By Kristoffer Diaz Directed by KJ Sanchez Produced by Goodman Theatre, Chicago It Isn’t Funny. The Upstairs Concierge would have delighted a nine-year-old Joe Orton. This world-premiere is the product of Teatro Vista writer Kristoffer Diaz and director KJ Sanchez’s fruitless, more than two-years-long development process at the Goodman Theatre. Though the play lacks any … Read more
By Todd Bauer Directed by Jonathan Wilson At Raven Theatre, Chicago Abusive aging parents fight their son’s help as they face old age Blind Playwright Todd Bauer has penned a world premiere family drama, The Bird Feeder Doesn’t Know, that realistically depicts the slow trauma facing many American families. Yes, as couples born in the … Read more
Adapted and Directed by Matt Foss From the Novel by Upton Sinclair Music by Nicholas Tonozzi Score by Sam Allyn Produced by Oracle Theatre, Chicago Jungle a Potent Message for Today Oracle has revived their hit The Jungle from last summer, and it’s easy to see why. This piece, directed and adapted by Matt Foss, … Read more
By Jean Giraudoux Translated by Christopher Fry Directed by John Arthur Lewis Produced by Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Chicago Artists Show Promise with Challenging Piece Jean Giraudoux’s 1935 play The Trojan War Will Not take Place, which was retitled Tiger at the Gates when it was translated into English by Christopher Fry, is a dense neo-classical … Read more
By John Kolvenbach Directed by Ray Frewen Produced by Spartan Theatre At the Flat Iron Building, Chicago Edgy well written and superbly acted two-handed worth seeing There is a energetic dynamic working from Spartan Theatre at the Flat Iron Building at North Ave., Milwaukee and Damen. Take a smart, edgy drama about two siblings with … Read more
Featuring Max Raabe At Symphony Center, Chicago April 8, 2015 at 8 pm World renowned swing, jazz and 20/30’s pop singer to appear at the CSO for a night of nostalgia Watch the below videos to get glimpse of Max Raabe: I can’t wait to see and hear Max Raabe sing and his orchestra using … Read more
By Tom Stoppard Directed by Nick Sandys Produced by Remy Bumppo At the Greenhouse Theatre, Chicago Drama Packed With Modernist Themes Remy Bumppo’s funhouse themed season culminates in a genre-bending meta-theatrical romp that demands an audience’s full intellectual engagement. Tom Stoppard’s 1974 play Travesties is an adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest set in … Read more
By Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson Directed by Lisa Peterson Produced by Court Theatre Story of the Bible Makes Strong Production, Needs Revisions Court Theatre’s world premiere production of The Good Book is a musically transfixing examination of the Bible’s history and impact on present day Americans, but naturally will need some revisions before its … Read more
By Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron Based on the book by Ilene Beckerman Directed by Rachel Lambert A Multitude of Memories “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” offers an extremely vast array of topics, each triggered by an article of clothing from the characters’ past. It runs the gamut from silly little comments to a … Read more
By Will Eno Directed by Marti Lyons Produced by Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago Man Meditates on Grief and Limitations Title and Deed is a one-man show in which the character’s monologue only vaguely recounts a story. Instead, the Traveler, as he is called, treats us to a dissection of his losses, regrets, and sense of alienation … Read more