The long-running, ever-changing show is a cirque du smirque that mixes song, comedy and acrobatics.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFor all the trouble "Ruined" so powerfully captures, it also gives us the human capacity for tenderness in the face of anarchy and hellish violence.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMA musically superb, deeply affecting songfest.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe story captures God’s chief expectation, that people spend their lives bettering life for all on Earth.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMEight women and one man, vocal powerhouses all, move quickly from tune to tune.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMSmook’s singing, puppetry, voice characterization and mugging have vaudeville polish.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM"The Moors," plays off the mental and physical landscapes of the work of Charlotte and Emily Bronte.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThis year’s fest brings in the very best from all over the United States. Nearly all of the works are new to Chicago.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFans of physical comedy may find it a rare treat. This is a gentle-hearted show which calls to mind the kind of physical schtick on old TV variety programs.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWhen it comes to showing heart, especially in the power ballads and anthems, this show is stirring.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM"Love Actually?" shoots at the king of rom-com Christmas films and kills it.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe show is a small miracle, surviving four decades and its corn-poney Southern-ish roots and emerging largely free of the pre-woke landmines rife in musical theater of "Pump Boys’" vintag…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMHow could it not draw on our afflicted times?
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMA pastoral comedy is just what the doctor ordered to ease our way out of our recent confinement. Chicago Shakespeare Theater obliges with its bright, energetic tale of souls fleeing death an…
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