Dog Eat Dog: A Review of The Dog, the Night, and the Knife at Silencio
This play reveals the power of theater when pared down to its rawest, most primal elements.
Fresh Story, Old Favorites: Chicago Tap Theatre Celebrates the Season with Tidings of Tap!
The show features percussive dance backed by a five-piece jazz band.
Still Waiting: A Review of Waiting for Godot at Victory Gardens Theater
Those hoping for a memorable production of Beckett’s existential classic will have to do what his infamous protagonists have done for decades: keep waiting.
Theater Top 5: December 2019
While temperatures may be dropping outside, things are heating up inside our city’s many theaters.
Echoes Forward: Robyn Mineko Williams Brings an Evolving New Work to the Harris Theater
How an intimate piece found newness in a full-fledged stage production…and back again.
Dancing in the Moonlight: A Review of RE|Dance Group’s “What The Moon Pulls” at Filament Theatre
Lucy Vurusic Riner’s evening-length dance explored shifting moods and emotions drawn by the phases of the moon.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Darcy: A Review of The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Northlight Theatre
Playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon add a new entry to the Jane Austen universe with this heartwarming holiday tale.
Beauty in Broken Things: A Review of The First Deep Breath at Victory Gardens Theater
A new entry into the hallowed tome of Great American Plays arrives in Chicago.
Sweet Smell of Succession: A Review of Rutherford and Son at TimeLine Theatre Company
Featuring Francis Guinan in his TimeLine debut, Githa Sowerby’s unjustly neglected 1912 play is a bracing tonic against the notion of “the good old days.”
She’s Got Her: A Review of Always… Patsy Cline at Firebrand Theatre
This terrific two-hander is both a jukebox musical and a tribute to female friendship.
