Tuesday, February 18, 2020
A wealthy Black family confronts secrets and internalized self-loathing in Lydia Diamond's acerbic drama.
In 2017, First Floor Theater premiered Leah Nanako Wink…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:15PMLorraine Hansberry's classic gets a sturdy and heartfelt revival.
Before Ta-Nehisi Coates laid out "The Case for Reparations" in the Atlantic in 2014, Lorraine H…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 05:50PMAguijón's U.S. premiere of Sergio Blanco's Cherry Orchard update is dark and chilly.
Anton Chekhov's famous dictum that if a gun is introduced in the first act,…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 05:20PMWednesday, February 12, 2020
This musical take on Austen's oft-adapted tale skims the surface.
With Autumn de Wilde's new film version of Jane Austen's Emma being released next week (the sev…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 04:50PMTuesday, February 11, 2020
Theatre Above the Law produces an Elaine May deep cut.
The Boys in the Band at Windy City Playhouse isn't the only 1960s counterculture show in town. Theatre Abo…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00PMThursday, February 6, 2020
Bertie Wooster isn't the dimmest bulb onstage in First Folio's Wodehouse romp.
If your patience with upper-class twits being bailed out by their underlings is th…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 02:15PMTuesday, February 4, 2020
A self-defense class reveals hidden vulnerabilities in Liliana Padilla's world premiere.
Last summer, Selina Fillinger's drama Something Clean asked us to consid…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 07:40PMTuesday, January 28, 2020
Isaac Gomez's world premiere at Steep takes us over the border of trauma and truth.
If you're in the mood for some serious decolonizing after the Jeanine Cummins…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 04:10PMThursday, January 23, 2020
Winter theater and dance in Chicago provides a home away from home.
On nights when the temperature falls into single digits and icy sidewalks (clear that stuff, …
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:00PMOn nights when the temperature falls into single digits and icy sidewalks (clear that stuff, people!) make the public way treacherous, it's easy to find reasons to stay home.
But the month…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:00PMThe central romance feels overly familiar, but this touring production's ensemble creates a magical environment.
Your affection for Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flahe…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 04:30PMTuesday, January 21, 2020
Remy Bumppo revisits Caryl Churchill's 1982 play with a stellar ensemble.
The decision by the New York Times editorial board to endorse both Amy Klobuchar and El…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:45PMFriday, January 17, 2020
Collaboraction celebrates its current neighborhood while focusing on social justice in this performance series.
Collaboraction is in its 23rd season, but in some…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 04:35AMFriday, January 10, 2020
In its 31st year, Chicago's longest-running alternative theater festival celebrates old friends and new voices.
When Rhinoceros Theater Festival (or in more comm…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:10PMWednesday, January 8, 2020
National Disability Theatre member on the art of advocacy
The post Nicole Kelly, Loud and Proud appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.
Linked From Dramatics Magazine at 01:46PMTuesday, January 7, 2020
Atina Diffley's memoir about fighting Koch Industries becomes a compelling solo show with Saltbox Theatre Collective.
Atina Diffley grew up on a farm, but dreame…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 08:05PMPegasus Theatre Chicago celebrates 33 years of fostering teen writers.
Pegasus Theatre Chicago has weathered some storms over the years. But one thing has remain…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 07:50PMMonday, December 30, 2019
The touring musical version of Tina Fey's 2004 film about queen bees lacks sting.
The drama and intrigue of female friendships has filled works from the sublime …
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 04:30PMTuesday, December 17, 2019
Four plays in 2019 recast history—collective and personal—with searing defiance.
To pick the most memorable moments or productions in Chicago theater any yea…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 07:05PMTheo Ubique's staging celebrates the dignity of everyday labor.
As the populist question goes, "If work's so great, how come they have to pay you to do it?" That…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:45PMTuesday, December 10, 2019
The beautiful Lincoln Park Conservatory setting is just one reason to see this returning production.
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is only nominally a holi…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:50PMSteven Strafford's Crumpet is delightful, but the material feels dated.
In the season opener of Abby McEnany's new Showtime series, Work in Progress, McEnany run…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:40PMAn 80-minute 'ad-rap-tation' tells Scrooge's story without missing beats.
The "ad-rap-tation" of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, created by the Q Brothers C…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:30PMStrawdog's family-friendly holiday show returns for a second year.
Hanukkah shows are hard to find, relatively speaking, but there are two running locally right …
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:15PMTuesday, December 3, 2019
The inaugural show from Chicago Immersive is empathetic and wise.
Immersive holiday shows in Chicago usually mean Halloween fare—haunted houses lend themselves…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:40PMHell in a Handbag's franchise decks the halls with campy good feelings.
Trivia time: what Golden Girls character still believes in Santa? You don't need multiple…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:25PMTuesday, November 26, 2019
December performing arts aren't just about the holly jolly.
THEATER PICKS (KERRY REID) Good Grief…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 07:30PMA rag doll yearns for a forever friend in this new musical.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's Dolly isn't the only rag doll hoping for a forever home. In Eleanor'…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:55PMHarmony France and Christina Hall trade off the two roles in this warmhearted story based on real events.
Since Firebrand's production of Always . . . Patsy Clin…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:50PMLee Edward Colston II's play leaves it all on the table—and the floor.
"Go back to where you started, or as far back as you can, examine all of it, travel your…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 06:35PMTuesday, November 19, 2019
The House Theatre's annual tradition remains one of Chicago’s best seasonal offerings.
It took me nine years to get out to the House Theatre's annual nonballet…
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