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Instead this Greenhouse production invents its central dramatic incident to make its point. → Read More
The rest of Porchlight’s raucous revival shines around her. → Read More
There's also something weirdly liberating about the sight of Oompa Loompas toting knives. → Read More
All that’s left of the angry satire is punishment. → Read More
But this Goodman production should best be understood as a reliving than a true memoir. → Read More
And director Pam MacKinnon and her Steppenwolf cast give us a masterwork. → Read More
Trap Door Theatre’s revival of the Pirandello play is farcical, soapy, and profound. → Read More
It fails to pay tribute to the big questions raised by the classic novel celebrating its bicentennial this year. → Read More
Frankenfest brings four stage adaptations of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece. → Read More
A local debut and a world premiere that just might merit the hype. → Read More
Valentijn Dhaenens's one-man show is designed to start a conversation. → Read More
Bennett Fisher’s play has all the amenities except a well-explored point. → Read More
But the production's happy ending feels unearned. → Read More
A western in function, the show lacks the tension of the classic archetypes it seeks to emulate. → Read More
Writers Theatre’s Vietgone brings the war home to Glencoe. → Read More
The company's attempts to play with gender dynamics just create confusion. → Read More
The play defeats expectations and shakes its audience up. → Read More
And, in the process, gives the entire ending away. → Read More
Barbara Gaines's adaptation includes hip-hop faeries, a cute lion, and abundant Chicagoiana. → Read More
A modern update of Everyman faces death with jokes and gimmicks that verge on cutesiness. → Read More