Thursday, 15 February 2024 13:52
Broadway in Chicago’s 'GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY' Features Standout Vocalists and Touching Story
Written by Lauren Katz
“May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay forever young May you stay forever young” For many,…
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Court Theatre culminates its "Oedipus Trilogy" with a captivating production of "Antigone," marking an exhilarating conclusion. For those who witnessed the illuminating "Oedipus Rex" and the soulfully performed "Gospel at Colonus," the profound experience of "Antigone" brings a bittersweet moment of reflection. A fitting finale to the house of Oedipus.…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024 12:56
'A Home What Howls' Nails the Way Things Work for People in the Margins
Written by Bill Esler
Matthew Paul Olmos is a playwright on the rise, and under the direction of Laura Alcalá Baker we have a chance to see a beautiful production of an exceptional work in its world premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. As the vernacular title suggests, “A Home What Howls (or the house…
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After half an hour into Loy Webb's "Judy's Life's Work," I found myself silently reciting the dialogue, though not necessarily every line, as the familiar narrative unfolded predictably before me. The tale revolves around a classic trope: a familial feud over inheritance. While it pays tribute to the themes of…
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Tuesday, 13 February 2024 17:32
In One-Woman “Love Songs Are Weird” Comedic Singer Rachel Silvert Goes for the Laughs
Written by Bill Esler
Rachel Silvert plumbs the lyrics of a dozen of Broadway’s classic romantic songs, in “Love Songs Are Weird—and other reasons I’m single,” a one-woman cabaret show at Davenport’s Piano Bar on Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Silvert often begins the numbers by singing pieces straight up, then breaks between stanzas or…
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Friday, 09 February 2024 16:02
Timeline Theatre NOTES FROM THE FIELD is a Deeply Moving and Unforgettable Experience
Written by Lauren Katz
Why do we learn about history? This question has been asked for ages and is often met with the response: So that history does not repeat itself. When it comes to plays about history, that question is often met with some version of the same answer. We witness historical events…
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Monday, 05 February 2024 15:39
'Stardust: From Bach to Bowie' Breaks to Bonds of Traditional Ballet Casting
Written by Kimberly Katz
I really enjoyed this unique program of ballet created and choreographed by Dwight Rhoden (formerly of Alvin Ailey) and Desmond Richardson and performed by Complexions Contemporary Ballet company that features an interesting combination of the music of Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach along with the prolific rock icon, David Bowie.…
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I remember when my dad, then a much younger man than I am now, had just lost his first parent. Anything—a TV show or a song or a greeting card or something he’d read—that hinted at aging or mortality could be an emotional trigger and start him crying. Most of…
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Wednesday, 07 February 2024 12:45
'Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue' Pays Glorious Tribute to Four of the Greatest Comediennes of Any Generation
Written by Kimberly Katz
I absolutely adored Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue directed by Eric Swanson, now playing at Broadway Playhouse. Having grown up in Miami, Florida with my working single mom when the show actually began airing, the Golden Girls have always been a nostalgic favorite for me. The only stage creations I've seen of Golden Girls have all…
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Monday, 05 February 2024 12:26
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – tableaux that reach through time and space
Written by Susan Lieberman
It’s hard to believe that Fiddler on the Roof turns 60 this year. It’s even harder to believe that the show, which opened on Broadway in 1964, can still take an audience by surprise. In continuous production around the globe, and with brides continuously walking down the aisle to “Sunrise,…
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Sunday, 04 February 2024 08:33
Review: 'Sunsets: Two Acts on a Beach' at Open Space Arts
Sarz Maxwell
SUNSETS: TWO ACTS ON A BEACH is a long-lost diamond by unsung genius Cal Yeomans. Yeomans, despite his myriad talents (playwright, poet, actor, artist, educator, lecturer, photographer, real estate investor, land developer, and philanthropist) was an unfortunate example of the prophet in his own land: only posthumously are his masterful…
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Friday, 02 February 2024 15:07
Dana Delaney shines in true-life tale of computer love in Goodman's 'Highway Patrol'
Written by Kimberly Katz
I thoroughly enjoyed this modern and timely play on both the issues of Hollywood stars whose lives are constantly scrutinized by complete strangers and how easily it is for any person now to be fed false information online in ways that can affect their lives either positively or negatively regardless of the…
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Friday, 02 February 2024 19:34
A Cut Above; 'In The Heights' flies high at Marriot Theatre
Written by Kendall Royzen
On any given day, when I walk out my front door, I’d see a quiet suburban street. Most families stay within their, rarely venturing out unless the temperature is a cool-but-warm 70 degrees, content with their healthy skepticism of their neighbors, keeping to surface level ‘how-do-you dos’ or ‘how-is-the-family?’ There’s…
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