There’s No Business Like Roe Business: A Review of Roe at Goodman Theatre
Occupied with playing devil’s advocate and presenting an exciting display, the local premiere of Lisa Loomer’s play loses poignancy and narrative consistency.
Sci-Fi Psycho Spiritual Pinter Play: A Review of Home Invasion at Silencio
The site-specific company returns for a production that is aesthetically radical though politically opaque.
One Step More: A Review of Madama Butterfly at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric’s production of “Madama Butterfly” is fashioned to invite discussion rather than uninformed permissiveness
With a Thud: A Review of How a Boy Falls at Northlight Theatre
Underneath the well-wrought exterior of this gratuitously convoluted, neo-noir drama is a conspicuous absence of heart, soul and meaning.
Money Makes the World Burn Down: A Review of Labyrinth at Broken Nose Theatre
Beth Steel’s play is itself a labyrinth of occasionally confounding design.
Strength in Vulnerability: A Review of How to Defend Yourself at Victory Gardens Theater
Liliana Padilla’s play speaks to the current climate without just quoting headlines and allows us to escape into another world without neglecting our own.
Life at the Intersections: A Review of Sheepdog at Shattered Globe Theatre
Directed by Wardell Julius Clark, Kevin Artigue’s play speaks truth to power in an age when power rarely speaks the truth.
“What the Fuck,” Indeed: A Review of If/Then at Brown Paper Box Co.
IF you plan to see this musical THEN you might want to prepare for a nonsensical (and misogynistic) vision of so-called female empowerment.
Another Day at the Office: A Review of Do You Feel Anger? at A Red Orchid Theatre
Mara Nelson-Greenberg’s play sneaks in themes of emotional manipulation, micro-aggression and male privilege to an audience that’s busy laughing.
It’s Got That Swing: A Review of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies at Porchlight Music Theatre
An evening of toe-tapping bliss that delivers a commendation worthy of the Duke’s talent.
