Monday, April 29, 2013
Hearing the cast's gorgeous voices is what puts this show in the recommended column. Indeed, Laura McClain's wonderful soprano alone is worth the price of admission. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:40PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 28, 2013
The core of Othello is its base emotions of love, ambition and betrayal " and thanks to gloriously haunting music, flawless choreography and the magnificent Joffrey dancers, Lar Lubovitch's …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:23PM[SHARE]Willesden Lane offers a lot to audiences due to the compelling story and gorgeous music. Despite her stiff acting, Mona Golabek's inspiring piano performance in a narrative context makes thi…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:23PM[SHARE]Anything Goes is pure escapist enjoyment. From Cole Porter's classic songs to Kathleen Marshall's precise tap choreography, you'll be grinning in your seat. Nostalgia is powerful, and as ma…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:04AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 27, 2013
In this most Chicago of shows, Porchlight Music Theatre has mounted a fun, frisky evening affair that's brimming with great moves, humor, and some now classic songbook numbers. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:59PM[SHARE]Friday, April 26, 2013
With The Silent Language, TUTA Theatre provides exceptional sensory delight for children and adults alike, providing an experience you can't get anywhere else. It's well worth a trip to the …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Exonerated is a series of vignettes based on true stories about people who had been wrongfully convicted. With each story is as heart wrenching as the next, It's safe to say that you nee…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:55PM[SHARE]Employing a creative and amusing use of song, staging, and big characters, Strawdog's Big Love delightfully comments on the varied nature of relationships and the complexity of gender roles.…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:49PM[SHARE]With Maria de Bueanos Aires, repurposing the original plot"with its more overt religious themes and fantastical elements"into a work of social and political commentary without changing a wor…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:25PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Out of all the musical endings I've ever seen, Big Fish is one of the most true. I wasn't manipulated. I was genuinely, completely moved. For all its imperfect lead-up, Big Fish has a perfec…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:38AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 23, 2013
In James Barrie's Quartets, for the price of one show in two hours we see three. 1, 2, 3... Outstanding! ShawChicago knows how to deliver invaluable entertainment. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:32PM[SHARE]Monday, April 22, 2013
The good definitely outweighs the bad in Steep Theatre's powerful production of The Knowledge, a title that carries three separate meanings in the play. You can attend secure in the knowledg…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:12PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 21, 2013
Christine Mary Dunford's artful adaptation of Lisa Genova's novel chronicles the ending of a brilliant mind, and does so with pure poetry. *Still Alice* is a serious story, but there's humor…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:13PM[SHARE]A collaboration between Chicago Children's Theatre and Redmoon Theatre, the creative team of conceivers, designers, and performers work overtime to ensure this adorable story about friendshi…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:57PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 20, 2013
Though not for everyone, this show's complete commitment to in-your-face prison realism and total lack of pretension or artiness makes this 50-year old opus feel fresh and exciting. (read mo…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:43PM[SHARE]Friday, April 19, 2013
The Whale is ugly. It's magnificent. It's essential. It's theater. Don't miss this show! (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:20AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Despite some problems with the script, Director Anna C. Bahow keeps the overwritten drama flowing like the Mississippi at springtide. And Justine C. Turner anchors her Emma/Franklin in a ver…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I wanted Creditors to be a 'comedy with a vengeance.' Instead, I found it to be a 'drama without much comedy or drama.' (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:45PM[SHARE]Monday, April 15, 2013
Sir Alan Ayckbourn's text is tightly paced, verbally sharp and mentally provocative. Woman in Mind is a masterful blend of talk and action, and of fluffy dreams and dull routines. Brilliant …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:06PM[SHARE]This is, essentially, a love story - albeit an unlikely one. But it's more than that, serving as a quiet reminder that everyone, no matter what we've done, is just looking for love and comp…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:51AM[SHARE]After a string of hits, including Good People and Clybourn Park, the world premiere of Head of Passes is squarely in "miss" territory, with an inconsistent script and acting to match. (read …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 01:13AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 14, 2013
This Eugene O'Neill play may be short, but it sure packs a wallop. And with Jeff Duhigg's (Charley) physical expressions, this Hughie is every bit an intimate conversation. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:23AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 13, 2013
Your eyes and ears will thank you for every second that you enjoy this matchless production! (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 01:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 11, 2013
Another Marriott Theatre triumph, Director David H. Bell's all-embracing arena staging delivers everything but the vista of Bali H'ai's twin peaks floating in the distance. It simply revives…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:28PM[SHARE]The germs of a half-dozen plays at its center, it would be exciting to see this production move from a workshop-feel to full blown dramatization. Such as it is, this is still some potent stu…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:44PM[SHARE] In a Garden Written by Howard Korder Directed by Lou Contey A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells (m…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:34AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 10, 2013
There's much to take in here " and it's all a delight. The Mercury has spared no expense in putting on a big and highly entertaining show. With Barnum, they show us they're not afraid of hig…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Patria Libre is a good idea gone dull, a rough draft in need of copious polish. It could be something special, but right now it's not even close. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:50PM[SHARE]Despite the name *chaos,* this show is smooth-running. Under the well-paced direction of Matt Hovde, one bit blends into the next. Let Them Eat Chaos is hilarious! (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:53PM[SHARE]Monday, April 8, 2013
L'imitation of Life is one of the smartest farces I've seen of late. This is high camp with a heart, and a show stopping gospel number by guest star Mahalia Jackson is just icing on this del…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:45PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 7, 2013
LiveWire Chicago knows how to throw an existentialist crisis. What really does matter? This show! A Permanent Image is darkly compelling and potentially life altering. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:56PM[SHARE] 
