‘Death Becomes Her’ musical is going directly to Broadway after Chicago
“Death Becomes Her,” the new musical based on the darkly comic 1992 movie, is going directly to Broadway this fall after its Chicago world premiere.
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Review: ‘Turret’ by A Red Orchid is Michael Shannon doing his intense best work
We never find out why the world outside has ended, except that there has been some kind of war and we are watching the fate of the losers.
Review: ‘An Educated Guess’ at Definition Theatre is a promising new play about an immigration dilemma
The playwright, a former media executive and an immigrant himself, is interested in many things here, beginning with the lives of those who conduct immigration interviews.
Review: ‘Jump’ by Shattered Globe has a strong lead performance and characters stuck on a bridge
Bridges loom large for those who live in Brooklyn, and one such crossing is the central image in “Jump,” a poetic, newish play by Charly Evon Simpson, who resides in...
A Red Orchid’s new play ‘Turret’ has a father’s ghost — and Michael Shannon trapped in a bunker
Playwright Levi Holloway said he began writing the play after the death of his father, and he could hear the current cast in his head while writing it.
Review: ‘Thanksgiving Play’ at Steppenwolf Theatre is a biting satire, humanly played
Larissa FastHorse’s play, previously on Broadway, is set at an elementary school where a teacher tries and fails to do the right thing.
Review: This ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Nederlander Theatre comes with the Donna of all Donnas
I've seen this show some 14 times and I'm a huge ABBA fan. I wanted to see it again mostly to hear Christine Sherrill sing "The Winner Takes it All."
Review: In ‘Judgment Day’ at Chicago Shakes, Jason Alexander delivers huge, old-school laughs
As the story of a corrupt attorney, this is just the kind of smart satire that theater-goers are looking for right now. Just be careful how hard you laugh.
‘Death Becomes Her’ gets a new life as a Broadway musical, opening in a world premiere in Chicago
Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard are the leads of the stage adaptation of the '90s comedy starring Meryl Streep, a musical much changed from the original.
Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Drury Lane Theatre needs a little more spark
Interestingly, the famously problematic Cuba sequence of this justly beloved musical has been revised and is one of the best of the entire production.