Review: Broken Nose Theatre’s Labyrinth Choreographs a Latin American Debt Crisis
If I told you I saw a play about the Latin American debt crisis and it was fabulously entertaining, would…
Review: How to Defend Yourself at Victory Gardens Falls Short in Addressing an Important Topic
How to Defend Yourself by Liliana Padilla takes an important topic—how women can defend themselves in a rape culture—and treats…
Review: Water Will (in Melody) by Ligia Lewis–Dance and Theater (That Confronts)
It begins with storytelling, a dark fairytale to set the tone—one from the Brothers Grimm about a defiant little girl…
Review: The Leopard Play at Steep Theatre Tells a Brutally Loving Family Story
Honest. Crude. Raw. Those are some of the words that came to me as I walked away from Steep Theatre…
Review: Jump and Jive for Joy at Porchlight’s Sophisticated Ladies
Can there be a show stopper when the show never stops? Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies sings,…
Preview: True Blue Revue to Launch Indivisible Chicago’s 2020 Campaign February 3 at the Athenaeum
Indivisible Chicago will stage True Blue Revue, the group’s 2020 campaign kickoff and free live show, Monday, February 3, at…
Review: Goodman Theatre’s Roe Asks “Which Side Are You On?”
What is true? What is false? And who gets to decide? In Lisa Loomer’s powerful production of Roe, directed by…
Review: Chicago Comedian Drew Michael Captivates Crowd at The Den Theatre
Local comedian Drew Michael brought his stand-up tour home to Chicago last weekend. Michael performed at The Den Theatre’s Main…
Review: The Adult in the Room Tells Nancy Pelosi’s Leadership Story
Politics. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. This article is a review of The Adult…
Review: House Theatre’s Verböten Adds a Lot of Heart to “Three Chords and the Truth”
The old rock trope says that punk music is “three chords and the truth.” That holds true for the fact-based…
Review: Court Theatre’s The Mousetrap Proves a Timelessly Enjoyable Murder Mystery
Perhaps best known as the longest-running play ever (notching north of 28,000 performances and counting), Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has…
Review: The Thrust of Once On This Island Is Gone, But the Heart, Wonder Remain
Just a few blocks north of the heart of Times Square and next door to the massive Gershwin Theatre (capacity:…
