Chicago Theatre Review

Monthly Archives: October 2015

The Cabin Boy’s Tale

October 21, 2015 Comments Off on The Cabin Boy’s Tale

Treasure Island – Lookingglass Theatre

Shiver me timbers and avast, me hearties! Lend your ear to an adventurous tale of hornswaggling on the high seas.

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Bliss and Rapture on the Ocean Blue

October 15, 2015 Comments Off on Bliss and Rapture on the Ocean Blue

HMS Pinafore – The Savoyaires

 

Ever wonder how a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta should look and sound? The Savoyaires have a textbook answer to

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The Doctor is In

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Good for Otto – Gift Theatre

 

David Rabe is a prolific American Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter and author, known for, among

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A Dream of Life

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Ride the Cyclone – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

 

A roller coaster called The Cyclone at a Canadian amusement park malfunctions and six high school students are

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A Nudge in the Right Direction

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The (Curious Case of the)Watson Intelligence – Theatre Wit

 

Madeleine George wears many hats. A wise, sharply intelligent writer of books for young readers, she’s the author o

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Love and Respect

October 8, 2015 Comments Off on Love and Respect

Marvin’s Room – Shattered Globe Theatre

 

They say these things always come in threes, don’t they? Bessie, who for the past several years has been a caretaker

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In Mourning for My Life

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The Seagull – Eclectic Full Contact Theatre

Possibly the most famous two lines of any Chekov play opens this production, translated by prolific British

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Roger Loves Chaz

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The Black White Love Play – Black Ensemble Theatre

Roger Ebert is a legendary film critic and the story of his love for, courtship of, marriage to and life with Chaz

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Come Look at the Freaks

October 6, 2015 Comments Off on Come Look at the Freaks

Side Show – Porchlight Music Theatre

 

The poignant and affecting story of conjoined twin sisters, Daisy and Violet Hilton, is based upon the real lives of two

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You’re a D’Ysquith

October 3, 2015 Comments Off on You’re a D’Ysquith

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder – Broadway in Chicago

 

The magnificent production that earned the Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League and the Outer Critics Circle Awards

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