Review: LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 24, 2024
In LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD, Samuel D. Hunter has accomplished a rare and magical feat: He’s given us a play that’s mundane and profound at the same time. With Joe Mantello directing, Steppenwolf’s ensemble of Laurie Metcalf, Micah Stock, John Drea, and Meighan Gerachis make the play yet more fascinat...
Review: The Second City's 112th Mainstage Revue
by Rachel Weinberg - June 14, 2024
The Second City’s 112th Mainstage Revue, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETOURS, promises “weird, sexy comedy” in its opening moments. This ensemble definitely hits on the weird and occasionally hits on the funny. I think this revue, while not always consistently funny, gave this ensemble some real moments to ...
Review: THE KITE RUNNER Presented By Broadway In Chicago
by Zac Thriffiley - June 14, 2024
Fans of the novel may be enthralled at seeing the characters and events of THE KITE RUNNER brought to life before their eyes, largely through moving performances and clever stagecraft. But this dramatization feels unsatisfying, an adaptation that ultimately fails to convince audiences that it is nec...
Review: DEATH BECOMES HER at Cadillac Palace
by Misha Davenport - May 20, 2024
Move over Witches of Oz. There’s a new pair of Broadway-Bound divas looking to stage a wicked fight for supremacy eight shows a week. And you better best believe the stage becomes her, er, them....
Review: ON THE 20TH CENTURY at Blank Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - May 16, 2024
Blank Theatre’s ON THE 20TH CENTURY makes for a delightful ride through a farcical facsimile of Broadway’s Silver Age, if one can accommodate a few bumps along the way....
Review: TURRET at A Red Orchid Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - May 13, 2024
Levi Holloway’s dystopian play TURRET introduces audiences to an intimate bunker in a post-apocalyptic world. And notably, the play marks Michael Shannon’s return to A Red Orchid. Shannon plays Green, who presides over this mysterious bunker in which he’s holding captive his trainee, Rabbit (Travis ...
Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - May 06, 2024
In THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, four actors’ road to creating an elementary school Thanksgiving performance is paved with good intentions. But good intentions aren’t enough to save them from their “white savior” complexes. ...