‘Theatre Reviews’ Archives
“The Game Show show…and stuff!”
The intimate Mercury Theater located in the very hip Wrigleyville/Lakeview neighborhood is the ideal spot for a show like this. Everyone is close to the action which will involve many audience members whose names are drawn from a spinning container and then they are brought [Read More]
“East of Berlin” & “The Russian Play”
In both of these plays, love is the topic that is looked at. What will one do to find true love? And what is one willing to do to keep that love? How do we prove to the person that we love, that we indeed do love them? These are some of the questions that are examined in [Read More]
“The Doyle & Debbie Show”
This dazzling 90 minutes of parody on the Country Western duos is amazingly funny and the original songs truly sound like they could have been performed somewhere along the way. While they are spoofing the performers of this genre, they do so in a loving way so that even [Read More]
“Pippin”
BoHo Theatre, a troupe that strives to "bring art to the stage" takes this unfamous musical to new heights on the intimate stage at Theater Wit on Belmont Avenue. With a rather bare bones, simple, but slick production staged by Peter Marston Sullivan with some dandy [Read More]
“Mary Poppins”
I cannot give this the rating I would like to as it is not as sleek as typical Broadway In Chicago productions. The positive is the big numbers, the strong ensemble, the story itself and the fact that tickets start at $25 ( so a family could watch this together [Read More]
” RED”
The tension between these actors is sheer magic and yet we feel that there is also a connection as Rothko sees his youth fading away opening his mind to his fears of what will become of him. How can he create art for those who will not see it as art, but just a backdrop for [Read More]
“Follies”
This production has not only great staging, but some excellent choreography by Alex Sanchez ( who adds a little "Fosse" touch in "The Story of Lucy and Jessie" featuring the adorable Caroline O'Conner with dancers Rhett Guter and Julius C. Carter). This is only one number [Read More]
“Rodgers & Hart;A Celebration”
talk about the great American Songbook! Two plus hours of solid music, performed by talented people more than make up for semi uncomfortable seats, very little in the way of set, very little in the way of costumes and okay lighting. This is a celebration of the music of [Read More]
“Wishful Drinking”
She may have had a roller coaster ride, but with her solid determination, she has in reality become a new icon ( other that Princess Leia). An icon for those who are also living with mental situations such as hers. They can look at what she has done with her life and how [Read More]
“The Great Fire”
It is not very often that one gets to sit in a theater that is one of the survivors of the story being told on its stage, but Lookingglass Theatre Company, located in the original Water Tower on Michigan Avenue and Pearson Streets is indeed that home, now housing "The Great [Read More]
