Sunday, March 25, 2018
With only modest revisions, contemporary issues become part of stage adaptation of the 1967 film about an interracial couple
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:10PMTuesday, March 20, 2018
Director Robert Falls elicits powerful, authentic performances from his stellar ensemble.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:25PMWednesday, March 14, 2018
While it’s easy to poke fun at retrogressive ridiculousness, “Taste” doesn’t shy away from the malevolent aspects of the 1950s and 1960s.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AMTuesday, March 13, 2018
In Philip Torre’s brooding, ghoulish Sweeney Todd, director Fred Anzevino has a baritone worthy of the epic role.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:04PMWednesday, February 28, 2018
Co-directed by Frank Maugeri and Lindsey-Noel Whiting and penned by Seth Bockley, the 75-minute production has as much pageantry as it does story.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:00PMMonday, February 26, 2018
The musical, currently playing at Black Ensemble Theater, is a regular party of a show, and a must-see for Berry fans.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:56PMFriday, February 23, 2018
In American Blues Theater's production of "Six Corners," some nagging holes in the story line are too disruptive to the plot.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:56PMSunday, February 11, 2018
Masterful staging in Aurora gives us a Sally who's easy to love and a Kit Kat Club of fading grandeur.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:42PMSunday, February 4, 2018
The ensemble cast in this dark comedy is fantastic throughout
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:21PMThursday, February 1, 2018
In director Nick Bowling’s beautifully rendered production, the musical is equal parts powerful storytelling and achingly gorgeous harmonies.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:46PMSunday, January 21, 2018
Women from sketch, improv and stand-up discuss their challenges at "The Future Is Female."
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:43PMIt’s one of the funniest revues Second City has produced in the past 20 years. And it is also deeply enraging.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:13PMMonday, December 25, 2017
There are several numbers delivered with great feeling and vocal aplomb, worthy tributes to the man and his music.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:26PMTuesday, December 19, 2017
Nataki Garrett’s cast is remarkable, both as an airtight ensemble and in the actors' ability to breathe life into their respective characters.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:21PMThursday, November 9, 2017
When Firebrand’s punk rock musical “Lizzie” opens in previews Nov. 11, it will mark the first time more than five years that a new Equity musical theater house has launched in Chicago.…
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:30AMFriday, October 27, 2017
Finding youngsters who can shred a guitar solo or nail a percussive backbeat involves criss-crossing the country and seeing hundreds of hopefuls.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 10:00AMWednesday, October 4, 2017
In the deliciously chilling words of Nelson Algren, “Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.” It is all the more an October sort of city when October is actually looming in th…
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AMSunday, September 3, 2017
In the hospital room of playwright Halley Feiffer's world, a parent's pending demise is brutal, messy and an impetus for sex.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:24PMWednesday, July 26, 2017
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
The show is steeped in the eerie darkness of a world lit by fire and filled with primeval gods, but falls short in terms of effective storytelling.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:17PMMonday, May 22, 2017
Co-directed by Lavina Jadhwani and Nick Sandys, a reimagined “Great Expectations” achieves mixed results in telling the story of Pip’s evolution.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 07:00PMIn Court Theatre’s production, director Devon De Mayo pulls off a feat as impressive as any rabbit-in-a-hat trick.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:30AMFriday, May 19, 2017
In telling the story of the playwright and his father, “St. Jude” captures both the beauty and the grit of two remarkable men.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:54PM 
