Clare Barron’s new play, You Got Older, is about a young woman trapped by unhappy circumstances, struggling with loss, and finding the strength to keep going. Sound familiar? Take away the bizarre dialogue (and some […]
It’s not often a contemporary drama gets elevated to a national tour, especially one without any recognizable stars, a vague title, and a run that lasted less than a year on Broadway. The last two […]
You got to hand it to Steppenwolf for taking risks on untested new plays, primarily from young minority playwrights. It’s one of many reasons this company stands out among one of the finest regional theatres […]
Legendary singer-songwriter Carole King’s early career, as profiled in the biographical jukebox musical Beautiful, isn’t exactly high stakes drama. It’s true that Ms. King overcame a cheating husband in her first marriage and struggled with […]
Never have I heard the word “chill” used more frequently in a musical than I did during the two and half hours of the mind-numbing Escape to Margaritaville – a dopey sitcom musical currently taking […]
Hope and anguish clash in the emotionally cathartic, visually riveting, and all-around electrifying production of Elton John’s 2005 musical Billy Elliot. Featuring an enormous cast of 35 (of which 17 of them are children), this […]
Woody Allen’s musical, Bullets Over Broadway never reaches the witty humor of Mr. Allen’s 1994 film counterpart of the same name. Frustrating and annoying are the feelings that came most to mind the night I […]
The National Tour of American in Paris, now playing at the Ford Oriental Theatre, comes with the sub-caption, “A New Musical.” Calling it “new” might well be appropriate considering anyone familiar with the 1951 Gene […]
Nicole Laurenzi may have one of toughest starring roles I’ve seen anyone tackle this year. In Kokandy Production‘s newest show, the Chicago premiere of the 2003 Off-Broadway musical Little Fish, Ms. Laurenzi plays Charlotte, a […]
Heteronormative white male dominance has sure taken a heavy beating at Steppenwolf this year. So far, every play has forced us to examine themes of privilege through the lenses of race, class, and character. Now, […]
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