Strawdog announces 2012-13 season
Strawdog Theatre, an off-Loop company with a 25-year history, has announced its 2012-13 season.... ...
Read more ›
Death remains elusive — and so do the chills in ‘Kill Me’
THEATER REVIEW: "Kill Me" by WildClaw Theatre at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Kill Me" by WildClaw Theatre at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★ ...... ...
Read more ›Death remains elusive — and so do the chills in ‘Kill Me’
THEATER REVIEW: "Kill Me" by WildClaw Theatre at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Kill Me" by WildClaw Theatre at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★ ...... ...
Read more ›Bailey sets a smart tone at UP
COMEDY REVIEW: Ben Bailey in the UP Comedy Club at Second City COMEDY REVIEW: Ben Bailey in the UP Comedy Club at Second City ...... ...
Read more ›‘Hit the Wall’ is a raw, ambitious telling of historic fight for gay rights
THEATER REVIEW: "Hit the Wall" by The Inconvenience in the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre ★★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Hit the Wall" by The Inconvenience in the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre ★★★★ ...... ...
Read more ›An engaging ‘South Pacific’ despite the thin orchestra
THEATER REVIEW: "South Pacific" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "South Pacific" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★★ ...... ...
Read more ›Hypocrites ‘Pirates’ headed to Boston
The Hypocrites' production of "The Pirates of Penzance," as adapted and directed by Sean Graney, is headed to Boston.... ...
Read more ›Liveliness of ‘Midsummer’ gets it halfway there
THEATER REVIEW: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier ★★½ THEATER REVIEW: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier ★★½ ...... ...
Read more ›New take on Shakespearean classic makes haste, is alive but is less aware than it could be
Deep in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a weaver named Nick Bottom, the kind of ordinary, clumsy, clueless, overweight, middle-age, Cubs-and-Old Style-loving guy who can get his head transformed into that of an ass without really noticing the change, blinks up in disbelief at a gorgeous fairy queen, played by the beautiful Tracy Michelle Arnold, who has just told him that his shape, singing and beauty are so o ...
Read more ›Suburban theater for the week of Feb. 17-23
Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.... ...
Read more ›Echoes of Drew Peterson saga in ‘Dante’; unreal ‘Gingerbread’
THEATER REVIEWS: "Dating Walter Dante" at the Raven Theatre ★★½ and "The Gingerbread House" at Red Tape Theatre ★★ NINA METZ reviews "Dating Walter Dante" at the Raven Theatre ★★½ and "The Gingerbread House" at Red Tape Theatre ★★ ... ...
Read more ›Chicago openings for the week of Feb. 17-23
Picking the upcoming opening nights.... ...
Read more ›With ‘A Catered Affair,’ Porchlight looks to a new era
In this season of artistic change at several Chicago theaters, the Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago is next up at bat.... ...
Read more ›Next stop, Japan. Second City extends its reach to second continent
In its first formal move outside North America, The Second City is joining with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co.... ...
Read more ›Next stop, Japan. Second City extends its reach to second continent
In its first formal move outside North America, The Second City is joining with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co.... ...
Read more ›