Familiar Fabric: A Review of Wife Material at Underscore Theatre Company
While it aims for gender empowerment, Underscore Theatre Company’s production of Jamie Shriner’s one-woman show has limited appeal.
Hold for Laughs: A Review of Twelfth Night at Writers Theatre
Writers Theatre offers this Shakespeare comedy with whiplash wit and two of his finest leading ladies.
Make Your Reservation: A Review of Holiday Inn at Marriott Theatre
Boards are seldom tread more finely than in this remount at Marriott Theatre.
Not So Plain, Not So Simple: A Review of Plainclothes at Broken Nose Theatre
Just in time for the holiday sale season, Broken Nose Theatre presents the world premiere of this new play by Spenser Davis about the iniquities and injustices of late capitalism
How To Not Train Your Dragon: A Review of Siegfried at Lyric Opera of Chicago
The “but”s keep coming in Lyric Opera’s latest installment of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
One More Time With Meaning: A Review of The Last Session at Refuge Theatre Project
Written during the height and subsequent wane of the AIDS crisis, this remount at Refuge Theatre Project shows its age.
Balance in the Labyrinth: A Review of Malaga (or the Inner Ear) at Theatre Y
Theatre Y presents the English-language premiere of this disquieting exploration of sacrifice and parenting.
Breathing Together: A preview of EKILI MUNDA/What Lies Within at the Dance Center of Columbia College
The collaboration between Chicago’s Red Clay Dance and Kampala-based Keiga Dance Company explores how personal and cultural history rest in the body.
All Star, All Power: A Review of Women of Soul at Black Ensemble Theater
Black Ensemble Theater pulls out all the stops in this tribute to the most iconic women in the history of modern music.
No Holiday: A Review of Lady in Denmark at the Goodman Theatre
The Goodman Theatre stages the world premiere of this bland and meandering reflection on the life of an artist who was anything but.
