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Neo-Futurists’ Burning Bluebeard Marks 115th Anniversary of Iroquois Theatre Fire

The Neo-Futurists are staging their sad and fantastical romp based on the true story of Chicago’s 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire, in which 600 audience members were killed. This short run […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 29, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    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 other gigs, and it’s hard for us to cover the […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • December 27, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Pink Crosses Mark the Graves of the Desconocidas in Isaac Gomez’ Powerful La Ruta

    Pink crosses spread across the front of the stage. Many of them are marked “Desconocida” (unknown). Unmarked graves of young women who wanted to better their lives by working in […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 23, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Despite Hiccups, Touring Fiddler on the Roof Remains Poignant, Relevant

      Fiddler on the Roof premiered on Broadway in 1964, and it was a smash hit. It ran for more than 3,000 performances (a record at the time) and won […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • December 22, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    The Old Woman Broods at Trap Door Theatre Is an Absurdist, Prescient Satire—or Is It?

    In case you think brooding suggests gloom and doom, think otherwise. Trap Door Theatre’s The Old Woman Broods is chaotic, cacophonous and more than a little cuckoo. The 1969 play by Polish […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 16, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Be Transported by Chicago Shakes’ Magical, Whimsical A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Midsummer Night's Dream

    It is perhaps a sign of programming genius that the team at Chicago Shakespeare Theater slotted the whimsical comedy delight A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the middle of a long, cold, […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • December 15, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: The Steadfast Tin Soldier Is Surefooted Holiday Escapism for These Unsteady Times

    Mary Zimmerman’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier is the theatrical equivalent of a gift under the tree on Christmas morning; it’s warm, heartfelt, and wrapped nicely in a bright holiday bow. The […]

  • Matthew Nerber
  • December 10, 2018
    • Comedy , Stages , Theater

    Review: So Much Wrong with The Play That Goes Wrong

    I attended The Play That Goes Wrong on a friend’s recommendation. I will never forgive him. The touring production runs at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., through December 16, […]

  • Karin McKie
  • December 8, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    In Steppenwolf’s Familiar, an Immigrant Family Comes to Terms With Old and New Customs

    Familiar at Steppenwolf Theatre rings true as a familiar story in one way or another for most of us. An immigrant family struggles with education and culture in its new country, […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 5, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Q Brothers Update Dickens With Rap, Rhymes and Plenty of Heart

    Q Brothers Christmas Carol

    For a holiday tradition that’s Lin-Manuel Miranda meets Charles Dickens, look no further than Q Brothers Christmas Carol at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, on through December 30. Presented at The Yard, […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • December 4, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Sideshow Theatre’s HeLa Tells Stories of Death, Joy and Outer Space

    “This is Major Tom to Ground Control I’m stepping through the door And I’m floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here am […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 3, 2018
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Eclipse’s The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Dramatizes Everyone’s Fears in 1920s Oklahoma

    The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, a 1957 play by William Inge, is set in a small town in 1920s Oklahoma. The play tells the story of the […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 1, 2018
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