Category: PLAY STATUS – EVENT

Review: We Are Proud to Present… (Victory Gardens)

Jake Cohen and Kamal Angelo Bolden       
      
We Are Proud to Present…

Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury 
Directed by Eric Ting 
VG Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln (map)
thru April 29  |  tickets: $20-$50   |  more info
       
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April 14, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims in Revelations, choeographed by Alvin Ailey       
      
Alvin Ailey
   American Dance Theater
 

From Artistic Director Robert Battle
Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy (map)
thru April 15  |  tickets: $30-$90   |  more info
       
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April 13, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Jersey Boys (Broadway in Chicago)

John Gardiner as Tommy DeVito and Joseph Leo Bwarie as Frankie Valli, in Broadway in Chicago's "Jersey Boys" at the Bank of America Theatre.      
     
Jersey Boys 

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe
Directed by Des McAnuff
Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe (map)
thru June 3  |  tickets: $37-$97   |  more info
       
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April 12, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Rick Bayless in Cascabel (Lookingglass Theatre)

Shenea Booth and Nicolas Besnard in Lookingglass Theatre's "Rick Bayless in Cascabel", co-created by Heidi Stillman, Tony Hernandez and Rick Bayless. (photo credit: Sean Williams)       
      
Rick Bayless in Cascabel

Written by Heidi Stillman, Tony Hernandez
    and Rick Bayless 
Directed by Heidi Stillman and Tony Hernandez
Lookingglass Thtr, 821 N. Michigan Ave. (map)
thru April 29   |  tickets: $225-$250   |  more info
       
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April 8, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Trash (Babes With Blades)

L to R: Alison Dornheggen as Diane, Megan Schemmel as Becky. Photo by Steven Townshend. Lighting by Leigh Barrett.       
      
Trash

Written by Arthur M. Jolly  
Directed by Delia Ford
at The Side Project, 1439 W. Jarvis (map)
thru May 5  |  tickets: $12-$20   |  more info
       
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April 4, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Freud’s Last Session (Mercury Theater)

(L-R) Mark H. Dold and Martin Rayner as C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud, in Mercury Theater's "Freud's Last Session" by Mark St. Germain. (photo credit: Carol Rosegg)       
     
Freud’s Last Session

Written by Mark St. Germain  
Directed by Tyler Marchant
at Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport (map)
thru June 3  |  tickets: $45-$55   |  more info
       
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March 27, 2012 | 2 Comments More

Review: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed (Lifeline Theatre)

Nathaniel Niemi with the cast of Lifeline Theatre's "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed", adapted by Robert Kauzlaric and Paul Gilvary from teh book by Mo Willems.       
      
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed 

Adapted by Robert Kauzlaric, Music by Paul Gilvary
Directed by Paul S. Holmquist
at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood (map)
thru May 6  |  tickets: $15   |  more info 
       
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March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment More

Black Playwrights Initiative – A Retrospective

Black Playwrights Festival - 7th Annual - Black Ensemble Theater       
      
7th Annual Black
     Playwrights Festival

BE Theater Cultural Center
4450 N. Clark Street (map)
thru March 24  |  tickets: $15   |  more info 
          
         
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March 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Bard Fiction (Commedia Beauregard)

Bard Fiction, Commedia Beauregard, Chicago Greenhouse Theater, Pulp Bard Wiki       
      
Bard Fiction 

Written by Ben Tallen, Aaron Greer,
     Brian Watson Jones, Pulp Bard Wiki
Directed by Christopher O. Kidder
Greenhouse Theater Ctr, 2257 N. Lincoln (map)
thru April 15  |  tickets: $25   |  more info
       
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March 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: GRAPHOMANIA (Plasticene)

Brian Shaw, Julia Neary and Mark Comiskey - Plasticene Graphomania       
      
GRAPHOMANIA

Written and Directed by Plasticene  
at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division (map)
thru April 1  |  tickets: $20   |  more info
       
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March 23, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Xylophone West (The Fine Print Theatre)

Donnie Sheldon and cast in a scene from Fine Print Theatre's "The Xylophone West", by Alex Lubischer. (photo credit: Gretchen Kelley)       
      
The Xylophone West 

Written by Alex Lubischer  
Directed by Josh Sobel
at Red Tape Theatre, 621 W. Belmont (map)
thru April 4  |  tickets: $20-$25   |  more info
       
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March 17, 2012 | 1 Comment More