Colin Douglas | Chicago Theatre Review

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Black Pearl: A Tribute to Josephine Baker – Black Ensemble Theatre

Imagine if you could step back in time in order to marvel and enjoy the rise to fame of African

Objects in the Mirror – Goodman Theatre

Charles Smith’s searing new biographic drama takes its title from the advice printed on a car’s

Cabaret – Theatre at the Center

A drum roll and a cymbal crash announces the smirking face of the Emcee, peaking from behind the

Paradise Blue – Timeline Theatre

In 1949 Detroit there existed an island in the city called the Black Bottom. It was an enclave of African-

Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood

The creator and performer of this one-man show is actor, comedian and humorist, Dylan Brody. In 90

Lady X – Hell in a Handbag

Pitch your tents on Clark and Balmoral because it’s time to enjoy some high Camp. David Cerda’s new

She Loves Me- Marriott Theatre

In one of this season’s most highly anticipated productions comes a marriage made in heaven of what

My Name is Annie King – Underscore Theatre Company

A young medical student named Lucas, who just lost his dad, opens this musical play singing a

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – Citadel Theatre

Christopher Durang, known for his hilarious absurdist comedies (“Beyond Therapy,” “An Actor’s

My Fair Lady – Lyric Opera

Any production of Lerner and Loewe’s classic is always a treat. It’s a textbook example of the perfect