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19 results
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Feb 14, 2019
The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes
presents a special Valentine Edition
Sophia, Rose, Blanche, and Dorothy find love.
By Albert Williams
Tags:
Theater Review
,
Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes—Valentine Edition
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
David Cerda
,
Michael Rashid
,
Adrian Hadlock
,
Grant Drager
,
Ed Jones
,
Danne W. Taylor
,
Jon Martinez
,
The Golden Girls
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Dec 20, 2018
The ten shows from 2018 our critics won’t soon forget
Witches, monsters, selkies, cosmic musings and family dramas, and, of course, the Golden Girls
By Catey Sullivan, Dmitry Samarov, Max Maller, Justin Hayford, and Jack Helbig
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Theater 2018
,
year in review
,
Caroline, or Change
,
Firebrand Theatre
,
Frankenstein
,
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
,
The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Volume 2
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
HeLa
,
Sideshow Theatre Company
,
Kingdom
,
Broken Nose Theatre
,
Phoebe in Winter
,
Facility Theatre
,
Red Bowl at the Jeffs
,
The Sound
,
The Safe House
,
City Lit Theatre
,
Second Skin
,
WildClaw Theatre
,
Witch
,
Writers Theatre
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Jun 26, 2018
Picture it: Miami, 1987, and
The Golden Girls
in drag
Our favorite raunchy senior citizens return for three more loony adventures.
By Max Maller
Tags:
Theater Review
,
Golden Girls Lost Episodes Volume 2
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
drag
,
David Cerda
,
Grant Drager
,
Ed Jones
,
Adrian Hadlock
,
Rue McClanahan
,
Maude
,
Golden Girls
,
Bea Arthur
,
Betty White
,
Rose Nyland
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Apr 11, 2018
L'Imitation of Life
gives an old-fashioned 'women’s picture' an old-fashioned drag treatment
The caricatures and cock jokes are familiar, but the gowns are fabulous.
By Tony Adler
Tags:
Theater Review
,
L'Imitation of Life
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
Imitation of Life
,
Douglas Sirk
,
melodrama
,
drag show
,
Ed Jones
,
Stevie Love
,
Ricky Graham
,
Running With Scissors
,
Katherine Bellantone
,
Robert Williams
,
Ashley J. Hicks
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Dec 21, 2017
Thirteen holiday shows that will delight (or disgust or bore or just entertain) you
Hell in a Handbag's 20th annual production of
Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer
is among the yuletide highlights.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Barney the Elf
,
the Other Theatre Company
,
Dixie Lynn Cartwright
,
Roy Samra
,
Christmas Bingo: It's a Ho-Ho-Holy Night
,
Late Nite Catechism
,
Vicki Quade
,
Nuns 4 Fun Entertainment
,
Royal George Theatre
,
A Christmas Carol
,
Goodman Theatre
,
Henry Wishcamper
,
Tom Creamer
,
Larry Yando
,
Charles Dickens
,
The Christmas Schooner
,
Mercury Theatre
,
John Reeger
,
Julie Shannon
,
L. Walter Stearns
,
Hellcab
,
the Agency Theater Collective
,
Will Kern
,
Rusty Schwimmer
,
Profiles Theatre
,
American Blues Theater
,
It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
,
It's a Wonderful Life
,
Frank Capra
,
Bedford Falls
,
Gwendolyn Whiteside
,
Camille Robinson
,
John Mohrlein
,
Michael Mahler
,
The Nutcracker
,
E.T.A. Hoffmann
,
the House Theatre of Chicago
,
Haley Seda
,
Chris Matthews
,
Q Brothers Christmas Carol
,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
David Cerda
,
Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer
,
Michael Jack Hampton
,
Terry McCarthy
,
Graham Thomas Heacock
,
Kristoffer Bottrall
,
Black Ensemble Theatre
,
Sammy: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.
