Fall Arts Preview 2019: Director Jesca Prudencio on Sports, Family and Culture in Lauren Yee’s “The Great Leap”
“Theater and sports have so much common. They are live events that bring groups of people together to witness conflict.”
Fall Arts Preview 2019: Can’t-Miss Fall Theater
What could be more American than football, marriage and intellectual discourse? These three premieres take the temperature of the country’s conscience and the state of our city’s theater making community.
Not Dead Yet: A Review of Spamalot at Mercury Theater Chicago
An endearing and indebted parody of iconic British parodists returns to Chicago.
A Rousing Adolescent Tale: A Review of Spring Awakening at Three Brothers Theatre
This ever-relevant Tony Award-winning musical gets a solid storefront production in Waukegan.
A Fierce and Fractured Fairy Tale: A Review of Into the Woods at Writers Theatre
A fairy tale for the modern age that has aged well, indeed.
Play On: A Review of The Band’s Visit at Broadway In Chicago
While nothing happens, everything occurs in the national touring production of this Tony Award-winning 2017 musical.
A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That: Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival Provides a Sampling of Indie Work from Across the Country
This festival’s sampler-style short performances make it an un-intimidating point of entry for folks unfamiliar with contemporary dance and the many things that can mean.
Fall Arts Preview 2019: Can’t-Miss Fall Dance Events
A few of the most anticipated dance events of the fall.
More Plod Than Plot: A Review of Sons and Lovers at On the Spot Theatre Company and Greenhouse Theater Center
This production of D.H. Lawrence’s novel joins a recent trend of theatrical adaptations of literature that can’t quite make the jump from page to stage.
Don’t Lose Your Head: A Review of Invitation to a Beheading at Rough House Theater
Nabokov’s darkly compelling novel receives an equally introspective adaptation from the puppet masters at Rough House.
