234 stories by "Catey Sullivan"
Lucas Hnath's latest drama, The Christians, is packed with the sort of provocative questions that fuel all-night philosophical discussions. As a debate, Steppenwolf's production has merit. A…
Part of Greenhouse Theater's Solo Celebration! series, Her America, by Brett Neveu, has a troubling premise regarding women's choices. That being said, Kate Buddeke is an actor of fierce ab…
Despite a winning roster of country favorites and powerful, talented voices to serve them up, Honky Tonk Angels is all but done in by the barrage of clichés that creator Ted Swindley has mu…
There's power in the image of women working together to ensure each other's survival, all the while refusing to be categorized in terms of traditional gender norms. Unfortunately, that power…
Playwright Simon Stephens never explicitly mentions autism in the drama inspired by Mark Haddon's novel. But as this alternately funny, wrenching, riveting, and ultimately inspiring story un…
Mitchell Fain is putting his pointy-toed, jingle-belled foot down. Instead of yet another foray into Sedarisland, Fain is offering up his own take on Christmas. Theater Wit's This Way Outta …
In Sophocles' Electra at Court Theatre, Director Seret Scott makes all of the over-the-top grandeur and affectation work. The talented cast goes huge, creating a beautiful exploration into t…
Sometimes loud, sometimes garish, and never especially subtle, The Hypocrites' world premiere Cinderella at the Theater of the Potatoes is a confection of an operetta. Throughout, it makes j…
At first, Erika Sheffer's world premiere The Fundamentals seems as if it will be a razor-sharp parody/expose of the grimy inner workings of an outwardly gleaming luxury hotel. But the drama,…
Victory Garden's Roz and Ray, by Karen Hartman, is both sobering and upsetting. It is also commands your attention. Hartman has captured a world of Big Pharma injustice in the two-person dra…
With Northlight Theatre's Miss Bennet-Christmas at Pemberley, playwrights Margot Melcon and Lauren Gunderson craft a sparkling, witty, feel-good world premiere rom-com that is also a sharp, …
As clever and gorgeous as King Charles III is to behold, Mike Bartlett's tale about what would happen if Prince Charles took the throne falters in the storytelling. The Royal family never se…
As musicals go, Marriott Theatre's Singin' in the Rain is entertaining. The songs are marvelous, the dancing is terrific, the cast is likable. But pull back the covers on this nearly 65-yea…
Directed by Andrew Volkoff for About Face Theatre, I Am My Own Wife is a rich, enthralling docudrama that shines a klieg light on the very worst and the very best aspects of humankind. Highl…
Directed and choreographed by Matt Crowle, the charms of Drury Lane's Crazy for You aren't limited to a single Gershwin song. The entire show is a hoot, with a huge heart, killer dancing, an…
The Magic Play, Andrew Hinderaker's world premiere at Goodman Theatre, is embedded with stunning magic and aerial stunts. It's also full of distracting side stories and underdeveloped chara…
"Fun Home" is a moving musical that's delivered through sheer, enthralling storytelling. Based on Alison Bechdel's autobiographical graphic novel, it has more emotion-per-measure than most l…
With Gift Theatre's world premiere of Melissa Ross' *A Life Less Extraordinary* we get an amazingly strong director in John Gawlik and his mighty seven-person cast that cohesively elevate th…
Ferris Bueller and Proteus of Verona. They have more in common than you might think. For her production of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," opening in previews July 23 at Oak Park Festival The…