,
Daryl D. Brooks
,
Kenny Davis
,
This Way Outta Santaland (and Other Xmas Miracles)
,
Theater Wit
,
Mitchell Fain
,
The Santaland Diaries
,
David Sedaris
,
Meghan Murphy
,
Yippe Ki-Yay Merry Christmas: A Die Hard Christmas Musical
,
MCL
,
Die Hard
,
Alan Metoskie
,
Michael Shepherd Jordan
,
Gary Fields
,
The Customer Is Always Right? Holiday Edition
,
the Annoyance
,
improv
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Dec 13, 2017
Beautiful
,
Bad Hombres
, and nine more holiday stage shows to see
An Equity touring production of the Carole King musical and an evening of Latinx sketch comedy are among this week's best bets.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Altar Boyz
,
Sawyer Smith
,
Courtney Crouse
,
Gary Adler
,
Michael Patrick Walker
,
KevinDel Aquila
,
Marc J. Kessler
,
Ken Davenport
,
Theo Ubique
,
musical theater
,
Bad Hombres
,
Rich Alfonso
,
Miguel Lepe
,
sketch comedy
,
Latino comics
,
Mario
,
Damian Anaya
,
Cesar Jaime
,
Jose Molina
,
Spic & Tan
,
Chris Farley Cabaret
,
iO Theater
,
Beautiful
,
Carole King
,
Broadway musical
,
bio-musical
,
the Shirelles
,
Bobby Vee
,
Gerry Goffin
,
Brill Building
,
Sarah Bockel
,
Marc Bruni
,
The Character Assassination of Donald Trump
,
Eric Coleman
,
Jamie Quinones
,
Dave Kwitkowski
,
Jenny Miller
,
Meir Steinberg
,
Mercury Theater
,
The Christmas Schooner
,
holiday musical
,
Julie Shannon
,
John Reeger
,
L. Walter Stearns
,
Gingerbread Grindhouse
,
Ghostlight Ensemble
,
Maria Burnham
,
The Nutcracker
,
E.T.A. Hoffmann
,
Tatum Hunter
,
Sean Harklerode
,
Chad Wise
,
Red Theater
,
Little Red Cyrano
,
Cyrano de Bergerac
,
Aaron Sawyer
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
David Cerda
,
Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer
,
Michael Jack Hampton
,
Terry McCarthy
,
Graham Thomas Heacock
,
Kristogger Bottrall
,
E.D.G.E. Theatre
,
Steampunk Christmas Carol
,
Charles Dickens
,
A Christmas Carol
,
Industrial Revolution
,
Jared McDaris
,
Trap Door Theatre
,
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
,
They
,
Polish avant-garde
,
Beata Pilch
,
Mary-Kate Arnold
,
Carl Wisniewski
,
’Twas the Night Before Christmas
,
’Twas the Fight Before Christmas
,
Public House Theatre
,
Robert Frosty
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Oct 4, 2017
Becky Shaw
,
Fun Home
, and nine more notable new stage shows
A black comedy at Windy City Playhouse and a black musical at Victory Gardens are among this week's best bets.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Gina Gionfriddo
,
Becky Shaw
,
Windy City Playhouse
,
Scott Weinstein
,
Rock of Ages
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
Bewitched
,
Bewildered
,
Ron Weaver
,
Aaron Benham
,
Brigitte Ditmars
,
Fun Home
,
Victory Gardens Theater
,
Alison Bechdel
,
Gary Griffin
,
Lisa Kron
,
Jeanine Tesori
,
Danni Smith and Sage Elliott Harper
,
Stella Rose Hoyt
,
Hannah Starr
,
Sage Elliott Harper
,
Rob Lindley
,
McKinley Carter
,
Akvavit Theatre
,
Henrik Ibsen
,
Ghosts & Zombies
,
Ibsen's Ghosts
,
Gustav Tegby
,
Breahan Pautsch
,
Eclectic Full Contact Theatre
,
Last Days of Judas Iscariot
,
Stephen Adly Guirgis
,
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
,
Amber Sallis
,
Michael Woods
,
David Belew
,
Monster Club
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
Mary Shelley
,
Frankenstein
,
Dutch East Indies
,
Mary Wollstonecraft
,
The Rocky Balboa Picture Show
,
Cornservatory
,
Corn Productions
,
Rocky IV
,
Rocky Horror Picture Show
,
Allison Reinke
,
Tony n' Tina's Wedding
,
Paul Stroili
,
The Trojan Women
,
Euripides
,
Three Crows Theatre
,
Troy
,
Hector
,
Battle of Troy
,
Cassandra
,
Jean-Paul Sartre
,
Ronald Duncan
,
Judith Laughlin
,
Selena Lopez
,
Andromache
,
Worst of All/Peor de Todas
,
Water People Theater
,
National Museum of Mexican Art
,
