By J. Scott Hill Chicago theatre is so vital and dynamic that there was a lot to love in 2009. My fantastic year in the audience began with Lori McClain’s beautiful barrage of obscenity as[…]
Month: January 2010
Blue Door opening @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
Blue Door By Tanya Barfield Directed by Andrea J. Dymond A soul-searching journey begins when an African-American professor is left by his wife due to his reluctance to embrace his identity. The night of their break[…]
Distracted opening @ American Theatre Company
Distracted America. Today. When Mom and Dad’s problems with Junior escalate, the advice from the world around them is to medicate. Does Jesse have Attention Deficit Disorder, or is he just a kid growing up[…]
The Brother/Sister Plays opening @ Steppenwolf Theatre
The Brother/Sister Plays By Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by ensemble member Tina Landau Featuring ensemble members Alana Arenas, K. Todd Freeman and Ora Jones with Phillip James Brannon, Rodrick Covington, Glenn Davis, Jeff Parker, Tamberla[…]
The Island opening @ The Greenhouse Theatre Center
The Island Athol Fugard’s daring drama is set in an unnamed prison based on the one where Nelson Mandela was held. John and Winston are cellmates who spend their days doing back-breaking labor, and their[…]
Lucid opening @ Athenaeum Theatre
Lucid A discontented artist experiments with lucid dreaming, assuming control over his dreams and enacting his fantasies. Convinced that his only chance at self-actualization lies beyond the dreamscape, he embarks on a phantasmagorical affair with[…]
Awake and Sing opening @ Northlight Theatre
Awake and Sing By Clifford Odets Directed by Amy Morton In a cramped Bronx tenement during the Great Depression, a working-class Jewish family copes with financial hardship even as they dream of a brighter future.[…]
Barrel of Monkeys Launches Sunday Matinees of “That’s Weird, Grandma!”
Barrel of Monkeys Launches Sunday Matinees of “That’s Weird, Grandma!” Critically-Acclaimed Show Brings Kids’ Creative Writing to Life, Hilarity Ensues! Chicago, IL – Barrel of Monkeys, the Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble, will bring their popular[…]
The Year of Magical Thinking – REVIEW
By J. Scott Hill Death comes to everyone in time, and if one is very lucky they leave behind people who grieve them. Everyone grieves differently, yet everyone grieves the same. There are festive wakes[…]
DREAMGIRLS – REVIEW
CLOSING WEEK! Don’t Miss! By Venus Zarris Seldom does a show explode with so much raw talent and polished dazzle, from start to finish, as this incredible all-new production of DREAMGIRLS! If you don’t leave[…]