King Liz Is a High-Powered Sports Agent. She’ll Make You Laugh, Sigh and Think
King Liz, the new production at Windy City Playhouse, will make you laugh, make you sigh and make you think,…
Chicago’s Fourth Annual Physical Theater Festival Runs June 2-10
Physical Fest is back and full of interesting program surprises as usual. There is a modernist fable titled Memory of…
A Prayer for the Sandinistas: Period Piece About Chicago’s Polish Community
Subtext Theater Company’s new production, A Prayer for the Sandinistas, is a world premiere by Leigh Johnson, one of the…
Strawdog’s The Night Season Entertains With Irish Charm and Literary References
There are literary references galore in The Night Season by Rebecca Lenkiewicz at Strawdog Theatre Company. But although you might…
Meet Harvey, the Pooka. Elwood Will Buy Everyone a Drink in Court Theatre’s Harvey
Who’s to say what “crazy” means? And is it really crazy to have a special friend that most people can’t…
The Radiant at Genesis Theatricals Tells the Dramatic Story of Scientist Marie Curie
Marie Sklodowska Curie should be a hero for today’s women. Long before today’s concerns about young women not being educated…
What’s the Meaning of Family? Irish Theatre’s The My Way Residential Tells One Story
Families are created in many ways and it’s only recently that we recognize the value and beauty of the variety…
We Take a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Costumes of the Lyric Opera
For me, a good lunch break is one where I pick up food from my favorite lunch spot and…
Goodman’s Objects in the Mirror: A Reflection on Stories
There’s a cinematic quality to Objects in the Mirror, now playing at Goodman Theatre in a production directed by Chuck…
A Little Bit Not Normal Interprets Genetic Depression With Humor
Arlene Malinowski has written and performs in A Little Bit Not Normal, her solo show about struggles with depression, personified…
Timeline’s Paradise Blue Examines a Detroit Jazz Club Amidst Urban Renewal
Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau muses on the troubled relationships of jazz musicians in an old jazz club, but…
Chicago Shakes’ Shakespeare in Love A Charming and Clever Love Story
The Oscar-winning film, Shakespeare in Love, has been adapted for the stage, and what better company to present its Chicago…
