The Phantom of the Opera Offers an Awe-Inspiring Show at the Cadillac Palace
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera debuted at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, and I can’t give anything but a glowing review of this timeless love story. Rush […]
Ghost Stories and Missed Connections at The Weir, a Classic “Third Place”
The Guinness tap may not be working tonight at the local pub, but the stout flows freely anyway in this tale of ghost stories and real-life emotion at Irish Theatre […]
Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth Keeps Fairy Tales Alive at Lookingglass Theatre
Mr. & Mrs. Pennyworth have an important task—to keep fairy tales alive. And Odin, like any good marketing executive, has outsourced the job to them. This family-friendly show is a […]
The Christians Dramatizes a Crisis at a Megachurch–With Music
Lucas Hnath’s play The Christians at Steppenwolf Theatre challenges the belief systems of its characters on stage as well as those of religious and nonreligious audience members. The heart of The Christians […]
Promethean’s Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde Takes Gender-Bending Approach to Art and Justice
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde is a documentary-style play set in a courtroom. Lest you think that sounds dry, it isn’t. The script is flush with the […]
Laughing All The Way: Second City’s Twist Your Dickens Is a Hilarious Breath of Fresh Air for the Holidays
It’s no secret that Chicago is home to a comedy powerhouse that’s given us more amazing comedic talent than there’s space to mention here. Second City is rightfully revered, and […]
The Body Count is High and Hilarious in The Complete Deaths at Chicago Shakes
In June, British actor and playwright Tim Crouch got his Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead on with his hysterical, empirical take on Twelfth Night’s Malvolio, and returns to Chicago Shakespeare […]
Griffin Theatre’s Winterset Tells Poetic Depression-Era Story of Love and Injustice
Winterset is a tough and beautiful play. Griffin Theatre’s production of Maxwell Anderson’s Depression-era play, directed by Jonathan Berry, is admirable, simply staged and appropriately performed, and, for the most […]
Goodman’s A Christmas Carol Spooky and Affecting
The 39th annual production of A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre is upon us, and this year’s production–steeped in Victorian spookiness–is a true redemptive treat. Despite Goodman’s jovial and colorful […]
Remy Bumppo Mounts a Classic and Sparkling Pygmalion With Modern Touches
Remy Bumppo Theatre’s new production of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion is a sparkling, proto-feminist version of the classic 1912 script. Director Shawn Douglass makes sure we capture every word of […]
Steppenwolf’s The Fundamentals Exposes Dark Side of Corporate Life
The world premiere of The Fundamentals, Erika Sheffer’s new play now running at Steppenwolf, offers a funny and sharp indictment of America’s corporate culture. In Sheffer’s play–which was commissioned by […]
What I Found at Finding Neverland at the Cadillac Palace
I was excited to see Finding Neverland on opening night, but I was also a little skeptical. After all, the film of the same name is a film that moved […]