**** The Milwaukee Repertory knows how to leverage the intimacy of a studio theater. They’ve done it again with Parental...
Month: September 2023
***** The Lyric Opera opened its new season with stormy drama. The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer), the 1843 opera...
**** Leave it to Kokandy Productions to bring a wild musical to Chicago for its premiere ( in Chicago). Some of...
** Martyna Majok’s “Sanctuary City” tells a story about minor children of illegal migrants to the United States but has...
★★★★☆ "Ripcord," a delightful play written by David Lindsay-Abaire, is a rollercoaster ride of emotions that skillfully combines comedy and...
**** I was not sure what to expect when I sat down in my seat at The Goodman Theatre and...
***** Timeline Theatre is a Chicago "treasure" that brings history to its stage. Over the years, I have seen plays about...
**** “Jane: Abortion and the Underground”, directed by Morgan Manasa, tells the story of the underground abortion movement in Chicago...
***** It’s hard to make new friends as you get older. That’s true in a lot of people’s experience, at...
**** In her autobiography, Agatha Christie recounts a conversation with theater impresario and the producer of “The Mousetrap” shortly after...
