Review: Makes Me Wanna Shout! Court Theatre Presents The Gospel at Colonus—Oedipus Redeemed
Something about the sound of a really good gospel singer makes me want to tap my foot or clap along. The Gospel at Colonus sends adrenaline through me and I […]
Review: In Trap Door’s Dark Comedy, Bowie in Warsaw, a Strangler Prowls the City But the Starman Is Present Only in Spirit
Bowie in Warsaw isn’t really a play for David Bowie fans but it is an example of Trap Door Theatre’s ability to stage the work of Eastern European playwrights with Chicago […]
Review: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Proves Both Historic and Prescient at Invictus Theatre
Religious and moral hypocrisy is a constant theme in the timeline of American history. There must always be an enemy or a caste created in order to feel superiority. Arthur […]
Review: A Great Cast Lifts The Whistleblower at Theater Wit
What if you told the truth to everyone—friends, family, people that you screwed over? Playwright Itamar Moses (The Band’s Visit) presents this question in The Whistleblower in a world premiere […]
Review: Teatro Vista’s The Dream King Takes Us on a Magical Musical Silent Adventure
In The Dream King by Teatro Vista, creator Marvin Quijada as Sam performs a magical if familiar story in movement and original music. It’s a “silent musical “ about a man in […]
Review: Lightning Strikes With The October Storm in Raven Theatre’s 40th Season Finale
The October Storm is the second in the Grand Boulevard Trilogy by playwright Joshua Allen. It is rare that I see echoes of my life so beautifully written and acted. […]
Review: Gay Couple With a Son Emigrate to Singapore—With Consequences— in Tango at Pride Arts
Kenneth and Liam are a couple who have been together for years. They have an adopted son, 12-year-old Jayden. And after living in London, they’ve moved to Singapore, to be […]
Dialogs: The Law, Quantum Computing, and Sarajevo Fiction Highlight CHF’s Spring Lecture Series
Illinois is the first state to end book bans, and the Chicago Humanities Festival is the city’s premiere forum for promoting authors on the vanguard and their timely and riveting […]
Review: MotherFreakingHood! Is a Smart and Hilarious Musical at the Venus Cabaret Theater
The musical is alive and well and takes aim at millennial motherhood in all of its glory. It is so perfect that I went to see MotherFreakingHood! at the Venus […]
Review: Stage Left Asks Hard Questions About Work and Pay in World Premiere of In the Back on the Floor
Back in the day, solidarity and unions meant protection and fair wages. A person could own their home, travel, have a new car, and retire comfortably with a pension. I […]
Review: Stage Adaptation of Spirited Away Brings a Fan Favorite to Life with Innovative Effects and Puppetry
This article was written by Sarah Luyengi. It was 2002 and I was about 10 years-old when I asked my older brother if he could rent this new movie called […]
Review: Alice Austen’s World Premiere Brings Ancient Greece to Milwaukee in The Gracious Sisters
Wisconsin is in a whirl of new plays and musicals this spring, thanks to a statewide effort called World Premiere Wisconsin. Milwaukee’s First Stage, one of the nation’s leading children’s […]