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Theater Review
, Jan 16, 2013
Cupcakes bring a man back to life in
American Wee-Pie
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble premieres a new play by Chicago's Lisa Dillman.
by Tony Adler
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, Jan 8, 2013
Rhinoceros? Imposserous—but true. Rhinofest is back
Curious Theatre Branch mounts the 24th annual Rhinofest
by Jena Cutie
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Beau O'Reilly
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Paul William Brennan
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Brain Surgeon Theater
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Trash Vortex
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Bruised Orange Theater Company
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Diana Slickman
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Jeff Dorchen
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David Isaacson
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Greg Allen
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Performing Arts Feature
, Dec 26, 2012
Eight faves, six stars, and a horror: 2012 in theater
The best productions, beloved artists, and a show more than one
Reader
writer hated
by Tony Adler
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Timothy Douglas
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Chay Yew
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Sandy ShinnerOedipus el Rey
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Luis Alfaro
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Ameriville
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The Iceman Cometh
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Goodman Theatre
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Robert Falls
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Nathan Lane
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Eugene O'Neill
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Sunday in the Park With George
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Gary Griffin
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Stephen Sondheim
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James Lapine
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A Sunday on La Grande Jatteè—1884
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The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
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National Theatre of Scotland at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Black Watch
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Marat/Sade
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Right Brain Project
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Nathan Robbel
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Peter Weiss
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Enron
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Timeline Theatre
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Lucy Prebble
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Rachel Rockwell
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Hit the Wall
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the Inconvenience
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Steppenwolf Theatre's Garage
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Empanada for a Dream
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Yo Solo Festival of Latino Solo Shows
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Juan Francisco Villa
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Marc Grapey
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Arturo Soria
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Melissa Lorraine
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Mark Montgomery
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Camino Real
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Performing Arts Feature
, Dec 19, 2012
People Issue 2012:
Alejandro Cerrudo, the dancer
"I make you uncomfortable so the contrast is greater."
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Theater Review
, Nov 14, 2012
What's pornographic about
Porn
András Visky's tale of the Romanian dictatorship is too true to be powerful
by Tony Adler
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Eva Patko
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Melissa Lorraine
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Performing Arts Review
, Nov 7, 2012
Listen up, playwrights! And avoid
Bulrusher
's three fatal flaws
A brief tutorial on modern drama, illustrated with examples from Eisa Davis's play
by Justin Hayford
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Anderson Valley, California
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Performing Arts Review
, Nov 1, 2012
KO'd by
The Opponent
Brett Neveu's tale of two boxers draws blood
by Tony Adler
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Kamal Angelo Bolden
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A Red Orchid Theatre
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Karen Kessler
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Performing Arts Feature
, Oct 17, 2012
Burning down the house
Only the polemics get really hot in
The Arsonists
by Tony Adler
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Max Frisch
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Alistair Beaton
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Gottlieb Biedermann
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arson
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Nazis
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Neville Chamberlain
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Victor Quezada-Perez
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Performing Arts Review
, Oct 3, 2012
The Strange
(also engaging, affecting, and very funny)
Undoing of Prudencia Hart
The National Theatre of Scotland boisterously updates a medieval ballad
by Tony Adler
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David Greig
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National Theatre of Scotland
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Tam Lin
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fairy tales
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Scotland
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Satan
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Melody Grove
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Andy Clark
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David McKay
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Alasdair Macrae
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Annie Grace
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Performing Arts Review
, Sep 26, 2012
Overwhelmed by Williams
Tennessee's
Sweet Bird of Youth
flies away from its director
by Tony Adler
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David Cromer
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Maya Ciarrocchi
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James Schuette
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Diane Lane
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Performing Arts Review
, Sep 19, 2012
A homo Hamlet?
Writers' Theatre takes a minority position on the melancholy Dane
by Tony Adler
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Laurence Olivier
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Larry Yando
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Michael Halberstam
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Writers' Theater
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gay Hamlet
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Shannon Cochran
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Ross Lehman
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Michael Canavan
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Liesel Matthews
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Performing Arts Feature
, Sep 12, 2012
One to watch this fall: comedian Brian Babylon
Prince of Bronzeville works both sides of Chicago's color line, from Jokes and Notes to
Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me
by Asher Klein
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Performing Arts Feature
, Sep 12, 2012
One to watch this fall: Eric Hoff works the corner of justice and art
The director of
Hit the Wall
stages
The Skriker
, promenade-style, at Red Tape Theatre
by Tony Adler
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Performing Arts Review
, Sep 12, 2012
Quest for the lost point
In the House Theatre's
The Iron Stag King
, a magic hammer isn't enough
by Keith Griffith
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Nathan Allen
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Brandon Ruiter
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Joey Steakley
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Chris Mathews
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Colette Pollard
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Lee Keenan
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Tracy Letts
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Performing Arts Review
, Aug 22, 2012
Party
House of Usher
Sean Graney blows a hole through Poe's dismal, compelling short story
by Justin Hayford
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Culture Vultures
, Aug 14, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Becoming a cheese connoisseur, Project Onward's new art, and the Comfort Music series
by Allegra Kirkland
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Culture Vultures
, Aug 7, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Calles y Sueños, the Illinois State Fair, and Full Moon Jam
by Allegra Kirkland
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Rey Andujar
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Vaudezilla
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Performing Arts Review
, Jul 11, 2012
Crowns
's jewels?
The highlights of Regina Taylor's musical are its songs, its voices, and those hats
by Zac Thompson
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Michael Cunningham
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Craig Mayberry
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Pentecostal traditions
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Revelation
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Karen Perry
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Felicia Fields
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E. Faye Butler
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Performing Arts Review
, Jul 3, 2012
We're All in This Room Together, Second City
Sharing space with Second City E.T.C’s
We’re All in This Room Together
by Tony Adler
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Jesse Case
,
Saturday Night Live
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Ryan Bernier
,
Mike Kosinski
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Tawny Newsome
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Prince
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gay marriage
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Andel Sudik
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Aidy Bryant
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Michael Lehrer
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Performing Arts Review
, Jun 27, 2012
Will Eno turns off the social filters
They're all telling the truth in
Oh, the Humanity!
by Tony Adler
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Thom Paine
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Samuel Beckett
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Gift Theatre Company
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Michael Patrick Thornton
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John Gawlik
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James Farruggio
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Brittany Burch
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