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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Teapot Tempest: A Review of Howards End at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company by Hugh Iglarsh

Intelligently scripted, deftly directed, capably acted, this production is less than the sum of its well-crafted parts.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM
Monday, August 26, 2019

All Quiet, No Front: A Review of All Quiet on the Western Front at Red Tape Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

In an effort to bring its subject into the 21st century, this stylized adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's 1928 novel loses much of the original's austere power.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:41PM
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Leeway for Risk-Taking: Finding Family in the Chicago Theater with Mark Larson by Hugh Iglarsh

"In my heart of hearts, I’ve never left. I never will leave.”

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Monday, July 29, 2019

Burnt and Raw: A Review of Roast at The Comrades by Hugh Iglarsh

This morbid tragicomedy is unable to land its punchlines.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:53AM
Monday, July 8, 2019

The Little Engine That Couldn’t: A Review of Ada and the Engine at The Artistic Home by Hugh Iglarsh

Lauren Gunderson's 2015 play comes off as the awkward love child of Jane Austen and Bill Nye the Science Guy.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:19AM
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Giveth and Taketh: A Review of Prophet$ at The Factory Theater by Hugh Iglarsh

Too affectionate to be satire and too broad to be drama, this world premiere can’t decide what it is or what, if anything, it believes.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PM
Friday, May 31, 2019

Love Blooms Eternal: A Review of Bloomsday at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company by Hugh Iglarsh

Inspired by James Joyce's "Ulysses," Steven Dietz's play is structured as a chord of simultaneity rather than a sequence of events.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PM
Friday, May 24, 2019

Less Dead, More Pan: A Review of Killing Game at A Red Orchid Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

As the corpses pile up, the question arises of what exactly is irritating Ionesco: human folly or human existence itself?

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:54PM
Monday, May 6, 2019

Set Your Heart at Ease: A Review of Sentimental Journey at Citadel Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

While clearly aimed at an older demographic, this world premiere will appeal to people of all ages interested in the still-relevant question of how to live life with poise, class and style.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:44PM
Monday, April 29, 2019

History Repeating: A Review of Hannah and Martin at Shattered Globe Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

This revival of Kate Fodor's 2003 play demonstrates the evil of banality at a time when fascism is once again on the rise.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:18PM
Monday, April 8, 2019

After All: A Review of Small World at The New Colony by Hugh Iglarsh

This world premiere is a modern-day vision of hell that outstrips the imaginings of Dante or Hieronymus Bosch. It's also a comedy.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Failure to Launch: A Review of How to Live on Earth at Chimera Ensemble by Hugh Iglarsh

Millennial mores take center stage against the backdrop of intragalactic travel in this local premiere by MJ Kaufman.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM
Friday, March 8, 2019

Dado Does Dada: A Review of The Ruse of Medusa at Facility Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

Hardly seen stateside, this tautly silly production of Erik Satie's play is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PM
Monday, March 4, 2019

What a Bomb: A Review of The Man Who Was Thursday at Lifeline Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

This quixotic adaptation of G.K. Chesterton's novel is both reverent and ridiculous.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PM
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Welt Upon the Soul: A Review of Requiem for a Heavyweight at The Artistic Home by Hugh Iglarsh

By going with the padded Broadway version, rather than the tighter TV or movie screenplay, this production of Rod Serling's noirish melodrama delivers something less than a knockout.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 06:00PM
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

On Nothing: A Review of Noises Off at Windy City Playhouse by Hugh Iglarsh

Windy City Playhouse's revival of Michael Frayn’s backstage comedy is exactly what it satirizes: a soulless execution of entertainment industry mores.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 06:00PM
Monday, January 21, 2019

A Will for the People: A Review of Fuente Ovejuna at City Lit Theater by Hugh Iglarsh

Written more than four hundred years ago, this play about collective resolve against singular authority remains urgently contemporary.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:30AM
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Challah Days: A Review of Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins at Strawdog Theatre Company by Hugh Iglarsh

This world premiere at Strawdog Theatre Company provides much-needed holiday fare for families of the non-Noel persuasion.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:30PM
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

One Ghost Will Do: A Review of The Woman in Black at Royal George Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

There's no moral message or social insight to bog down this heart-pounding holiday journey at The Royal George Theatre.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:30AM
Friday, November 9, 2018

Balance in the Labyrinth: A Review of Malaga (or the Inner Ear) at Theatre Y by Hugh Iglarsh

Theatre Y presents the English-language premiere of this disquieting exploration of sacrifice and parenting.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM
Monday, November 5, 2018

No Holiday: A Review of Lady in Denmark at the Goodman Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

The Goodman Theatre stages the world premiere of this bland and meandering reflection on the life of an artist who was anything but.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:30PM
Friday, September 28, 2018

Easy on the Ears: Nate Herman’s Latest Enterprise Fuses Radio, Classic Hollywood Cinema and the Anything-Goes Attitude of Improv by Hugh Iglarsh

Combining his years as an improv artist with the storytelling possibilities of radio, Nate Herman's Films for the Ears produce one-of-a-kind, off-the-cuff events.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AM
Monday, September 24, 2018

Slow Curve: A Review of Curve of Departure at Northlight Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

The latest from Northlight Theatre follows a "ragtag little group of humans" through an increasingly contrived familial plot.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:15PM
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Dig A Little Deeper: A Review of Nightmares & Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier at Black Button Eyes Productions by Hugh Iglarsh

Black Button Eyes Productions captures the misanthropy in John Collier's stories but misses his sly take on the shadows surrounding civilized life.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:15AM
Monday, August 20, 2018

Jersey By Way Of Athens: A Review of BLISS (Or Emily Post Is Dead!) at Promethean Theatre Ensemble by Hugh Iglarsh

There is not enough dramatic scaffolding to support the bulk of thematic materials in this world premiere from Promethean Theatre Ensemble.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

A Moveable Feast: A Review of Pamplona at the Goodman by Hugh Iglarsh

Returning to the Goodman Theatre a year after suffering a heart attack while on its stage, Stacy Keach consummates his performance of the tumultuous, iconic Ernest Hemingway in this affectin…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 06:00PM

Hunger Porn: A Review of Sickle at Red Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

Like the fields tilled by the victims of Holodomor, Abbey Fenbert’s new play at Red Theater Chicago needs air and space in order to properly grow.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PM
Monday, June 25, 2018

Ship of Fools: A Review of The Deck Chairs (or Make the Titanic Great Again) at The Conspirators by Hugh Iglarsh

The Conspirators present a multi-level satire of just about everything in this sharp-edged and in touch production.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, June 2, 2018

Not Very Rich: A Review of A Little Night Music at Boho Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

Performed in cramped quarters, BoHo Theatre's production of Sondheim's rarely revived musical reveals an ugliness beneath its polished, polyphonic surface.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PM
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Dream A Little Dream: A Review of Cry It Out at Northlight Theatre by Hugh Iglarsh

Molly Smith Metzler's new play at Northlight Theatre explores the realities of modern motherhood.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards