- Performing Arts, Theater Review, May 2, 2013
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Young guys attract old dolls in Pal Joey
Rodgers and Hart's 1940 musical, now in a new revival by Porchlight Music Theatre, pushed Broadway's buttons—and its boundaries.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 1, 2013
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Red Theater tackles obscenity, nudity, honesty, and poop in a new doc
The Fourth Wall: A Red Theater Documentary screens twice in Chicago, starting tonight.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Mar 26, 2013
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The triumph of Red Hamlet
Red Theater's radical Shakespeare revision is an exercise in instability.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Mar 20, 2013
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The La Ronde Project fucks its way up the social ladder
Street Tempo Theatre stages an orgy of a repertory festival.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 26, 2013
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Mordine & Company dances the Internet
"All at Once" explores the blessings and horrors of digital media.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Jan 15, 2013
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The Dance COLEctive under pressure
In "Free/Bound," Margi Cole and company deal with difficulties formal, emotional, and environmental.
- Performing Arts, Comedy Critic's Choice, Dec 28, 2012
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Biggest. Sketchfest. Ever.
The twelfth Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival offers 130 acts
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 14, 2012
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How much is that playwright in the window? On view now: the Storefront Playwright Project
Storefront Playwright Project puts Emilio Williams (and a couple dozen other playwrights) in the Hot Tix window
- Performing Arts, Theater Review, Nov 28, 2012
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The ho ho ho show review
Reader critics weigh in on eight new holiday shows
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 21, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Sun 10/21
What's on the Agenda for Sunday, October 21, 2012
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 19, 2012
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Arsonists, altruists, and assassins: new performing arts reviews
Fresh opinions from Reader critics
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 28, 2012
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Good People and bad dads: new performing arts reviews
From "pointless" to "devastatingly beautiful"
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 31, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Fri 8/31
What's on the Agenda for Friday, August 31, 2012
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Venue for Dance
Harris Theater
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 20, 2012
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Soft-focused and ham-fisted: Reader critics' new performing arts reviews
Fresh performing arts reviews
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Brian Posen, the comedian trainer
'The more I teach, the less I know. The more I dig in, the more I realize I don't know anything about this.'
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture, Jun 23, 2011
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Best of dance on a shoestring
The Seldoms' Stupormarket
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 17, 2011
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The Seldoms
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 10, 2011
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Workingman's Beef
Laura Jacqmin’s new play investigates the factory farm.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 17, 2011
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Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival: Day Eight Reviewed
Reader critic Marissa Oberlander on the final shows of SketchFest 2011.
