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A young white woman in a blue sleeveless dress sits while a young white man holding a microphone stands behind her. Two martini glasses are on the table before them, and a neon sign reading "cocktails" is on the wall.
Posted inTheater Review

Sex education

by Marissa Oberlander May 4, 2022June 29, 2022

The Chicago production of off-Broadway’s longest running comedy is a fun, interactive night out with some surprisingly touching, and even useful, takeaways. The 75-minute show is based on a 1997 […]

Lesley Nicol in black top and cardigan, holding glasses while standing in profile next to a music stand in a rehearsal room
Posted inTheater Review

Lesley Nicol steps out of the TV kitchen

by Kelly Kleiman March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Early in her autobiographical monologue How The Hell Did I Get Here?, Lesley Nicol notes that as a child she was described as “bonny,” which can mean either pretty or […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Judy and Liza—Once in a Lifetime shows the bond between two divas

by Albert Williams March 10, 2020August 18, 2021

A cabaret homage to Garland and Minnelli lights up the Greenhouse.

Posted inArts & Culture

Spoken Word muddies the issue of consent

by Dan Jakes January 29, 2020August 18, 2021

MPAACT’s campus drama pushes some hot buttons, but casts an ugly pall.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Land of Forgotten Toys has forgettable songs, but a charming story

by Jack Helbig December 10, 2019August 18, 2021

A young girl must save Christmas in this new family musical.

Posted inArts & Culture

Sons and Lovers is faithful, but not thrilling

by Max Maller September 4, 2019August 18, 2021

D.H. Lawrence’s portrait of mother love misses the mark in this On the Spot adaptation.

Posted inArts & Culture

All Quiet on the Western Front brings diversity and relevance in Red Tape’s production

by Catey Sullivan August 21, 2019August 18, 2021

Matt Foss’s adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s World War I classic is both powerful and frustrating.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Mushroom Cure chronicles one man’s quest for relief from OCD

by KT Hawbaker May 15, 2019August 18, 2021

If you’ve ever been to a 12 Step meeting, this will feel familiar.

Posted inArts & Culture

The latest edition of El Stories explores the drama of the Holiday Train

by Dan Jakes December 6, 2018August 18, 2021

The Waltzing Mechanics’s production returns after a two-year hiatus.

Posted inArts & Culture

Arcadia pulls its audience into various emotional and historical puzzles

by Kerry Reid November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

The story serves as a love letter to hunger.

Posted inArts & Culture

There are a lot of facts in Truman and the Birth of Israel, but they don’t add up to much

by Tony Adler October 25, 2018August 18, 2021

Instead this Greenhouse production invents its central dramatic incident to make its point.

Posted inArts & Culture

MPAACT’s Summer Jams provides a stage for young black performers

by Katie Powers July 27, 2018August 18, 2021

“They’re willing to take a chance, and a lot of companies don’t do that.”

Posted inArts & Culture

Tiresias Was a Weatherman is an Antigone for our age of extreme weather and constant medication

by Dmitry Samarov June 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Organic Theater Company tackles climate change, Big Pharma, family dysfunction, the evils of the media machine, and too much else for one play.

Posted inArts & Culture

Greenhouse Theater’s Birds of a Feather never really takes flight

by Justin Hayford May 11, 2018August 18, 2021

Charitably, Marc Acito’s show can be considered children’s theater for adults.

Posted inBlogs

Chiditarod XIII and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Madeline Happold March 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Jane Bond: Funny But Deadly and more goings-on March 2-4

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