Juan Jose Martín
,
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
,
Iraida Tapia
,
Raquel Rios
,
Rebeca Alemán
,
Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
,
You're a Good Man, Mary Shelley
,
Frankenstein
,
The Vampyre
,
John William Polidori
,
Maureen Monahan
,
Mark Walsh
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
May 3, 2017
Chicago
,
Lady X: The Musical
, and seven more new theater reviews
The hometown return of an iconic show and the tuneful reboot of a camp classic are among this week's best bets.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Cabaret
,
Kander and Ebb
,
No Stakes Theater Project
,
Erin Shea Brady
,
Mollyanne Nunn
,
Emilie Modaff
,
Erick Rivera
,
Joe Masteroff
,
Cory Hardin
,
Chicago musical
,
Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace
,
William Osetek
,
Kelly Felthous
,
Aléna Watters
,
Rivendell Theatre
,
The Firebirds Take the Field
,
Lynn Rosen
,
Jessica Fisch
,
Forty-Two Stories
,
Douglas Post
,
City Lit Theatre
,
Scott Westerman
,
Gloria
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
David Cerda
,
Scott Lamberty
,
Lady X: The Musical
,
Chazie Bly
,
Promethean Theatre Ensemble
,
The Liar
,
Pierre Corneille
,
Josh Hambrock
,
David Ives
,
Ed Rutherford
,
Underscore Theatre
,
My Name Is Annie King
,
Krista Pioppi
,
Alex Higgin-Houser
,
Aaron Albert
,
Katy Rea
,
Raven Theatre
,
Not About Nightingales
,
Tennessee Williams
,
Michael Menendian
,
Breon Arzell
,
Chuck Spencer
,
Brandon Greenhouse
,
Sophia Menendian
,
Curious Theatre Branch
,
Tattered and Wincing
,
Beau O'Reilly
,
Ryan Wright
,
Kelly Anchors
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Dec 1, 2016
From Scrooge to the Snow Queen: eight stage shows for the holidays
The Goodman's
A Christmas Carol
leads the seasonal onslaught.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Eric Schaeffer
,
A Charlie Brown Christmas
,
Charlie Brown
,
Peanuts
,
Emerald City Theatre
,
children's theater
,
holiday shows
,
Ann Filmer
,
Goodman Theatre
,
A Christmas Carol
,
Charles Dickens
,
Larry Yando
,
Scrooge
,
Henry Wishcamper
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
It's Christmas, Goddamnit!
,
American Blues Theater
,
It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago
,
Gwendolyn Whiteside
,
Frank Capra
,
Jimmy Stewart
,
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
,
Northlight Theatre
,
Jane Austen
,
Pride and Prejudice
,
Elizabeth Bennet
,
Mary Bennet
,
Emily Berman
,
Erik Hellman
,
Arthur de Bourgh
,
The Rip Nelson Holiday Spectacular
,
David Cerda
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
Steve Love
,
David Lipschutz
,
Ed Jones
,
Bruce Jenner
,
Doug Henning
,
Piccolo Theatre
,
The Snow Queen
,
Hans Christian Andersen
,
Jessica Puller
,
Arne Parrott
,
Under the Gun Theater
,
holiday improv
,
Hanukkah
,
dreidels
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Oct 7, 2016
The Bardy Bunch
,
The Last Wife
,
A Walk in the Woods
, and ten more new stage shows
A mashup of Shakespeare with
The Partridge Family
and
The Brady Bunch
is one of this week's high- (or maybe lowlights).
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
The Bardy Bunch
,
The Brady Bunch
,
The Partridge Family
,
The Bard
,
Stephen Garvey
,
Logan Medland
,
Jay Stern
,
Mercury Theater
,
Steep Theatre
,
Bobbie Clearly
,
Alex Lubische
,
Robert Askins
,
Joel Sobel
,
Hand to God
,
Victory Gardens
,
Fantasy Island for Dummies
,
Trap Door Theatre
,
Ruth Margraff
,
Fantasy Island
,
Annette Funicello
,
Party Perfect
,
Dandelion Theatre
,
Fish Eye
,
Lucas Hardin
,
Katherine Lamb
,
Morgan Crouch
,
Stephen Rowland
,
the Frontier
,
Theo Ubique
,
Fly by Night
,
No Exit Cafe
,
Jeremy Ramey
,
Fred Anzevino
,
Meredith Kochan
,
Kyrie Anderson
,
Will Connolly
,
Michael Mitnick
,
Kim Rosenstock
,
Hillary: The Musical!
