Colin Douglas | Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? – Interrobang Theatre

Martin is a very successful, highly respected middle-aged architect living in New York City with his wife, Stevie, and his teenage

Borealis – House Theatre

Bennett Fisher’s world premiere season opener for The House Theatre of Chicago is an Alice in Wonderland-like quest story. It

Curve of Departure – Northlight Theatre

When the lights rise on Lauren Nigri’s detailed, ultra-realistic Santa Fe motel room setting, we discover Linda ironing a man’s suit, while an

Crime and Punishment – Shattered Globe

Sometimes one slaves over his plans for an event, rationalizes it to death and even envisions its aftermath. Such is this, Fyodor

Little Shop of Horrors – Drury Lane Oakbrook

Welcome back, Scott Calcagno! This brilliantly multitalented, detail-oriented director returns to the

Sweet Charity – Marriott Theatre

As the performance begins, the big, brassy chords of “Hey, Big Spender” reverberate throughout

Legally Blonde – Paramount Theatre

Paramount Theatre’s Autumn offering is a funny, creatively produced, scrumptious, hyper-caffeinated musical draped in pink and

Homos, or Everyone in America – Pride Films & Plays

Opening Pride Films & Plays’ second full season, nestled in their intimate, North Broadway venue, is New York playwright Jordan Seavey’s

Avenue Q – Mercury Theatre

Calling this 2004 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Book and Score edgy is like saying that pornography is spicy. But it’s so much more

A Shayna Maidel – Timeline Theatre

Barbara Lebow’s wrenching and uplifting drama about two sisters, reunited after years of separation, tells just one of the many stories