J.M. Barrie’s most famous creation has become shorthand for all puckish men-children who refuse to grow up, entranced by a world of adventure and derring-do, where good and evil exist on an uncomplicated binary. But while Peter Pan and his fellow Lost Boys have found life in numerous adaptations since Barrie first introduced the character […]
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Bros do Prose brings hip-hop to Neverland in Peter Pan
The two-person cast plays a multitude of characters with infinite energy.
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In Neverland, Prop Thtr finds the poignancy in J.M. Barrie’s chestnut
The new take gives a well-worn story a modern sense of urgency.
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In Dear Brutus, J. M. Barrie takes his not-quite-grown-up characters to another sort of Neverland
A strong cast makes a stiff story soar.
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George Clinton and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Chicago Shakespeare’s Peter Pan and more goings-on 7/13-7/15
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Blood at the Root, The? Unicorn? Hour?, and eight more new theater reviews
A drama based on the Jena Six and an unclassifiable show at the Neo-Futurarium are among this week’s best bets.
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Winterset, Finding Neverland, and three more alternatives to holiday fare
A resonant period piece and a musical that does it better than the movie are among this week’s best bets.
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At Rhinofest, theater nobody sent for is a good thing
A weekend at Curious Theatre Branch’s 26th annual Rhinofest turns up old fringe favorites and potent new investigations.
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If I’d Known What You Were Up To, I Would’ve Shot You Down
I know you are but what am I? Stupid love! Love’s stupid.
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A more serious kind of Peter Pan Syndrome
A psychology professor theorizes about MJ’s sex life.