Tuesday, 15 October 2024 18:39
Handbag's 'The Golden Girls Meet The Skooby Don’t Gang: The Mystery of The Haunted Bush' a hilarious adventure not to be missed!
Written by Kimberly Katz
I look forward to every Hell and a Handbag production - because I know they’re always a great time. The company’s spot-on takes on adored characters, from those in the Golden Girls to Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, always blend high camp humor with a warm, heartfelt touch. In Handbag’s latest…
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- Golden Girls
- The Golden Girls Meet The Skooby Don’t Gang: The Mystery of The Haunted Bush
- David Cerda
- Ed Jones
- Frankie Leo Bennett
- Grant Drager
- Ryan Oates
- Scott Sawa
- Tyler Anthony Smith
- Elizabeth Lesinski
- Caitlin Jackson
- Ben Meneses
- Josh Kemper
- Michael S Miller
- Danne W Taylor
- Chopin Theatre
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 12:40
Embracing Vulnerability: Goodman’s Heartfelt 'Primary Trust' Highlights the Power of Not Being Okay
Written by Wesley David
Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Primary Trust is a deeply introspective and bittersweet exploration of abandonment, routine, and the disorienting reality of sudden change. Directed with sensitivity by Malkia Stampley in her Goodman debut, the production skillfully tells the story of Kenneth, a quiet, unassuming man in his late…
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Saturday, 12 October 2024 14:26
Rediscovering Revolution: Chicago Lore(s) brings Puerto Rican Activism to the stage
Written by Wesley David
Lore, a noun. knowledge and information related to a particular subject, especially when it is not written down, the stories and traditions of a particular group of people The world premiere of Chicago Lore(s), written by Sammy Publes and produced by Urban Theater Company (UTC), is a compelling and emotional…
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Monday, 14 October 2024 19:33
Love Me, Love Me: The Love Object brings back the drama of bubblegum pop at Raven Theatre
Written by Kendall Royzen
The Y2K era was a wild time to be a girl. Bubblegum pop juxtaposed against futuristic silver-scaled sets, female artists viciously pitted against one another in the media, women and young girls being viewed as simultaneously pure and virginal and corrupt and sexual deviants. All of these themes are perfectly…
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Sunday, 13 October 2024 10:02
Try To See It Their Way: Milo Imagines The World at Chicago Children's Theatre
Written by Kendall Royzen
Have you ever jumped on a crowded L train and wondered just why there were so many people on it? Where did they all come from? Where were they all going? Who were they going to meet? What were they going to do when they got to their destination? When…
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Saturday, 12 October 2024 14:26
Review: Shattered Globe's 'Becky Nurse of Salem' @ Theater Wit
Written by John Accrocco
History is often said to be written by the victors, and few events illustrate this more clearly than the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Arthur Miller gave the historic event a new life in his 1953 allegorical play ‘The Crucible’. However, playwright Sarah Ruhl was piqued when she heard a…
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Friday, 11 October 2024 19:53
A Spooky Good Time: House of the Exquisite Corpse IV: SUPERSTITIONS at Steppenwolf
Written by Kendall Royzen
Do you like scary movies? I do. I blame the origin of this love of scary movies to being tricked into watching The Blair Witch project alone in a glass house in The Hills in Southern California in middle school; I loved the adrenaline rush, the ‘would I have survived…
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Monday, 30 September 2024 14:00
Review: Blue Eyed Soul Sung by Brown Eyed People at Black Ensemble Theatre
Written by CJ Burroughs
Every time I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege of attending a show at Black Ensemble Theatre, once the experience has sunken in and I’ve had time to think about what I witnessed, I realize something. I realize that Jackie Taylor—actress, singer, writer, historian, founder of the Theater, and writer…
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Friday, 27 September 2024 10:57
Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the James M. Nederlander Theatre
Written by CJ Burroughs
While I’ve read the books and seen the movies, I’ve always stood on the outside of the world of Harry Potter. And honestly, I’ve always been a little bit envious of that world—and those who have embraced it and understand it and love it. There were plenty of those folks…
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Tuesday, 24 September 2024 13:21
GOODMAN ASKS US TO THINK IN “INHERIT THE WIND”
Written by Wesley David
“It takes a smart fellow to say he doesn’t know the answer” Attorney Henry Drummond- 'Inherit the Wind' The Goodman Theatre's production of "Inherit the Wind," written by the same duo who brought us "Auntie Mame" (Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee), expertly directed by Henry Godinez, offers a powerful…
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Tuesday, 24 September 2024 12:55
‘Noises Off’ is Packed with Noise and Ridiculously Funny
Written by Bree Samani
I walked into Steppenwolf Theatre not really knowing what to expect when going to see their new play Noises Off. Turns out, admittedly, I have never heard of the comedic art of British Farce or the original 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn called Noises Off. My only goal…
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The Tempest is Shakespeare’s final play, and one could argue that he saved the best for last, skillfully presented by Idle Muse Theatre Company. At intermission I overheard two young women expressing surprise at ‘how they can do so much in so little space!’ Clearly, they were habitues of traditional…
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- Idle Muse
- The Tempest
- Elizabeth MacDougald
- Caty Gordon
- Orion LaySleeper
- Jack Sharkey
- Boomer Lusink
- Jennifer Mohr
- Mara Kovacevic
- Gary Henderson
- Connar Brown
- Emely Cuestas
- Jacque Bischoff
- Emily Pfriem
- Xavier Lagunas
- Eric Duhon
- Joel Thompson
- Michael Dalberg
- Kati Lechner
- LJ Luthringer
- The Edge Off Broadway
Thursday, 19 September 2024 13:40
Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago with PERICLES
Written by Buzz Center Stage
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)'s Pericles, direct from a "triumphant" (The Telegraph) run at the company's home in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. One of the world's preeminent theater companies, the RSC returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years as part of a new, ongoing partnership with CST.…
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