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Thursday, March 14, 2013

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

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Shakespeare's Coriolanus is a man most at home on a battlefield by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Coriolanus" by the Hypocrites at the Chopin Theater ★★★ If the truculent titular warrior in Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" has a parallel in American poli…

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Notebooks of puzzling allegory in 'Analog' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Analog" by the Neo-Futurists ★★½ The dance between self-revelation and self-indulgence has taken several forms over the years with the Neo-Futurists, but pe…

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

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

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Adaptation of 'Peyton Place' isn't sure where it wants to be by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Peyton Place" at City Lit Theater ★★ KERRY REID reviews "Peyton Place" at City Lit Theater ★★ ... The seamy side of gossipy small towns in New Engla…

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Wordplay and secret missions to Dublin at Strawdog by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Improbable Frequency" by Strawdog Theatre Company ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Improbable Frequency" by Strawdog Theatre Company ★★★

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Marital tension builds in 'Speaking in Tongues' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Speaking in Tongues" by InterroBang Theatre Project at Theater Wit ★★★ and "A Soldier's Play" at Raven Theatre ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Spe…

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

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Romeo and Juliet make the most of the moment by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet" at Chicago Shakespeare Th…

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

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

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Rich memories of a Colombian family in New York by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Empanada for a Dream" at 16th Street Theater ★★★½ and "City of Dreadful Night" at Den Theatre ★★ KERRY REID reviews "Empanada for a Dream"…

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Fakers have their fun but need to forge stronger links to story by Kerry Reid

In a 1997 essay on the art market, cultural critic Dave Hickey pointed out that "when you trade a piece of green paper with a picture on it, signed by a bureaucrat, for a piece of white pape…

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

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

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Friday, February 8, 2013

'Jeeves' at First Folio runs as smooth as a vintage Rolls by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Jeeves Takes a Bow" at First Folio Theatre at Mayslake Peabody Estate ★★★ 1/2 The third time is a charmer for First Folio and P.G. Wodehouse, -- but this …

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Worthy questions grow in 'Leaves, Trees, Forest' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Leaves, Trees, Forest" by MPAACT at Greenhouse ★★★ and "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" by Oracle Productions ★★ KERRY REID reviews "Leav…

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

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Murky historical background for 1881 love story by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Southbridge" at Chicago Dramatists ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Southbridge" at Chicago Dramatists ★★½

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

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

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Sophia Sinise, a new face with a familiar name at Steppenwolf by Kerry Reid

(BY KERRY REID) Sit down for coffee and conversation with Sophia Sinise (who goes by "Sophie" informally) and she seems like any other personable 24-year-old mulling over her career possibil…

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Midlife pressures, married life and how to survive them by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Happy Now?" by Shattered Globe at Stage 773 ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Happy Now?" by Shattered Globe at Stage 773 ★★½

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Questions of motherhood, and class, in 'Chalk Circle' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" by Promethean Theatre Ensemble ★★½ and "Sugarward" at Side Project ★★ "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" 

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

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Cupcakes and kindness at the center of 'Wee-Pie' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "American Wee-Pie" by Rivendell Theatre Ensemble ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "American Wee-Pie" by Rivendell Theatre Ensemble ★★★ ... Baking a…

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

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

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Trendy narcissism is the target at Trap Door by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEWS: "The Unveiling / Dozens of Cousins" at Trap Door Theatre ★★★ and "Purple Heart" at Redtwist Theatre ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "The Unveiling / D…

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

"Now and Forever: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber": The Marriott kicks off the new year with this world-premiere revue of songs by the mega-hitmaker of the 1970s and 1980s. Marriott's Aaron…

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Review of SketchFest 2013: Part local, usually inventive and always lively by Nina Metz, Kerry Reid and Kevin Pang

Few sights are as welcome each year as that of a packed lobby at the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, which opened with its typical gangbusters energy last weekend at Stage 773 in Lakeview an…

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

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

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3 by Kerry Reid

"Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular": The birth of a different king forms the basis for this annual show, featuring three Elvis impersonators (Shawn Klush, Donny Edwards and Cody Slaughter) fr…

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Shedding light on the man behind the books by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Dickens' Women" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Dickens' Women" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★½

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Suburban theater for the week of Dec. 21-27 by Kerry Reid

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