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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of July 6-12 by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

'Steamwerkz' and 'Dali' for these steamy days by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Steamwerkz: The Musical" at Annoyance Theater ★★★ and "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot" at National Pastime Theater ★½ KERRY REID review…

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of June 29 to July 5 by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. "The 39 Steps": This show's circuitous lineage includes its 1915 origins as a spy novel by John Buchan; a celebrated 1935 film by Alfred …

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of June 22-28 by Kerry Reid

"A Prairie Home Companion": Lake Woebegon temporarily relocates to Lake Michigan as Garrison Keillor brings his beloved fictional town of Minnesota eccentrics to Ravinia for a live broadcast…

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Lighter side of self-destruction in 'Cruel World' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Goodbye Cruel World" by Strange Tree at Theater Wit ★★★ and "The Rorsky Plays" for Oracle Productions ★★ "Goodbye Cruel World"

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Powerful courtroom moments in the open-air 'Inherit the Wind' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Inherit the Wind" for Oak Park Festival Theatre in Austin Gardens ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Inherit the Wind" for Oak Park Festival Theatre in Austin Garden…

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

A very able Hank at center of 'Lost Highway' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEWS: "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" by Filament Theatre Ensemble ★★★ and "Marat/Sade" by Right Brain Project ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Hank Williams:…

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Suburban theater for the week of June 15-21 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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Reinvented 'Sketchbook' takes on theme of reincarnation by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Sketchbook: Reincarnate" by Collaboraction ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Sketchbook: Reincarnate" by Collaboraction ★★★ ... Last year, Collabo…

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of June 8-14 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs "Inherit the Wind": Just in time for the election-season culture wars, part eleventy-billion, Oak Park Festival Theatre revives Jerome Law…

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Unlikely warmth in 'Inishmaan'; odd 'Sandman' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "The Cripple of Inishmaan" at Redtwist Theatre ★★★ and "The Sandman" at Oracle Theatre ★★★ "The Cripple of Inishmaan" 

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of June 1-7 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of May 25-31 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of May 18-24 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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'Arcadia' forces aligned; 'Henry V' focus split by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Arcadia" by New Leaf Theatre ★★★½ and "Henry V" by Promethean Theatre Ensemble ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Arcadia" by New Leaf Theatre ύ…

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of May 11-17 by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

At Lifeline Theatre, a proud production of Jane Austen by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Pride and Prejudice" at Lifeline Theatre ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Pride and Prejudice" at Lifeline Theatre ★★★½ ... OK, "Call me Is…

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'Opus' a timeless soldier's tale; muted 'Encores' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Opus 1861: The Civil War in Symphony" ★★★ and "Encores: After the Theatre and Other Stories" ★★ "Opus 1861: The Civil War in Symphony" 

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Suburban theater for the week of May 4-10 by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. "A Little Night Music": Because the inspiration for Stephen Sondheim's musical (featuring a book by Hugh Wheeler) was the 1955 Ingmar Ber…

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of April 27 to May 3 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs "When the Rain Stops Falling": Andrew Bovell's play moves back and forth in time over an 80-year span (1959 to 2039) to trace four generat…

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Father and son, heart-rendingly on the road by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" by Collaboraction at the Flat Iron Arts Building ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" by Collaboraction at th…

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of April 20-26 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs "Encores: After the Theatre and Other Stories": Piven Theatre's founding matriarch directs an evening of short works by Anton Chekhov, ada…

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'Enfrascada' finds hilarity amid heartbreak by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Enfrascada (A Hoodoo Comedy of Jarring Proportions)" at 16th Street Theater ★★★ and "The Improv Play" for InFusion Theatre Company ★★★…

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Friday, April 13, 2012

Pop songs on the Middle East, not so lovingly performed by Silk Road by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret" by Silk Road Rising ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret" by Silk Road Rising ★★★½ …

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of April 13-19 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs "Hairspray": From Mama Rose to Mama Turnblad: Drury Lane follows its hit production of "Gypsy" with this beloved paean to racial integrati…

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of April 6-12 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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'Tom Jones' makes convincing leap to stage; 'Sweetest Swing' a bit smug by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Tom Jones" by Polarity Ensemble Theatre ★★★ and "The Sweetest Swing in Baseball" by Step Up Productions ★★ KERRY REID reviews "Tom Jones" b…

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Just the right room for 'Turn of the Screw' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "The Turn of the Screw" at First Folio Theatre ★★★ Is the governess being haunted by ghosts, or are there bats in her belfry? That essential conundrum at t…

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Musicals include 'Breaking Up,' 'Pippin' by Kerry Reid

"Pippin": It's been a Season of Schwartz — Stephen, that is. The composer of "Wicked" has had local productions in the last several months at Northlight ("Snapshots"), Circle Theatre (…

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'Tea' has gone a bit cold; 'Hansel' seems lost by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Tea and Sympathy" by the Artistic Home at Stage 773 ★★½ and "Hansel und Gretel" at the Building Stage ★★ "Tea and Sympathy"

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Shedding light on Laramie a decade later; Cast holds together 'Hermanas' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later" by Redtwist Theatre ★★★ and "Las Hermanas Padilla" by Chicago Fusion Theatre ★★½ "The Laramie Projec…

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