Haunted by Life

Shining City – Irish Theatre of Chicago

Three men and a young woman slowly come to understand that they’re each being haunted by their own private ghosts in Conor McPherson’s 2004 Tony nominated play.

An Angel Gets His Wings

It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play – Brightside Theatre

The name George Bailey has become synonymous with Christmas, ever since Frank Capra’s holiday classic first began airing nonstop on TV during the 1980’s. Based upon

The Grandaddy of Them All!

A Christmas Carol – Goodman Theatre

This show is it.

This is what Christmas is all about in Chicago. The Grandaddy of all holiday productions, and the show that every other

Curiouser and Curiouser

Lookingglass Alice – Lookingglass Theatre

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll, is famous for authoring two children’s classics, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Dodgson was many things: a writer, a mathematician, a deacon in the Anglican Church, a

Following the Yellow Brick Road

The Wizard of Oz – Marriott Theatre

Since this classic movie first delighted children and grownups on the silver screen back in 1939, L. Frank Baum’s glorious fantasy has been a

You Belong to Me

Always…Patsy Cline – Theo Ubique

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it’s a truth universally acknowledged that any production directed by Fred Anzevino, the very talented Artistic

1776 and All That Jazz

The American Revolution – Adventure Stage

Everyone knows George Washington as this country’s first President, a man nicknamed “the Father of Our Country.” Very few folks, however,

Expectations Surpassed

Great Expectations – Strawdog Theatre

It’s a wonderful surprise when a repeat viewing of an excellent production not only remains just as superb, but may actually exceed expectations

A Ticket to Ride

Hellcab – Profiles Theatre

Will Kern’s annual favorite returns for another road trip through the Second City this holiday season. Set during an exhausting, 14-hour shift on

For One Brief, Shining Moment

Camelot – Drury Lane Oakbrook

When audiences recall this musical from 1960, the overstuffed, problematic follow-up to Lerner and Loewe’s brilliant, previous Broadway hit,