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A man with dark hair and a thin mustache stands left. He is wearing a tuxedo shirt and trousers, with his bow tie hanging around his neck. His left hand stretches out toward a woman in a formal blue sleeveless dress; her hand is also stretched toward his. Purple drapes hang behind them, with a collection of potted plants scattered around the stage
Posted inTheater Review

Sexy screwball comedy with a twist

by Albert Williams October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

“Extraordinary,” muses Amanda, the heroine of Noël Coward’s Private Lives, “how potent cheap music is.” Her rueful observation, uttered while she is standing on the terrace of a hotel where she is staying, is in reference to a song playing in the ballroom below. The melody is described in Coward’s script as “a sentimental, romantic […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Crumbs From the Table of Joy and Flyin’ West resonate together in separate productions

by Tony Adler October 17, 2018August 18, 2021

And together they provide two perspectives on black women’s lives, written by black women.

Posted inArts & Culture

Blood at the Root, The? Unicorn? Hour?, and eight more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader April 19, 2017August 18, 2021

A drama based on the Jena Six and an unclassifiable show at the Neo-Futurarium are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

Roz and Ray, Turtle, and eight more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader November 23, 2016August 18, 2021

A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week’s best bets.

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