Ken Ludwig is best known for high-octane farces such as Lend Me a Tenor, but in Dear Jack, Dear Louise, he goes for tender epistolary romance. Based on the love-affair-via-letters story of how his parents met in World War II (but wholly imagined by Ludwig, as his mother destroyed the letters before her death), this […]
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Babes with blades
Whether by design or happenstance, Writers Theatre has focused on the theme of women in competition and collaboration this season. In Eleanor Burgess’s Wife of a Salesman, two actors portraying Linda Loman and the “woman from Boston” in a contemporary riff on Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman wonder why their characters in the play-within-the-play […]
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In dark days, you have to treasure Every Brilliant Thing
Windy City Playhouse’s production is a poignant showcase for Rebecca Spence.
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In Cry It Out, four new parents learn what to expect when they’re no longer expecting
In this social order, parenthood is idealized, but not feasible.
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It Came From the Neo-Futurarium XII, In the Soundless Awe, and six more new stage shows
The Neo-Futurists’ takes on camp classics and the evocation of a torpedoed WWII ship are among this week’s best bets.
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Chicago, Lady X: The Musical, and seven more new theater reviews
The hometown return of an iconic show and the tuneful reboot of a camp classic are among this week’s best bets.