Sometimes Shakespeare just wants a beach party
If there is a contemporary poet who can compete with the Bard when it comes to lyrical expressions of longing, surely it must be Brian Wilson. And in Oak Park...
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Haven Theatre’s ‘Hedwig’ sets the right tone
The confessional rock musical gets a workout in two current productions that handily illustrate the attractions (high-octane vocals backed by tight four-piece bands) and pitfalls (the sometimes uneasy tension between...
Haven Theatre’s ‘Hedwig’ sets the right tone
The confessional rock musical gets a workout in two current productions that handily illustrate the attractions (high-octane vocals backed by tight four-piece bands) and pitfalls (the sometimes uneasy tension between...
They’re having lots of good fun that is funny
Though "Seussical" gets top billing on the surprisingly short list of stage works adapted from the idiosyncratic canon of Theodor Geisel, the famous feline in the striped chapeau takes center...
Portrait of psychic abuse in ‘Beaten’; drinks with a twist at Annoyance
"Beaten" Agoraphobia is on the verge of becoming the latest theatrical metaphor for broken psyches. Samuel D. Hunter's "The Whale," seen this year at Victory Gardens, provided a heartbreaking portrait...
Portrait of psychic abuse in ‘Beaten’; drinks with a twist at Annoyance
"Beaten" Agoraphobia is on the verge of becoming the latest theatrical metaphor for broken psyches. Samuel D. Hunter's "The Whale," seen this year at Victory Gardens, provided a heartbreaking portrait...
‘Waiting for Lefty’ by Oracle Theatre ★★★½ and ‘Black and Blue’ at Raven Theatre ★★
"Waiting for Lefty" Fresh from its triumphant production of Bertolt Brecht's "The Mother," Oracle Theatre brings another classic of 1930s agitprop to stunning life. Matt Foss' staging of "Waiting for...
‘Waiting for Lefty’ by Oracle Theatre ★★★½ and ‘Black and Blue’ at Raven Theatre ★★
"Waiting for Lefty" Fresh from its triumphant production of Bertolt Brecht's "The Mother," Oracle Theatre brings another classic of 1930s agitprop to stunning life. Matt Foss' staging of "Waiting for...
‘Amadeus’ at Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★
If Antonio Salieri has living descendants, one imagines them pinballing between frustration and gratitude when considering Peter Shaffer's 1979 play "Amadeus," in which the court composer for Austrian Emperor Joseph...
‘Amadeus’ at Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★
If Antonio Salieri has living descendants, one imagines them pinballing between frustration and gratitude when considering Peter Shaffer's 1979 play "Amadeus," in which the court composer for Austrian Emperor Joseph...