Theatre Reviews

It recounts the story of a Puerto Rican couple – Flora (Elizabeth Ledo/Sandra Marquez) and Eusebio (Joe Minoso/René Rivera) who met on the island in 1953 and married the following year. It is a personal story told across years of marriage, but it is also the story of the suffering of all Puerto Ricans forced to flee their land in search of work and dignity.

Up is art for art’s sake, a thing of beauty to be admired. It’s nice that it makes you think, but that is not its raison d’être.
Up is delicious – a simply beautiful show with a cast that is uniformly magnificent. Bravo!

The Hollow Lands is an ambitious 14-actor, 30 character historical epic about America’s early pioneers spanning over forty years (1815-1857) throughout all of the United States.

We meet Marcus Yallow (Mike Harvey), a charming seventeen year old techno-geek with a passionate sense of rebellion from the government’s attempts to remove his personal freedoms.

Making things worse with director Dan Krall’s cast are the basic fundamentals of stage elocution and articulation. From speaking too softly to speaking in a mumbling tone to running a line of words together in a rapid manner–diminished the play.

Follies is a most worthy production featuring a large no-Equity cast each dedicated to producing musical theatre art with an eye on craft and showmanship. They succeed nicely under the detailed direction of Marlon Barden and the effective choreography from Robin Lehtman.

By Laura Schellhardt Produced by The Route 66 Theatre Company At A Red Orchid Theatre An epic story told through an intimate lens The challenge of a one- person show is if it is great, accolades go to the actor for pulling it off. If the show is failure, it cannot be blamed on the … Read more

Nederlands Dana Theater I brings their amazing modern dance style to Chicago tonight at 7;30 pm at the Auditorium Theatre

Cleage’s drama elucidates the faces that the civil rights movement produced with the emphasis on five women’s perspectives. Mrs. King’s legacy is vividly presented by each of the disparate African-American women.