,
KellyAnn Corcoran
,
Greg Allen
,
Jenny Magnus
,
Mark Chrisler
,
How We Got On
,
Idris Goodwin
,
hip-hop
,
Grandmaster Flash
,
Den Theatre
,
Black Ensemble Theater
,
I Am Who I Am: The Teddy Pendergrass Story
,
Rashawn Thompson
,
Deverin Deonte
,
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
,
Jessica Seals
,
Rueben Echoles
,
Kyle Smith
,
TimeLine Theatre
,
The Last Wife
,
Kate Hennig
,
Catherine Parr
,
Henry VII
,
Elizabeth I
,
AnJi White
,
Steve Pickering
,
Quest Theatre Ensemble
,
The People's History of the United States
,
Andrew Park
,
City Lit Theater Company
,
Psmith, Journalist
,
P.G. Wodehouse
,
Terry McCabe
,
Skooby Don't
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
Interrobang Theatre Project
,
Still
,
Jen Silverman
,
Yale Drama Series Award
,
Georgette Verdin
,
miscarriage
,
Matthew Nerber
,
A Walk in the Woods
,
Spartan Theatre Company
,
Lee Blessing
,
Patrick Belics
,
Sara Pavlak McGuire
,
Vincent P. Mahler
Arts & Culture
,
Fall Preview
Sep 4, 2016
Ten best bets for fall theater
A satanic hand puppet, a live version of
Cheers
, and a
Twelfth Night
in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
Tags:
Fall Preview
,
Mary Zimmerman
,
Doug Peck
,
Goodman Theatre
,
Candide
,
Leonard Bernstein
,
Wonderful Town
,
My Sister Eileen
,
Bri Sudia
,
Lauren Molina
,
Sophocles
,
Electra
,
the House of Atreus
,
Agamemnon
,
Iphigenia in Aulis
,
Nicholas Rudall
,
Court Theatre
,
Sandra Marquez
,
Michael Pogue
,
Kate Fry
,
Amiri Baraka
,
LeRoi Jones
,
Dutchman
,
American Blues Theater
,
Darren Canady
,
TRANSit
,
Shattered Globe Theatre
,
True West
,
Sam Shepard
,
Black Button Eyes Productions
,
Amour
,
Michel Legrand
,
Shakespeare 400 Chicago
,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
,
Shanghai Jingju Theatre
,
Peking opera
,
The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan
,
Hamlet
,
Company Theatre Mumbai
,
Piya Behrupiya
,
Twelfth Night
,
Eduardo Pavez Goye
,
Foro Shakespeare
,
Romeo and Juliet
,
The Complete Deaths
,
Spymonkey
,
The Happiest Place on Earth
,
Sideshow Theatre Company
,
Philip Dawkins
,
Scooby Don't
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
David Cerda
,
Andrew Hinderaker
,
The Magic Play
,
Calamity West
,
Give It All Back
,
Idris Goodwin
,
How We Got On
,
Haven Theatre Company
,
Kristiana Rae Colón
,
Octagon
,
Jackalope Theatre
,
I Am My Own Wife
,
Doug Wright
,
About Face Theatre
,
Delia Kropp
,
Nothing Without a Company
,
[Trans]formation
,
the Living Canvas
,
Cheers Live on Stage
,
Amy Poehler
,
Broadway in Chicago
,
Mat Smart
,
Naperville
,
The Royal Society of Antarctica
,
the Gift Theatre
,
Jeff Award
,
Aguijón Theater
,
Romeo y Julieta
,
Sándor Menéndez
,
Gerardo Cárdenas
,
Hand to God
,
Robert Askin
,
Victory Gardens Theater
,
Alex Weisman
,
Gary Griffin
,
Seret Scott
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Aug 18, 2016
The Wizengamot
,
Three Hotels
, and seven more new theater reviews
A Harry Potter debate and a hard-hitting drama are among this week's best bets.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beeholder
,
The Annoyance Theatre & Bar
,
Kristen Tallon
,
Nate Dicken
,
Bette, Live at the Continental Baths
,
Bette Midler
,
Caitlyn Jackson
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
David Cerda
,
Barry Manilow
,
The Divine Miss M
,
Crushed
,
Public House Theatre
,
A Hero's Journey
,
Forks & Hope Ensemble
,
Joseph Campbell
,
Austin D. Oie
,
John Szymanski
,
Collaboraction
,
Peacebook
,
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