In Tasia A. Jones’s impeccable production, Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel is as beautiful as the title garments, and its characters as fragile. Set in 1905, the play follows the efforts of seamstress Esther (the perfect Mildred Marie Langford) to reconcile her desire for love and marriage with her ambition to open her own business. Whether […]
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Who thought that Matilda was suitable children’s entertainment?
Or maybe kids just have a higher tolerance for Roald Dahl’s sadism.
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Writers’s Twelfth Night doesn’t quite achieve greatness, but it’s still good fizzy fun
A compelling cast breathes new life into Shakespeare’s words.
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Bachelorette, Hard Times, and 12 more stage shows to see now
A “ferocious ensemble effort” and a pitch-perfect revival are among this week’s best bets.
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The Nether, The Book of Joseph, and seven more plays to see now
Thought-provoking productions at A Red Orchid and Chicago Shakespeare Theater are among this week’s best bets.
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Led by the nose in Cyrano de Bergerac
Adapted by Anthony Burgess, Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac takes on a tragic silhouette.
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The Age of Arrogance
Timeline Theatre’s Enron revisits the biggest bankruptcy in American history
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Waiting for Hamlet
Tom Stoppard’s early, Beckettian play at Writers’ Theatre