'Chicago' losing its razzle-dazzle in current road show by Alex Huntsberger - For The Sun-times

This latest tour feels musty, with the performers going through the same old Bob Fosse-inspired motions.

'Hannah and Martin' falls flat as intellectuals, romance collide by Alex Huntsberger - For The Sun-times

Louis Contey's dutiful revival turns Hannah Arendt into a docent, helpfully guiding us through the story of her life.

Shades of gray cloud an increasingly dated 'A Bronx Tale' by Alex Huntsberger - For The Sun-times

Just like its Italian-American hero, "A Bronx Tale" the musical moves between worlds and worldviews.

'Choir of Man' serves up plenty of tunes and brews but little substance by Alex Huntsberger - For The Sun-times

"The Choir of Man" may be set in a pub, but its sound hails more from the coffee shop.

A killer love story blossoms in decidedly charming 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alex Huntsberger - For The Sun-times

The Mercury Theatre's intimate environs prioritize genuine, emotional heft over cheap laughs or easy razzmatazz.

Breaking Bonds: With Summer Remount, Broken Nose Theatre Invites Audiences Back To The Table by Alex Huntsberger

Chekhov for the Smartphone Generation: A Review of At The Table at Broken Nose Theatre by Alex Huntsberger

Progress and Privilege: A Review of Straight White Men at Steppenwolf Theatre Company by Alex Huntsberger

Lascivious Morsel: A Review of Bootycandy at Windy City Playhouse by Alex Huntsberger

Double Double, Jims in Trouble by Alex Huntsberger

On Hollow Ground by Alex Huntsberger

A Midsummer Massacre by Alex Huntsberger

Lonely at the Top by Alex Huntsberger

A Twinkle in the Dark by Alex Huntsberger

A Boy and His Dog by Alex Huntsberger

The Tame Game by Alex Huntsberger

Trading Spaces by Alex Huntsberger

Not Nearly Wicked Enough by Alex Huntsberger

The Circle of Life by Alex Huntsberger

Review: Grand Concourse/Steppenwolf Theatre Company by Alex Huntsberger

RECOMMENDED I'm writing this twenty-four hours after the final blackout and "Grand Concourse" is still making me unsettled. Set in a Bronx soup kitchen run out of the basement of a Catholic …

Review: Whatever/the side project by Alex Huntsberger

RECOMMENDED Given that its first scene contains a teenage girl scheduling an abortion and then her boyfriend showing her a gun"one that might as well come with a giant neon “Chekhov…

Review: Voyage/Cock and Bull Theatre by Alex Huntsberger

RECOMMENDED If I were asked to describe Cock And Bull Theatre's "Voyage" in one word, that word would be "Ridiculous." But I don't mean that strictly as a negative. The piece is indeed ludic…

Review: Bent/The Other Theatre Company by Alex Huntsberger

RECOMMENDED I wonder what it would have been like to watch "Bent" in a parallel universe where Obergefell v. Hodges went the other way. It's not an easy play to experience under any circumst…

Review: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike/The Goodman Theatre by Alex Huntsberger

RECOMMENDED The opening moments of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” are pure Chekhov. A brother and sister sit in their country home staring at a pond, hoping to see a blue …

Review: All Our Tragic/The Hypocrites by Alex Huntsberger

RECOMMENDED One might think that Sean Graney's title for his play/adaptation/mashup/opus "All Our Tragic" is a bit of playful hyperbole. But nope. It's all in there. From Prometheus on the r…