Adore Armin is a cannibal. It’s a secret he’s kept ever since he was a child — to find another person that would never leave him. He never thought it would be possible, until Bernd[…]
Month: February 2010
Vanishing Points – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Several years ago I received an early morning call from my sister. She was frantic after hearing from her husband. He called saying that while on his way to work he had[…]
A Separate Peace opening @ Steppenwolf Theatre
A Separate Peace Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between[…]
Peter Pan opening @ Apollo Theater
Peter Pan Neverland beckons as Peter Pan and Wendy encounter fairies, mermaids and a ticking crocodile while trying to defeat the nefarious Captain Hook! This musical by Alyn Cardarelli and Steve Goers, the team behind[…]
Dancing at Lughnasa opening @ Irish American Heritage Center
Dancing at Lughnasa Dancing at Lughnasa is Brian Friel’s joyous memory piece recounting the yearnings and sublimation of love by the five Mundy sisters. Living out a mundane existence in the rural village of Ballybeg[…]
Cinderella – REVIEW
CLOSING WEEKEND – DO NOT MISS! By Venus Zarris When we were small they told us fairy tales. They read stories to us from books with beautiful illustrations or showed us films of wonderful adventures.[…]
Walk of Shame – Queer ONE NIGHT ONLY @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
Walk of Shame – Queer Following their riotous Victory Gardens show last October, The New Colonists bring their shame back to the Biograph – this time with a queer twist! Remember when you woke up[…]
Orange Flower Water opening @ Chopin Theatre
Orange Flower Water After years of maintaining a close, platonic friendship, David and Beth begin an inescapable love-affair with heartbreaking consequences. Through a series of theatrical, voyeuristic scenes which all take place on or around[…]
Evolution/Creation opening @ The Blue Theatre
Evolution/Creation Long ago, our ancestors intuited that our world had a beginning. Today science confirms this remarkable insight. The People’s Evolution/Creation celebrates one of the greatest Creation perspectives of all time and simultaneously explores the[…]
Flames and Blazes: A Musical Comedy opening @ Annoyance Theatre
Flames and Blazes: A Musical Comedy In 1928 at the most exclusive New Years Eve party in town, the “unburnable” Marriotropolis plays host to Chicago’s elite. But when the unburnable begins to burn guests and[…]