Tuesday, 29 September 2015 14:22
Uproarious Halloween Fun - David Cerda's Trilogy of Horror "Scream, Queen, Scream!"
Written by Ken Payne
When October rolls along, Chicagoans have always been fortunate as far as the variety of Halloween events that take place around the city. And while many of these events take the form of haunted houses or annual midnight runs of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hell in a Handbag Productions…
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Tuesday, 22 September 2015 16:27
Theatre at the Center's "Spamalot" Simply Smashing
Written by Ken Payne
If you’ve ever enjoyed the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, then “Spamalot” is definitely for you. But even those who have never seen the classic comedy would be hard pressed not to relish the musical proudly tabbed as “lovingly ripped off from the motion picture”. Now playing…
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Theatre in Review
Monday, 21 September 2015 11:23
Wendt and Kazurinsky Breathe Fiery Drama and Heartwarming Comedy into "Funnyman" World Premiere
Written by Kimberly Katz
"Funnyman", now playing at Northlight Theatre in Skokie, is a familiar tale about an artist who has reached the end of one phase of his career and has to either adapt to the new environs and trends in entertainment or retire to his old world , hopefully with his dignity…
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Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the United States premiere of Nicolas Billon’s “Butcher”, a thrilling mystery of revenge and dark secrets. Directed by Signal Ensemble Member Bries Vannon, “Butcher” is a gripping nail-biter and will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. On a rainy Christmas Eve in Toronto,…
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Monday, 14 September 2015 11:51
Review: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" at Redtwist Theatre
Written by John Accrocco
What can be said about a play as often produced as 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' With every company that takes on this landmark play, a new audience is given the opportunity to spend an electrifying evening with George and Martha. As legend has it, Mr. Albee is quite stringent…
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Saturday, 12 September 2015 12:43
Ehrhardt Shines Brightly in the Highly Entertaining "Jamaica, Farewell"
Written by Kimberly Katz
Directed by Joel Zwick of “My Big, Fat Greek Wedding fame, and produced by Hershey Felder, “Jamaica, Farewell” is the charming, funny and often suspenseful one-person play about a young woman’s coming of age in Jamaica, performed brilliantly by Debra Ehrhardt. Not realizing it was a solo show upon arrival,…
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Theatre in Review
Tuesday, 08 September 2015 16:38
Energetic and Powerful - The Hypocrites "American Idiot"
Written by Ken Payne
When I think of Green Day’s American Idiot, the thought of the majority of our population blindly falling in line with the agenda of media conglomerates comes to mind. It's true. America’s youth (and not so youthful) is influenced by suggestive ad campaigns, TV and film brainwashing and so forth…
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Theatre in Review
Friday, 04 September 2015 11:05
Kunlun Myth Beautifully Brings Chinese Culture to Chicago
Written by Eden Diez
The China Performing Arts Agency presented “Kunlun Myth,” an original musical from producer Wang Yu, for a two-night engagement at The Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University. “Kunlun Myth” smartly incorporated ancient and modern concepts into an elegant, sparky performance and what better venue to perform than the Auditorium Theater. During…
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Theatre in Review
Tuesday, 01 September 2015 10:48
Dancing Under the Stars Stands Up to a Little Rain
Written by Michelle Reidy
The 9th annual Chicago Dancing Festival came to a close on a rainy Sunday last week with the Dancing Under The Stars performance at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Despite the less than ideal weather for an outdoor performance, there was a good crowd to catch the closing show of the…
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Friday, 28 August 2015 14:27
Modern Women: A Glimpse into the History of Modern Dance
Written by Michelle Reidy
This summer the 9th annual Chicago Dancing Festival returns with four days of free dance performances throughout the city. On Wednesday evening, the MCA hosted a production entitled Modern Women in the Edlis Neeson Theater for two back-to-back shows. As the audience filed into the theater, a video of Loie…
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Boys love their rockets. We find this out rather quickly in Marriott Theatre’s world premiere of October Sky, a new musical based on the 1999 film featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Cooper. Written by Aaron Thielen with the music and lyric by Michael Mahler, the play opens with a heavy…
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Dorothy Parker once said, "If you want to know what god thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to." Arthur Miller's 'The Price' centers itself around a middle aged couple getting on toward their golden years, but for them, it's not so golden. The horrors of…
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Theatre in Review
Thursday, 20 August 2015 15:03
"Assassination Theater: Chicago's Role in the Crime of the Century" Hard-Hitting as it is Revealing
Written by Ken Payne
In the highly engaging, thought-provoking world premiere, “Assassination Theatre: Chicago’s Role in the Crime of the Century” by investigative reporter and author Hillel Levin, the audience is thrust into a very well-presented exploration into the murder of President John F. Kennedy. Offered as somewhat of an acted out documentary complimented…
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Theatre in Review
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