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Monday, 14 October 2024 19:33

Love Me, Love Me: The Love Object brings back the drama of bubblegum pop at Raven Theatre

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(left to right) Mollyanne Nunn, Emily Holland, Spencer Diaz Tootle and Cat Christmas in The Story Theatre’s world premiere of the love object.
The Y2K era was a wild time to be a girl. Bubblegum pop juxtaposed against futuristic silver-scaled sets, female artists viciously pitted against one another in the media, women and young girls being viewed as simultaneously pure and virginal and corrupt and sexual deviants. All of these themes are perfectly…
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Sunday, 13 October 2024 10:02

Try To See It Their Way: Milo Imagines The World at Chicago Children's Theatre

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Ian Thigpen (front) plays Milo in Milo Imagines the World, Chicago Children's Theatre's world premiere musical based on the contemporary children’s book by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Christian Robinson. The cast includes (from left) Brianna Buckley, De’Jah Perkins, Livia Robin, Juwon Tyrel Perry and Jake Ziman.
Have you ever jumped on a crowded L train and wondered just why there were so many people on it? Where did they all come from? Where were they all going? Who were they going to meet? What were they going to do when they got to their destination? When…
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Saturday, 12 October 2024 14:26

Review: Shattered Globe's 'Becky Nurse of Salem' @ Theater Wit

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Linda Reiter (left) plays Becky, a descendent of a woman executed for witchcraft in 1692 navigating life in modern-day Salem, and Isabella Maria Valdés is Gail, Becky’s granddaughter, in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl.
History is often said to be written by the victors, and few events illustrate this more clearly than the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Arthur Miller gave the historic event a new life in his 1953 allegorical play ‘The Crucible’. However, playwright Sarah Ruhl was piqued when she heard a…
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Friday, 11 October 2024 19:53

A Spooky Good Time: House of the Exquisite Corpse IV: SUPERSTITIONS at Steppenwolf

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House of the Exquisite Corpse: Now Playing
Do you like scary movies? I do. I blame the origin of this love of scary movies to being tricked into watching The Blair Witch project alone in a glass house in The Hills in Southern California in middle school; I loved the adrenaline rush, the ‘would I have survived…
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Monday, 30 September 2024 14:00

Review: Blue Eyed Soul Sung by Brown Eyed People at Black Ensemble Theatre

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Cast of Blue Eyed Soul Sung by Brown Eyed People at Black Ensemble Theatre
Every time I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege of attending a show at Black Ensemble Theatre, once the experience has sunken in and I’ve had time to think about what I witnessed, I realize something. I realize that Jackie Taylor—actress, singer, writer, historian, founder of the Theater, and writer…
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Friday, 27 September 2024 10:57

Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the James M. Nederlander Theatre

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child North American Tour.
While I’ve read the books and seen the movies, I’ve always stood on the outside of the world of Harry Potter. And honestly, I’ve always been a little bit envious of that world—and those who have embraced it and understand it and love it. There were plenty of those folks…
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Tuesday, 24 September 2024 13:21

GOODMAN ASKS US TO THINK IN “INHERIT THE WIND”

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(L, standing) Eric Slater. (L - R, sitting) Penelope Walker, Thomas Murphy Molony, Lawrence Grimm, Hamid Dehghani, Presley Rose Jones, Meighan Gerachis, Ryan Kitley, Charín Álvarez and William Dick.
“It takes a smart fellow to say he doesn’t know the answer” Attorney Henry Drummond- 'Inherit the Wind' The Goodman Theatre's production of "Inherit the Wind," written by the same duo who brought us "Auntie Mame" (Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee), expertly directed by Henry Godinez, offers a powerful…
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Tuesday, 24 September 2024 12:55

‘Noises Off’ is Packed with Noise and Ridiculously Funny

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(front) Amanda Fink with (back, l to r) ensemble members James Vincent Meredith, Francis Guinan and Audrey Francis in Steppenwolf Theatre’s revival of Noises Off.
I walked into Steppenwolf Theatre not really knowing what to expect when going to see their new play Noises Off. Turns out, admittedly, I have never heard of the comedic art of British Farce or the original 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn called Noises Off. My only goal…
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Monday, 23 September 2024 12:34

Idle Muse's 'The Tempest' is a tempestuous treat!

Members of the Cast of THE TEMPEST from Idle Muse
The Tempest is Shakespeare’s final play, and one could argue that he saved the best for last, skillfully presented by Idle Muse Theatre Company. At intermission I overheard two young women expressing surprise at ‘how they can do so much in so little space!’  Clearly, they were habitues of traditional…
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