Good Trouble: The Music Man at Goodman Theatre
Led by Mary Zimmerman, this pitch-perfect revival is the ideal accompaniment to a summer night.
Fathers and Daughters: A Review of King Lear at Redtwist Theatre
This production of Shakespeare’s patriarchal anxiety dream finds truth in jest.
The Little Engine That Couldn’t: A Review of Ada and the Engine at The Artistic Home
Lauren Gunderson’s 2015 play comes off as the awkward love child of Jane Austen and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Green Space, Dance Space: Dance in the Parks Brings Professional and Youth Performances to Your Backyard
The annual free series of dance performances in neighborhood parks makes the long-awaited fair weather all the sweeter.
Hooks and Hook-Ups: A Review of Grindr The Opera at Pride Films and Plays
Sitting on the fence between camp and cautionary tale, this rock opera unveils a world of love and lust that is more finger-to-finger than face-to-face.
Dance Top 5: July 2019
We greet summer with daily outdoor dance events…and a few in the comfort of AC.
Giveth and Taketh: A Review of Prophet$ at The Factory Theater
Too affectionate to be satire and too broad to be drama, this world premiere can’t decide what it is or what, if anything, it believes.
Give an Inch: A Review of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Hedwig makes a triumphant return to close out the company’s inaugural season in their new Evanston digs.
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.
