We Forgot Already: A Review of “Remember This—The Lesson of Jan Karski” at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
This is powerful, heartbreaking theater.
Lolli Pops: How Steven Lolli Beat the System to Find Comedy Success
Lolli has managed to turn magic moments into a career in which he has written extensively for superstar Katt Williams and cult favorite Eddie Pepitone.
Mozart With Singing Heads: A Review of Magic Flute at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Directors Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky took the piece in a decidedly high-tech angle, using animation and film.
Civics Lesson: A Review of What the Constitution Means to Me
Heidi, played with vigor in this production by Cassie Beck, is a fifteen-year-old student debating the Constitution in hopes of an American Legion scholarship.
For All Things Comedy: A Preview of Felonious Munk at Zanies
For a comic who got his start at the relatively late age of thirty-eight, Munk has made quite a splash in just over a decade on the national scene.
This Voice Must Be Heard: A Review of Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer) at the Goodman Theatre
“I’ve always said that when you see the name E. Faye Butler on a cast list, you just buy a ticket. Good luck trying to resist.”
The World According to Garth: Returning to Chicago with Paradise Square, a Pre-Broadway Race Musical
A conversation with Garth Drabinsky on his new show “Paradise Square” a musical about a pre-Civil War Irish/African-American neighborhood that existed in New York prior to the 1863 Draft Riots. It’s coming to the Nederlander Theatre in November.
Plague Years: A Review of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice at Court Theatre
How could it not draw on our afflicted times?
The Magic Monologue Man: A Preview of Alex Edelman at Den Theatre
“It’s not just about making people laugh, it’s about having high standards for yourself.”
Fields of Love: A Review of “As You Like It” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
A pastoral comedy is just what the doctor ordered to ease our way out of our recent confinement. Chicago Shakespeare Theater obliges with its bright, energetic tale of souls fleeing death and duplicity and finding peace and love in the woods.
