by Hugh Iglarsh | May 14, 2026The Music Is Memorable in “Always … Patsy Cline,” the Framing Story Not So Much Liz Chidester gives a terrific star turn as the country music legend, but the American Blues Theater production of this warhorse jukebox musical keeps us at arm’s length from Patsy as a person.
by Mary Wisniewski | October 15, 2024Silly Love Songs: A Review of “The Last Wide Open” at American Blues Theater
by Tristan Bruns | December 14, 2023No Cosmic Lasso Required: A Review of “It’s A Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!” at American Blues Theater
by Noel Schecter | February 24, 2020Cahoots and Ladders: A Review of The Secret of My Success at Paramount Theatre
by Amanda Finn | September 6, 2019A Fierce and Fractured Fairy Tale: A Review of Into the Woods at Writers Theatre
by Hugh Iglarsh | February 2, 2016Review: The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes/Mercury Theater Chicago
by Loy Webb | November 28, 2015Review: It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!/American Blues Theater
by Aaron Hunt | January 30, 2015Something Old, Something New: Terry James Reflects on Marriott’s Forty-Year Success Story
