Evergreen friendship leaps from the stage by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "A Year With Frog and Toad" at Ruth Page Center for the Arts ★★★ Despite serving as the gateway drug (albeit of a pretty benign nature) for the future s…

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Gothic shadows under the staging of Austen's 'Abbey' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Northanger Abbey" by Remy Bumppo at Greenhouse Theater Center ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Northanger Abbey" by Remy Bumppo at Greenhouse Theater Center ★…

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At 16th Street and Citadel, different takes on territory by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Broken Fences" at 16th Street Theater ★★★ and "How We Got On" at Citadel Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Broken Fences" at 16th Stree…

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Story of '90s metal band rings true at Gift Theatre by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Broadsword: A Heavy Metal Play" at Gift Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Broadsword: A Heavy Metal Play" at Gift Theatre ★★★ ... Getti…

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There's decency left in the town of Bountiful by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "The Trip to Bountiful" at Raven Theatre in Chicago ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "The Trip to Bountiful" at Raven Theatre in Chicago ★★★ ...…

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It's man, woman and machine in a rare staging of 'R.U.R.' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" by Strangeloop at Side Project Theatre ★★½ and "Warped" by Stage Left at Theater Wit ★★ KERRY REID reviews…

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Date comedy is more than just a funny night out by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Set Up" by Theatrebam Chicago at Studio BE ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Set Up" by Theatrebam Chicago at Studio BE ★★★ ... Back in 2005, I sa…

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Story of '80s corporate takeover feels fresh in 'Money' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: 'Other People's Money' by Shattered Globe at Theater Wit ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'Other People's Money' by Shattered Globe at Theater Wit ★★a…

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Mixing allegiances to gangs, family and politics by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: 'White Tie Ball' by Teatro Vista at the Biograph Theater ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'White Tie Ball' by Teatro Vista at the Biograph Theater ★★a…

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Autumn theater sneak peek: 50 shows for the next few months by Kerry Reid

(BY KERRY REID) As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, the theater scene offers its own bountiful fall harvest.    

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Fall Guide 2013: Karen Janes Woditsch has mastered the art of portraying Julia by Kerry Reid

(BY KERRY REID) It takes moxie to play Julia Child any time, but tackling the role onstage a year after Meryl Streep nailed the beloved chef's bonhomie and trademark trill on screen in "Juli…

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Symbols in 'Milk' tell code breaker's story by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Pink Milk" at Oracle Theatre ★★★½ and "Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates" by Babes With Blades ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Pin…

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Cast full of couples finds the right minor-key notes in Eclipse's 'Farce' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: Kerry Reid reviews "Bedroom Farce" at Athenaeum Theatre ★★★ The title itself is an ironic punch line. Stuck in the limbo between the swinging '60s and the …

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Ethnic assumptions get a workout at Silk Road by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: 'Invasion!' by Silk Road Rising ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: 'Invasion!' by Silk Road Rising ★★★ ... Jonas Hassen Khemiri's "Invasion!," now in a …

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Making the most of 'The Last Five Years' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'The Last Five Years' by Kokandy Productions ★★★ and 'Two-Man Hamlet' by Public House Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'The Last Five Ye…

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Honest outdoor staging with no room for faux folk by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'The Rainmaker' at First Folio Theatre ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews 'The Rainmaker' at First Folio Theatre ★★★½ ... It may be temptin…

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Sometimes Shakespeare just wants a beach party by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: 'Twelfth Night' by Oak Park Festival Theatre in Austin Gardens ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'Twelfth Night' by Oak Park Festival Theatre in Austin Gardens ★…

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Haven Theatre's 'Hedwig' sets the right tone by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' at Theater Wit ★★★ and 'Rooms: A Rock Romance' at Flat Iron Arts Building ★★½ KERRY REID reviews 'Hedwig and …

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They're having lots of good fun that is funny by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'The Cat in the Hat' by Emerald City Theatre at Broadway Playhouse ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'The Cat in the Hat' by Emerald City Theatre at Broadway Playh…

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Portrait of psychic abuse in 'Beaten'; drinks with a twist at Annoyance by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEWS: "Beaten" at The Artistic Home ★★★ and "Hitch-Cocktails" at Annoyance Theatre ★★★ "Beaten"    

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A vital new staging of 'Waiting for Lefty' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'Waiting for Lefty' by Oracle Theatre ★★★½ and 'Black and Blue' at Raven Theatre ★★ KERRY REID reviews 'Waiting for Lefty' by Oracle Thea…

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Salieri is something to see in outdoor 'Amadeus' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: 'Amadeus' at Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'Amadeus' at Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★ ... If Antonio Salieri has livin…

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Twisty Shakespeare, at home in Civil War by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'Cymbeline: A Folk Tale With Music' by First Folio Theatre ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews 'Cymbeline: A Folk Tale With Music' by First Folio Theatre ★…

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This crowd-pleasing musical about love certainly hasn't changed by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change' at the Marriott Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change' at the Marriott Theatre…

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Drama amid the laughs in 'Memoirs' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Brighton Beach Memoirs" at Raven Theatre ★★★ and "Kate's Dates" by Waltzing Mechanics ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Brighton Beach Memoirs" at…

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