Friday, July 25, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: "Intimate Apparel" by Eclipse Theatre Company ★★★
Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel" shares some of the same foundational supports familiar to fans of Henry Ja…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:28PM[SHARE]Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel" shares some of the same foundational supports familiar to fans of Henry James and Edith Wharton, from the Gilded Age Manhattan setting to its focus on a wom…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 22, 2014
In the days between the shooting death of photographer Wil Lewis on Devon Avenue, not far from my own home in Rogers Park, and the death-by-stray-bullet of 11-year-old Shamiya Adams at an Ea…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Charlotte's Web" by Emerald City Theatre ★★★
The last time I saw Emerald City Theatre's production of "Charlotte's Web" (adapted from the E.B. White class…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:40PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Merry Wives of Windsor" at First Folio ★★★
Director Nick Sandys' open-air staging of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at First Folio opens with the entire ens…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Seussical" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★½
When asked why he never had children of his own, Theodor Seuss Geisel reportedly responded, "You make 'e…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:04PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Checking Boxes" by About Face for Night Out in the Parks ★★
Talk about timeliness. With the issue of unaccompanied children from Central America entering the Un…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Burn the Black Dog" by Wayward Productions ★★★ ... "Lady Mechanics" at the Annoyance ★★½
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THEATER REVIEW: "Partners" by LiveWire Chicago ★★½
Dawn Powell, the great chronicler of comedies of bad manners in Manhattan in the post-World War II era, created a character…
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Monday, June 23, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: "Hamlet" by Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★
If you're tapping your feet impatiently awaiting the return of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," Oak Park Festival Theatr…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Monstrous Regiment" at Lifeline Theatre ★★★★
Full disclosure: I've yet to get my literary passport stamped for Terry Pratchett's "Discworld." But af…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Grounded" by American Blues Theater at the Greenhouse ★★★½
Despite its title, George Brant's solo play "Grounded," now in a local premiere with America…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Caged Dames" by Hell in a Handbag ★★★½ ... "Half-Life of Memory" by Cold Basement Dramatics ★★★
"Caged Dames"
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:50PM[SHARE]Monday, June 9, 2014
REVIEW: "Damn Yankees" by Light Opera Works
REVIEW: "Damn Yankees" by Light Opera Works ... On my way to Light Opera Works' "Damn Yankees" Saturday night, I passed a young man wearing a T-…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Ivanov" by Piven Theatre Workshop ★★★
There are few traps worse for a play than to be chockablock with characters who proclaim — early and often &md…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:36PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Eat Your Heart Out" at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble ★★★
"Coffee's the date that says 'I'm not committing to a meal,'" says Tom, the jittery and eager-to-ple…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:34PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 27, 2014
THEATER REVIEWS: "Lifeboat" by Filament Theatre ★★★ and "The Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs" ★★
"Lifeboat"
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:44PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEWS: "Lifeboat" by Filament Theatre ★★★ and "The Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs" ★★
THEATER REVIEWS: "Lifeboat" by Filament Theatr…
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THEATER REVIEW: "The Passions of Emma Goldman" at Stage 773 and Skokie Theatre ★★
Given the rough treatment that the Chicago Daily Tribune meted out to the real Emma Goldman in …
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THEATER REVIEW: "Bellboys, Bears and Baggage" by Redmoon ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Bellboys, Bears and Baggage" by Redmoon ★★★ ... Redmoon shakes away the dar…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Vieux Carre" at Raven Theatre ★★★½ and "The President" by Oracle Productions ★★★
THEATER REVIEWS: "Vieux Carre" at Raven Theatre …
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THEATER REVIEW: "Without Trace" by MPAACT Theatre Company ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Without Trace" by MPAACT Theatre Company ★★ ... Earlier this year in Steppenwolf's Gara…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Lay Me Down Softly" by Seanachai Theatre Company ★★★
In the pantheon of contemporary Irish playwrights, Billy Roche's star has been eclipsed Stateside bot…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Ruined" by Eclipse Theatre Company at the Athenaeum ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Ruined" by Eclipse Theatre Company at the Athenaeum ★★★ ... In …
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THEATER REVIEWS: 'Pinkolandia' at 16th Street Theater ★★★ and 'The Deer' by Ruckus ★★½
THEATER REVIEWS: 'Pinkolandia' at 16th Street Theater ★★&…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:35PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 6, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: "Cats" at the Marriott Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Cats" at the Marriott Theatre ★★★½ ... Chances are that you already know if yo…
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Three teenage boys leap, roll off each other's backs and clap hands in the air as they kill unseen bees, tallying up their respective body counts with shouts of glee.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:32PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 3, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: "The Jewels" by TUTA Theatre at the Storefront ★★★ and "A Behanding in Spokane" at Chemically Imbalanced Comedy ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Jewels"…
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