Pasta Wall: A Review of We Are Pussy Riot (or) Everything Is P.R. at Red Tape Theatre
History has a history of repeating itself…
Histories Repeating: A Review of If I Forget at Victory Gardens Theater
This new play from Steven Levenson sees the past and present as a continuum of conflict.
Dance Archives Take Center Stage at the Newberry
Learn about the history of Chicago dance in a new free exhibit at the Newberry Library. #sponsored
Bad Gal Annie: A Review of Queen of the Mist at Firebrand Theatre
Michael John LaChiusa’s musical could have been an empowering feminist adventure based on a true story. Instead it’s a tepid moral dirge.
Theater Is Not Documentation, Mr. Jones: A Review of Ms. Blakk For President at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Co-written by ensemble members Tarell Alvin McCraney and Tina Landau, this world premiere is generous, idealistic and irresistibly queer.
A Present-Tense Art Form: Brian Brooks Returns to Hubbard Street Dance
New York-based Brian Brooks writes a coda to his Harris Theater residency with a revisioning of his chaotic and complex “Terrain.”
Love Blooms Eternal: A Review of Bloomsday at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Inspired by James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” Steven Dietz’s play is structured as a chord of simultaneity rather than a sequence of events.
Bad Britches: A Review of Into the Breeches at Northlight Theatre
This new play by George Brandt broadly broaches feminist rhetoric without committing to, or really understanding, the realities of being a woman.
Star Man, Where Have You Gone: A Review of Take Me at Strawdog Theatre Company
An out-of-this-world premiere that is more small step than big leap.
Become the Manster: A Review of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at Lookingglass Theatre
The unofficial “Year of Frankenstein” concludes with this world premiere adaptation that features Mary Shelley not just as author but player.
