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Review: Chicago Shakes’ Measure for Measure, a Dark Comedy, Becomes an Adventure in Havana

Director Henry Godinez sets up his Havana-set Measure for Measure with a colorful nightclub scene, including singers and chorus girls, and closes it with a nod to the Cuban revolution […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 30, 2022
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: The Notebook, a Sentimental Tale, Arrives Refurbished With Song and Dance at Chicago Shakespeare

    The Notebook is a love story, told over three stages of the lifetime of its lovers, Allie and Noah. The beloved book by Nicholas Sparks was turned into a 2004 […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 7, 2022
    • Preview , Stages , Talk show , Theater

    Dialogs: Two Artists Discuss Developing The Notebook for Chicago Shakespeare in American Writers Museum Event

    It may seem a daunting task to take on developing the stage version of a beloved book and film, with thousands of fans. Singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and playwright/screenwriter Bekah Brunstetter […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 19, 2022
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: It Came from Outer Space Is an Irreverent Good Time at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

    From its home base at the far end of Navy Pier, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater routinely presents some of the best independent live theater in the city. In between innovative […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • July 4, 2022
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Shana Cooper’s Direction Adds Zest to All’s Well That Ends Well at Chicago Shakespeare

    Helen is a bright, attractive young woman, but, sad to say, she’s not royal. So Bertram/Count of Rossillion, the man she loves for reasons not clear, scorns her. The daughter […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • April 30, 2022
    • Stages , Theater , Virtual

    Review: Chicago Shakes Brings TM, a One-on-One Virtual Experience That Asks if You’re a Good Enough Person

    Are you a good person? In TM, one spectator and one actor meet; the actor takes the spectator through a series of questions and exercises to determine if the spectator […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 4, 2022
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Ben Scrooge Gets Jiggy in Q Brothers Christmas Carol at Chicago Shakes

    What is this madness? Ebenezer Scrooge is alive in the Millennium and just as un-PC and crotchety as ever. Q Brothers Christmas Carol, directed by Q Brothers Collective members JQ […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 11, 2021
    • Stages , Virtual

    Review:  Chicago Shakes’ The Journey Livestreams a Visit to the Home and Mental Feats of Scott Silven

    As part of their WorldStage series, Chicago Shakespeare is offering a visit with illusionist and mentalist Scott Silven from his childhood home in rural Scotland—or as he says, “in the […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • January 16, 2021
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Jane Austen’s Classic Emma Gets a Delightful Musical Adaptation at Chicago Shakes

    Later this month, a new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma will open in cinemas, starring Anya Taylor-Joy (Thoroughbreds, “Peaky Blinders”) as the titular matchmaker with questionable, if endearing, motives. […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 7, 2020
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: See A Q Brothers Christmas Carol to Avoid Holiday Treacle

    I have a confession, I try to avoid theater this time of year because I don’t like the treacly sentimentality and predictability of most holiday plays. (It’s a good season […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 9, 2019
    • Stages , Theater Festival

    Review: Andares at Chicago Shakes Introduces Indigenous People of Mexico With Stories and Song

    Andares is a lively and poetic narrative about the lives, ancestral myths and culture of the indigenous people who live in remote corners of Mexico. Presented by the Makuyeika Colectivo […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 24, 2019
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: A Perfectly Polite Bit of British History in The King’s Speech at Chicago Shakes

    Downton Abbey, the acclaimed British drama series that ran for several seasons on PBS here in the States, returned this weekend. The story, this time on the big screen, brought […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • September 24, 2019
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