Review: Porchlight’s Excellent Spring Awakening Rings an Alarm
Just over 130 years ago, when the German Empire was young and the 19th century was old, the German expressionist…
Review: Your Mama Didn’t Tell You to See Porchlight’s Blues in the Night, But We Did
Felicia P. Fields alone is worth a ticket to Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of Blues in the Night at the Ruth…
Preview: Check Out These Virtual Theater Opportunities From Personal to Palooza
Chicago theater companies took a while to figure out how to respond to the COVID-19 lockdown and continuing restrictions. (And…
Chicago Theaters Go Virtual During the Virus; Goodman Streams School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
In these “AC,” After COVID, times, Chicago theaters are offering online content to fill the gap of canceled shows and…
2019 in Review: Our Favorite Nights at the Theater
This isn’t a “best theater of the year” list. As we’ve noted about past lists, we don’t see everything. Most…
Review: Chicago’s History Flames Again in Burning Bluebeard by the Ruffians
As part of its 25th anniversary season, Porchlight Music Theatre is presenting the Ruffians’ indispensable Christmas show Burning Bluebeard. Inspired by…
Review: Sunset Boulevard at Porchlight Glimpses Greatness, Ultimately Falls Short
Though I pride myself on a rather robust knowledge of American musical theater, one show I’ve never managed to get…
Review: Between High Kicks, Porchlight’s A Chorus Line Delivers a Timeless Story
There are a few moments of Porchlight Music Theater’s production of A Chorus Line that haven’t aged particularly well. In particular,…
Review: Some of Chicago’s Best on Stage in Porchlight’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
The longer I write theater reviews, the more familiar I find myself becoming—at least via playbills—with the talent overflowing from…
2018 in Review: What We Liked on Stage
This isn’t a “best theater of 2018” list. We didn’t see everything. Most of our writers are freelancers, all with…
Review: Run, Don’t Walk, to See E. Faye Butler in Porchlight Music Theatre’s Gypsy
There’s this gem of a theater in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood, and it’s keeping a little secret: the best musical…
Review: Take a Trip to Memphis in Porchlight’s Latest Hit
Perhaps the best compliment I can pay to Memphis, the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical now on at…
