Press release provided by Third Eye Theatre Ensemble. Third Eye Theatre Ensemble Announces Chicago Premiere of Daniel Crozier’s With Blood, With Ink. October 20th – November 5th Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, Chicago Chicago–Third Eye Theatre Ensemble presents the Regional Premiere of composer Daniel Crozier’s With Blood … Read more
ENCORE PERFORMANCE OF SCREW IT: DOIN’ TIME ON THE LINE AT THE MCKAW THEATER Chicago, IL, August 14 – Local actor and playwright Tim Campos returns to perform his current one-person show Screw It: Doin’ Time on the Line at The McKaw Theater, Sunday October 15, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the McKaw … Read more
Press release provided by Suburban West Actors’ Guild. Suburban West Actors’ Guild presents an original, new musical set in Chicago during the 1893 World’s Fair. CHICAGO, IL – S.W.A.G. Theater Company presents the first full stage production of the multi award-winning new romantic-comedy musical, LOVE AFFAIRS AND WEDDING BELLS, directed by stage veteran Judy Rossignuolo-Rice … Read more
Press release provided by Odd’s Bodkins and Corn Productions. Odd’s Bodkins and Corn Productions are proud to present their First Annual production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Directed by Susie Matthews, this production is set in 1920s Baton Rouge. In a Southern Gothic world of fading plantation aristocracy and voodoo magic, the Macbeths seek an answer … Read more
Press release provided by Oil Lamp Theater. Oil Lamp Theater Announces Upcoming Production of Par for the Corpse by Jack Sharkey Directed by Keith Gerth October 12 through November 19, 2017 Glenview, IL – Executive and Artistic Director Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their … Read more
ChicagoCritic News Archive: This 2017 press release announced the Broadway cast recording of Sunday in the Park with George starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford. The recording has since been released; the original announcement and track listing are preserved below. For background on the musical, see our Sunday in the Park with George guide and … Read more
The Audience is terrific theatre. Two hours of riveting acting with many telling scenes told with wit, humor and stinging retorts. Nick Bowling’s staging in-the-round with an all-white set give an intimacy to those meetings. We become a ‘fly-on-the wall.’
The Audience makes history and powerful historical figures come to life, foibles and all. We see that Elizabeth II is more than a smiling lady with a handbag. Brooks is wonderful here. This is a gem!
During the 2016-17 season, Jeff Awards judges attended opening nights of 159 Equity productions offered by 42 producing organizations, and from these openings, 123 productions were “Jeff Recommended” and eligible for award nominations.
The 49th Annual Equity Jeff Awards ceremony honoring excellence in professional theatre produced within the immediate Chicago area will be held on Monday, November 6th, at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace.
I could probably state what the story was from the many press notes but I approach a new show as if I was an audience member. By the way, I asked an audience member both at the intermission and after the show if he had trouble understanding some of the characters? The young man said he could not understand the woman and the estate manager (Ross Frawley) because they slurred their words and spoke too fast to be understood. He was most dissatisfied with the play. He Asked me why they speak so fast? I told him to ask the director.
The ambitious, driven ultimate stage mother, Mama Rose is one of the great characters in all of American Broadway musicals. Any production of Gypsy depends on who plays Mama Rose. Mary Robin Roth’s booming voice channeled Ethel Merman takes over as the determined stage mother. Her voice grated on me after a time but Roth’s be