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 […]
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Lesley Nicol steps out of the TV kitchen
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 […]
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Judy and Liza—Once in a Lifetime shows the bond between two divas
A cabaret homage to Garland and Minnelli lights up the Greenhouse.
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Spoken Word muddies the issue of consent
MPAACT’s campus drama pushes some hot buttons, but casts an ugly pall.
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The Land of Forgotten Toys has forgettable songs, but a charming story
A young girl must save Christmas in this new family musical.
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Sons and Lovers is faithful, but not thrilling
D.H. Lawrence’s portrait of mother love misses the mark in this On the Spot adaptation.
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All Quiet on the Western Front brings diversity and relevance in Red Tape’s production
Matt Foss’s adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s World War I classic is both powerful and frustrating.
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The Mushroom Cure chronicles one man’s quest for relief from OCD
If you’ve ever been to a 12 Step meeting, this will feel familiar.
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The latest edition of El Stories explores the drama of the Holiday Train
The Waltzing Mechanics’s production returns after a two-year hiatus.
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Arcadia pulls its audience into various emotional and historical puzzles
The story serves as a love letter to hunger.
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There are a lot of facts in Truman and the Birth of Israel, but they don’t add up to much
Instead this Greenhouse production invents its central dramatic incident to make its point.
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MPAACT’s Summer Jams provides a stage for young black performers
“They’re willing to take a chance, and a lot of companies don’t do that.”
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Tiresias Was a Weatherman is an Antigone for our age of extreme weather and constant medication
Organic Theater Company tackles climate change, Big Pharma, family dysfunction, the evils of the media machine, and too much else for one play.
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Greenhouse Theater’s Birds of a Feather never really takes flight
Charitably, Marc Acito’s show can be considered children’s theater for adults.
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Chiditarod XIII and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Jane Bond: Funny But Deadly and more goings-on March 2-4