Broadway in Chicago presents ANNIE. Everyone’s favorite orphan is visiting Chicago. The Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is here for a two week limited engagement. This touring production is directed by the original Tony Award-winning lyrist from 1977. This is the nineteenth production that Martin Charnin has directed himself. Charnin’s intimate knowledge of the inner-workings makes this ...
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Review “Porgy and Bess” (Lyric Opera): First-Rate Operatic Rendition
Lyric Opera presents PORGY AND BESS. PORGY AND BESS is about the residents of Catfish Row in South Carolina. They struggle in racially influenced poverty. To endure the challenging times, the black folks have established a tight community. The gals anchor their homes in religious fervor. The guys gamble for a better future playing craps. They ...
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Review “Matt and Ben” (First Floor Theater): Tight, fun bromance
First Floor Theater presents MATT AND BEN. Musing about a celebrity’s climb to fame is a typical American response. Without any USA royalty, our century-long fascination has been with moviestars. When was their lucky break? What was happening in their personal life? Who are these people? Playwrights Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers did more than muse ...
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Review “Romulus” (Oracle Theatre): Absurd and Profound
Oracle Theatre presents ROMULUS. The absurd mingles with the profound in Oracle’s current production. The play sets the demise of the Western Rome Empire on and the day after the Ides of March. The original play by Friedrich Durrenmatti and rewritten by Gore Vidal explores the ambition behind political invasions and marital arrangements. The satire blends ...
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Review “Devil’s Day Off” (Signal Ensemble): The Key is in the Notes
Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the World Premiere of DEVIL’S DAY OFF. Post show, I read Playwright Jon Steinhagen’s note in the program. It described his vision. He indicates his script has no stage directions, no settings, no names of characters. He invites directors to execute with creativity mixing up genders, races and even language. He even ...
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Audience Annihilated Part 2 — The Gold Star Sticker: It’s Very Dark in Here
Reviewed by Tom Lawler Dream Theatre Company presents AUDIENCE ANNIHILATED PART 2: THE GOLD STAR STICKER. Brilliantly blurring the lines between a haunted house, multimedia art installation and most of all, a riveting, risky theatrical work, AUDIENCE ANNIHILATED… will surely creep you out for every one of its 15 minutes. Your journey begins on the sidewalk ...
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The 2014 Equity Jeff Winners vs my picks
2014 EQUITY JEFF AWARD NOMINEES PRODUCTION – PLAY – LARGE“The Dance of Death” - Writers Theatre - WINNER“Hedda Gabler” - Writers Theatre - T4W pick“Lost in Yonkers” - Northlight Theatre“Luna Gale” - Goodman Theatre “Seven Guitars” - Court Theatre PRODUCTION – PLAY – MIDSIZE“King Hedley II” - Congo Square Theatre Company“The Normal Heart” - TimeLine Theatre Company“Our Class” ...