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RECOMMENDED Rough House Puppet Theater's "Sad Songs for Bad People" is titled correctly although, truth be told, I do not feel like a particularly bad person. Then again, anyone who enjoys h…
RECOMMENDED As you sift through the heaps of holiday shows, be sure you don't leave American Blues Theater's "It's A Wonderful Life: Live In Chicago!" off your must see list. More than a pla…
RECOMMENDED If run-of-the-mill holiday fare has got you down, perhaps what you need is a bit of a pick-me-up courtesy of Dr. Seuss. If that’s the case, you’re in luck: Marriot…
RECOMMENDED The Hebrew word hasbara literally means "explanation." But to modern-day Israelis it connotes something more like spin: the massaging of facts or almost-facts into propaganda for…
RECOMMENDED The tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth wonderfully come to life in this new adaptation of "Sherlock Holmes" by Greg Kramer. Directed by Andrew Shaver with production…
RECOMMENDED Once again, Larry Yando takes the stage as Scrooge in the Goodman Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol." It is the eighth year in a row he's played the part. It's als…
By Kevin Greene First published in 1843, Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” has since gone on to be one of the most popular Christmas stories of all time. Furt…
RECOMMENDED For all but the cult-like fans of "Mr. Show," the appearance of "W/ Bob & David" on Netflix is likely little more than a curiosity. For the inquisitive, I recommend a quic…
RECOMMENDED I can happily report that this play is nothing like what I expected. A one-man show about a member of the Nazi party who aspires to become the Third Reich's Minister of the Oc…
RECOMMENDED Economy drives creativity. That force is strong in Hansol Jung’s “No More Sad Things,” currently making its world premiere with Sideshow Theatre Company. …
RECOMMENDED What's not to like about a holiday show that ushers you to your seat with a freshly made cookie in hand? The spirit that whisks you through the door into the Box Theatre at Stage…
RECOMMENDED There is something wonderful about watching a musical revue that doesn't pretend to be more than it is. The folks over at Porchlight know when to let a good thing stand on its ow…
This event, founded by the At the Table Collective, comprised of members Lindsay Hopkins, Mike Lahood, Jessie Marasa, Lara Oppenheimer and Bryan Saner, began in December 2013 at Hopkins a…
RECOMMENDED If you've groused about Christmas decorations already taking over the seasonal aisle of Walgreens, grumbled about the Christmas tree already glistening from behind the draperi…
Few of those who taught at the School of the Art Institute haunt this festival so much as the ghost of outré artist Barbara DeGenevieve, who died suddenly in 2014, and whose performance med…
By Kevin Greene I'll admit that there are still some parts of the theatrical creative process that I take for granted as a critic. Toward the top of that list is the anxiety a critic's prese…
RECOMMENDED Franz Lehár’s beloved, wildly successful operetta "The Merry Widow" will woo and then suspend in delicious wistfulness even the staunchest objector to its inclusion i…
RECOMMENDED Misery: it’s what’s for dinner in “Pocatello,” MacArthur winner Samuel D. Hunter’s play about the decline of a chain restaurant in the titular Idaho…
With the holidays descending quickly upon us, you might be dreading all of the time you’ll be spending with your family in the next six weeks. Cousin Joey might corner you in the livin…
From the program notes of Northlight Theatre’s "You Can't Take It With You": "The Sycamore family lives in Morningside Heights, which was a distinctly middle-class neighborhood i…
 RECOMMENDED Violence is a peculiar type of thoughtlessness. Even well plotted attacks stem from the sheer failure to consider consequences, channel empathy or rationally question oneR…
Pulling sketch material from various past revues, this mash-up succeeds in bringing, as the introductory voiceover promises "speed, volume and hilarity" to weekend matinees and Tuesday night…
RECOMMENDED Every person who sees blasphemy in a red Starbucks cup that lacks the adornment of decorated pine trees and jolly old St. Nicholas ought to sit down for a nice, long chat w…
RECOMMENDED With a few high-profile exceptions, Scandinavians aren’t exactly known for their sunny dispositions. Artists like Jens Lekman, Ingmar Bergman and, of course, Henrik Ibsen, …
Eclipse Theatre Company ends their Terrance McNally season with "The Lisbon Traviata." The author of the Maria Callas-centric play "Master Class", “The Lisbon Traviata” suffer…
