by Rob Silverman Ascher | September 8, 2026“Sunday in the Park With George” Shares the Downsides of the Art Life Kokandy's intimate staging focuses less on the grandeur of Seurat’s pointillist magnum opus and more on the cerebral tortures of being an artist.
by Mary Wisniewski | July 22, 2026“Hair” Is More Relevant Than Ever Kokandy Productions revives the "tribal love-rock musical" at Chopin Theatre.
by Sharon Hoyer | March 17, 2026Through the Roof: Grelley Duvall Goes for the Statuette with Best Actress Full-spectrum emotionally gratifying theater, signed and sealed in a love letter to pop culture.
by Robert Eric Shoemaker | November 6, 2025This Is the Moment for Kokandy’s “Jekyll & Hyde” Jaw-dropping vocals breathe life into a melodramatic cult favorite.
by Robert Eric Shoemaker | August 6, 2025Camp Acts of Connection: A Review of “Amélie” at Kokandy Productions
by Hugh Iglarsh | April 30, 2025Meaningful Nonsense: Chopin Theatre and Gwydion’s “Theatre of the Absurd Festival”
by Hugh Iglarsh | September 16, 2024A Man in Full: A Review of “Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago” at Chopin Theatre
by Tristan Bruns | August 6, 2024Change the Page: A Review of “Alice by Heart” by Kokandy Productions at Chopin Theatre
by Sharon Hoyer | January 10, 2024Speak, Material: The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is Back with a Message Beyond Words
by Tristan Bruns | July 11, 2023Rated “Argh” for Intense Fun! A Review of “The SpongeBob Musical” by Kokandy Productions
by Tristan Bruns | April 4, 2023Behold, The Chosen Homosexual: A Review of Hell in a Handbag Productions’ “I Promised Myself To Live Faster”
by Dennis Polkow | December 5, 2022Out of the Darkness: A Review of It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! at American Blues Theater
