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- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 18, 2018
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Shepsu Aakhu’s words transcend a prosaic staging of Black and Blue
Two African-American cops deal with life on the force in the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald video.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 18, 2018
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Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed is a powerful declaration of hope
Four women band together to survive the Libyan civil war.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 18, 2018
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Fun Harmless Warmachine explores the soul of the Trumpian white male
The New Colony's show plumbs unsettling depths.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 18, 2018
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There may be a compelling play about the 1897 concert in the Paris Catacombs, but Les Innocents is not it
Instead you'll find yourself killing time with a Belle Epoque Orpheus.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 18, 2018
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The puppets are the best reason to venture within The Walls of Harrow House
Rough House's latest production is a worthy addition to the Chopin's tradition of interactive performances.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 17, 2018
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Edge of Life offers a heartfelt investigation into the American way of death
Joel Z. Cornfield's drama uses humor to avoid getting maudlin.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 17, 2018
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A small stage makes Mercury Theater's Pippin great
The young heir's existential culture feels more relatable close-up.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 17, 2018
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WaistWatchers could use an update—and a female writer
But if you must, see it before Martha Wash leaves the cast on October 28.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 17, 2018
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Warrior Class examines the toxic effects of long-buried sexual harassment
Just when you thought you'd recovered from the Kavanaugh hearings. . .
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 17, 2018
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Crumbs From the Table of Joy and Flyin’ West resonate together in separate productions
And together they provide two perspectives on black women’s lives, written by black women.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 11, 2018
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time bloats up on its journey to the stage
But patient audiences will find something to like in Steppenwolf for Young Adults's new production.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 11, 2018
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The passion is in the music in Patience and Sarah
Third Eye Ensemble tells the incredibly true adventure of two early American girls in love.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 11, 2018
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Rock ’n’ Roll sifts through the failed embers of history and kindles a glorious blaze
Between the lines of intellectual jargon, Tom Stoppard's play is about the loss of innocence.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 10, 2018
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The dystopian Endeavor Mind could do with a little less certainty
The script's strict logic is its greatest weakness.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 10, 2018
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The Faustian bargains in Witch take on extra resonance in the current political climate
The devil has a much easier time raking up the souls of castle-dwelling men.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 10, 2018
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Steep Theatre strips Amelia Roper’s Zürich of all its humor
All that’s left of the angry satire is punishment.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 10, 2018
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A rogue marsupial in the backyard is the least of one family's problems in Koalas
The play suffers from trying to be about too much.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 10, 2018
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Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is scrumdiddlyumptious and satisfyingly gross
There's also something weirdly liberating about the sight of Oompa Loompas toting knives.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 4, 2018
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A man creates havoc among dogs to harass a woman because All I Want Is One More Meanwhile …
Otherworld Theater's excellently plotted saga is enjoyable and moving.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 4, 2018
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Interrobang's White Rabbit, Red Rabbit turns improv into a matter of life and death
Every week, a different actor takes the stage to lead the audience through this participatory experience.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 4, 2018
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Firebrand's Caroline, or Change revels in tension, both racial and domestic
Firebrand's production features fearless, fantastic singers.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 4, 2018
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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.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 3, 2018
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With Downstate, Bruce Norris finally earns his Pulitzer
And director Pam MacKinnon and her Steppenwolf cast give us a masterwork.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 2, 2018
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Indecent tells the story of the Yiddish play that scandalized Broadway
Paula Vogel’s play, now making its Chicago debut, retraces the path of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 2, 2018
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Tootsie remains charming, even in the #MeToo era
"Being a woman is no job for a man" still rings true.