Broadway in Chicago, in conjunction with Starvox Entertainment and Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment, present EVIL DEAD - THE MUSICAL. “What the f#ck was that?” sums up my experience last night with this Canadian cult classic. It’s also the title of a song in this horror spoof set to music. Since the original production opened in Toronto eleven ...
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Review “Season on the Line” (The House Theatre): Art imitating Art
The House Theatre of Chicago presents the World Premiere of SEASON ON THE LINE. Playwright Shawn Pfautsch tells the tale of one man’s obsession with a whale. No, it’s not Captain Ahab but it is “Moby Dick.” The man possessed is the artistic director of Bad Settlement Theatre Company. Pfautsch dissects the inner-workings of a ...
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EXTENDED Review “Jane Eyre” (Lifeline Theatre): Worth Swooning Over
Lifeline Theatre presents JANE EYRE. In 1847, Charlotte Bronte introduced the world to a modern-day heroine named Jane Eyre. A woman, who despite an abusive childhood, would thrive to become an independent and free-spirited woman. Since Jane was unorthodox for her time period, Christina Calvit gives her life an unconventional adaptation. Calvit pens the masterpiece. And ...
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Review “Death Tax” (Lookingglass Theatre): Disturbing!
Lookingglass Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of DEATH TAX. I would sum up Lookingglass’ season opener as ‘disturbing’! Lucas Hnath’s story swirls past in five scenes. The action takes place in a boxing-ring-type square but instead of ropes, the area is blocked off with theatrical floor lights. The visual reminds us that this is a play. ...
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Review “Rest” (Victory Gardens): Restless Contemplation-inducing
Victory Gardens presents the Midwest Premiere of REST. Playwright Samuel D. Hunter pulls us into this Midwest reality. His set up is authentically familiar; the economy is shutting down a healthcare facility. Only a few residents and staff are left. One of the gentlemen has advanced Alzheimer’s. When a blizzard hits, his disappearance causes growing concern. Set ...
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Review “Fail/Safe” (Strawdog Theatre): Timeless, disturbing eye opener
Strawdog Theatre presents the World Premiere of FAIL/SAFE. FAIL/SAFE, the 1962 best selling novel was made into movies in 1964 and 2000. The story is about a mechanical error that triggers missiles to attack Russia. The incident threatens to initiate WWIII. Director and co-adaptor Anderson Lawfer stages the action in three rooms: the flight control room, ...
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“Ernest Bloch’s Macbeth” (Chicago Opera Theater): Modern Marvel
Reviewed by Sara Eisenbaum Chicago Opera Theater presents Ernest Bloch’s Macbeth Ernest Bloch’s rendition of Macbeth was a modern marvel. Far and away one of the best scores I’ve heard from a play, and no less stunning with the addition of a choir at poignant places throughout the text. I was able to attend the opera without ...
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Review “Women Beware Women” (Two Pence Theatre): Lusty, Ambitious and Sometimes Ruthless
Two Pence Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN. Penned by Playwright Thomas Middleton in 1621, WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN has waited almost 400 years to make its Chicago debut. Middleton wrote this tale from the perspective of the ladies. Although mired in a male dominated world by their gender happenstance, his female characters coerce ...