Colin Douglas | Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

Samsara – Victory Gardens Theater

To what desperate lengths will a couple go in order to have their own child? With recent advances in science, that often seem like science

Other Desert Cities – Citadel Theatre

From the beginning, director Mark Lococo’s sparkling production of Jon Robin Baitz’s play sizzles with a premonition of the emotion that’s

Ordinary Days – BoHo Theatre Company

Warren has come to New York City to begin life as an artist. He’s snared an easy job apartment- and cat-sitting for an artist, but he’s been

Sondheim on Sondheim – Porchlight Music Theatre

For the musical theatre aficionado and devoted fan of Stephen Sondheim, America’s premier composer and lyricist, Nick Bowling’s

The Importance of Being Earnest – Shaw Chicago Theatre Company

Can there be a more exquisite comedy in the English language? Populated by some of literature’s most delightfully self-absorbed

James and the Giant Peach – Filament Theatre Company

In 1961, a young British author named Roald Dahl burst onto the literary scene with a children’s novel that set the standard for inventive

First Date – Royal George Theatre

Just in time for Valentines Day, and poised to warm up those cold Chicago nights, this pocket-size, recycled sitcom-style musical is cute,

The Addams Family – Mercury Theatre

The sizzling sound you hear is all the artistry that burns within Mercury Theater’s creative team. This includes director, L. Walter Stearns,

La Cage aux Folles – Marriott Theatre

The glitz and glamor of St. Tropez, with all its sparkle and shine, stars in sequins and feather boas and talented chorines in drag, almost

Book of Merman – Pride Films and Plays

With the phenomenal success of Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez’s cleverly written, irreverent and infectious musical comedy,