Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

Next Stop: Viet Nam

September 18, 2015 Comments Off on Next Stop: Viet Nam

Dogfight – Boho Theatre

 

Bringing another exciting season to a close, their 11th, BoHo Theatre presents the Off-Broadway musical hit about a

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Get the Guests

September 17, 2015 Comments Off on Get the Guests

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Redtwist Theatre

 

Loud, unrestrained laughter pierces the quiet exterior of the modest New England home of George, an associate

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The Prince of Broadway

September 16, 2015 Comments Off on The Prince of Broadway

The Producers – Nightblue

 

Winning a record-breaking twelve Tony Awards back in 2001, following a Chicago pre-Broadway tryout, Mel Brooks’

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Living in the Shadows

September 16, 2015 Comments Off on Living in the Shadows

Victor/Victoria – NightBlue

 

The old adage goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.” One could also add that if it doesn’t improve upon the

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A Fancied Page of History

September 8, 2015 Comments Off on A Fancied Page of History

Geneva – Shaw Chicago Theatre

 

Originally presented in Poland in 1938, playwright George Bernard Shaw imagined a theatrical summit meeting,

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Ending the Drought

September 7, 2015 Comments Off on Ending the Drought

The Rainmaker – American Blues Theatre

 

In N. Richard Nash’s poetic drama a drought is ravaging the nation during the Great Depression. The lack of rain

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A Story That Soars Up to the Sky

September 6, 2015 Comments Off on A Story That Soars Up to the Sky

Peter and the Starcatcher

 

A dozen actors enter through the mist onto Scott Davis’ deceptively simple set, virtually an empty stage adorned with

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All in the Family

September 5, 2015 Comments Off on All in the Family

The Lyons – Aston Rep

 

As Ben lies in his hospital bed facing death, his wife Rita relaxes in a chair, facing away from him, casually browsing

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Moving On…So What?

September 3, 2015 Comments Off on Moving On…So What?

Glory Days – Refuge Theatre Project

 

Four best friends from high school reunite on an empty football field a year after they’ve gone on to the colleges of

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Memories Explode in Manhattan

August 31, 2015 Comments Off on Memories Explode in Manhattan

The Price – Timeline Theatre

 

Sometimes a theatergoer attends a play, produced by a topnotch company, confident that he’ll be impressed by what

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