Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Goodman Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - October 15, 2024
Namir Smallwood’s performance as Kenneth is a real testament to his superb abilities as a performer and the intimacy of PRIMARY TRUST becomes more profoundly emotional thanks to him.
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Review: Siegfried Tieber at THE MAGIC PARLOUR
by Rachel Weinberg - October 14, 2024
Magician Siegfried Tieber’s sparkling, genuine charm is every bit as magical as his tricks in his special engagement at THE MAGIC PARLOUR....
Review: AN ACT OF GOD at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - October 10, 2024
A question from Archangel Michael to God. The newest production in the BOLD Series at the intimate Copley Theatre in Aurora is An Act of God. Alex Weisman, in his bravura Paramount Copley debut as God, delivers each of the revised Ten Commandments to the audience in a way they do not expect. Sarcasm...
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD National Tour Premiere
by Rachel Weinberg - September 27, 2024
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD is three hours of nostalgia-fueled, utterly captivating theater...with heaps of stage magic. The Chicago engagement marks the national tour debut of the eighth installment in J.K. Rowling’s HARRY POTTER series....
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at The Home Creative Co.
by Zac Thriffiley - September 25, 2024
Despite some moving performances from the supporting cast, seasoned fans of and newcomers to THE OUTSIDERS may be underwhelmed by a production whose various elements leave it struggling to “stay golden.”...
Review: INHERIT THE WIND at Goodman Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - September 24, 2024
Goodman Theatre’s season-opening production of INHERIT THE WIND centers on a fictionalized version of the 1925 “Scopes Monkey” trial — at its heart, a debate on creationism vs. evolutionism. Though playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee make it clear they’re on the side of evolution, it’s sti...
Review: NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - September 23, 2024
NOISES OFF is lengthy and occasionally redundant because the show literally runs through Act One three times from different perspectives. But it’s also legitimately funny — which is rare and welcome for a Steppenwolf show....