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Among the singers, Emilie Lynn’s strong vocals were a delight. Pascale M. Trouillot belted her songs to perfection. The ensemble work here was pleasing as this cute musical easily won the audience.

Wechsler’s initial production is the world premiere of Penny Penniston’s Spin – a whirlwind contemporary farce set in the world of multimedia advertising. Spin is intelligent, witty with biting satire and funny moments complete with sharp one-liners and retorts.

It is a clever show utilizing household cleaning items, Luke Cresswell, a self-taught percussionist, and Steve McNicholas, a British actor, spent years developing Stomp. Once complete, Stomp quickly became a world-wide sensation.

Local Chicago favorites, Bernie Yvon and Heidi Kettenring deftly present this sweet, charming and honest musical look at the cycles of marriage. Filled with a clever lyrics by Tom Jones upon Harvey Schmidt’s varied music, I do! I do! is fine entertainment.

What would happen if all six of 16th Century English King Henry VIII’s wives found themselves living together? That is the premise of Six Dead Queens now running at Evanston’s Picollo Theatre. This is a madcap comedy that swiftly moved for laughs during its 75 minutes. It had its moments but ultimately succumbs to vague historical references and silliness.

What can be said about this play that hasn’t been said already? Profiles Theatre’s production of Killer Joe by Tracy Letts has already been extended multiple times and is now enjoying a new run at the Royal George Theatre’s cabaret space.

I have ambivalent feeling about the – hypocrites’ production of 1966 hit Broadway musical, Cabaret. Director Matt Hawkins made some curious decisions both about casting and staging of Kander & Ebb’s Broadway musical. …The hypoctites’ production has enough production values to be worth a look.

The story searches for personal identity and family bonds using the motif of hip-hop culture. There are some warm and funny moments but the play comes off as a modern fable with raw contemporary elements. The story has under developed characters that evoke little empathy.