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 that England […]
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 had a […]
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 wild and […]
Have you ever been to a truly tacky wedding? Members of the wedding party had several disruptive arguments. A lot of allusions were made to the bride and groom’s sex life and […]
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 of Kate […]
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 stars. What […]
“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 Cristofer’s play, […]
Do you think life sucks? And that the world is totally fucked up? You’ll give that some thought and may get to voice your opinion during Lookingglass Theatre’s delightful production of Aaron […]
Anyone who had rowdy brothers or raised a pair of sons will feel a chill of recognition at some point during Shattered Globe Theatre’s production of True West, Sam Shepard’s classic play […]
A new and intimate production of 1776 succeeds in reminding us that the founding fathers were real people with human problems who managed to make the close decisions that brought about […]
Kinky Boots, which began its journey to Broadway in Chicago several years ago and is based on the 2005 film of the same name, has returned for a limited-engagement at the Oriental […]
Last Wednesday night was the second Kill Your Darling evening, a time for laughs, improv, free pizza (thanks to the theme of food night and Giordano’s) and a big helping of food […]
