forty pairs of feet dancing perfectly in sync. The curtain pauses at knee-height, focusing your eyes […]
Sideshow’s Mai Dang Lao Struggles to Serve a Happy Meal
There’s a special form of resentment I and the rest of working class America feel about restaurant jobs. Yeah, you know exactly what I’m talking about: coming home from work […]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Mixes Gospel Old and Spacey New
The glorious athletic dancers and ever-innovative choreographers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are having a short run at the Auditorium Theatre this week – get your creaky sitz […]
“Trip the Light Fantastic”– Daring but Disappointing
Trip the Light Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip, the new dance-theater work from Lucky Plush Productions, defies categorization. Commissioned by the Harris Theater, the show revolves around a group of […]
Kokandy’s “Heathers: The Musical” Is Your New Best Friend and Worst Enemy
Look: No one wants to be the person who says that Heathers: The Musical works. You shouldn’t be able to take a cult classic movie, throw in a few snappy […]
The Laser Comedy Show Reviewed
I like lasers and I like comedy. When I gave my 6-year-old son, Pudge, the opportunity to pick a show for us to see together, he was quick to select […]
Marc Salem’s Mind Over Chicago- Magic or science?
Skeptical Chicagoans piled in to the Apollo Theater Saturday night to see a mentalist in action, and there he was, reading minds and taking notes. A mentalist of course is […]
The Dance COLEctive Celebrates 20 Years With Live Stream
If you celebrate the first anniversary with paper and the fifth anniversary with wood, is digital the new 20th anniversary gift? On March 8, Chicago’s The Dance COLEctive will broadcast […]
Danztheatre’s Bindis Has Heart in Right Place
Bindis and Bruises, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s latest offering in their 15th season, aims to shed light on issues of domestic and dating violence, with a specific focus on the Indian-American community. […]
Irish Theatre’s Little World Is a Tightly Wound Political Thriller
In a Little World of Our Own is a benign name for a tightly wound thriller that spins out of control in 80 minutes. The Irish Theatre’s new production of […]
Mary Poppins a Delight for All Ages
This ain’t your mother’s Mary Poppins. Or rather, the NightBlue Performing Arts Company’s production of Mary Poppins is a jaunty expansion of the 1964 movie we all know and love. […]