Unlikely warmth in 'Inishmaan'; odd 'Sandman' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "The Cripple of Inishmaan" at Redtwist Theatre ★★★ and "The Sandman" at Oracle Theatre ★★★ "The Cripple of Inishmaan" 

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 3:43pm on June 7, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of June 1-7 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 1:04pm on May 31, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of May 25-31 by Kerry Reid

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SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 4:53pm on May 23, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of May 18-24 by Kerry Reid

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SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 1:49pm on May 17, 2012☆⚑

'Arcadia' forces aligned; 'Henry V' focus split by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Arcadia" by New Leaf Theatre ★★★½ and "Henry V" by Promethean Theatre Ensemble ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Arcadia" by New Leaf Theatre &…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 1:48pm on May 17, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of May 11-17 by Kerry Reid

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SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 5:12pm on May 9, 2012☆⚑

At Lifeline Theatre, a proud production of Jane Austen by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Pride and Prejudice" at Lifeline Theatre ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Pride and Prejudice" at Lifeline Theatre ★★★½ ... OK, "Call m…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 2:14pm on May 3, 2012☆⚑

'Opus' a timeless soldier's tale; muted 'Encores' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Opus 1861: The Civil War in Symphony" ★★★ and "Encores: After the Theatre and Other Stories" ★★ "Opus 1861: The Civil War in Symphony" 

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:18pm on May 3, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of May 4-10 by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. "A Little Night Music": Because the inspiration for Stephen Sondheim's musical (featuring a book by Hugh Wheeler) was the 1955 Ingmar Ber…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:18pm on May 3, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of April 27 to May 3 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs "When the Rain Stops Falling": Andrew Bovell's play moves back and forth in time over an 80-year span (1959 to 2039) to trace four generat…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 3:15pm on April 26, 2012☆⚑

Father and son, heart-rendingly on the road by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" by Collaboraction at the Flat Iron Arts Building ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" by Collaboraction at …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 1:00am on April 25, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of April 20-26 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs "Encores: After the Theatre and Other Stories": Piven Theatre's founding matriarch directs an evening of short works by Anton Chekhov, ada…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 3:58pm on April 19, 2012☆⚑

'Enfrascada' finds hilarity amid heartbreak by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Enfrascada (A Hoodoo Comedy of Jarring Proportions)" at 16th Street Theater ★★★ and "The Improv Play" for InFusion Theatre Company ★★★…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 3:57pm on April 19, 2012☆⚑

Pop songs on the Middle East, not so lovingly performed by Silk Road by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret" by Silk Road Rising ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret" by Silk Road Rising ★★★Ã…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 4:15pm on April 13, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of April 13-19 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs "Hairspray": From Mama Rose to Mama Turnblad: Drury Lane follows its hit production of "Gypsy" with this beloved paean to racial integrati…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 3:44pm on April 12, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of April 6-12 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 5:56pm on April 4, 2012☆⚑

'Tom Jones' makes convincing leap to stage; 'Sweetest Swing' a bit smug by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Tom Jones" by Polarity Ensemble Theatre ★★★ and "The Sweetest Swing in Baseball" by Step Up Productions ★★ KERRY REID reviews "Tom Jones" b…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 5:56pm on April 4, 2012☆⚑

Just the right room for 'Turn of the Screw' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "The Turn of the Screw" at First Folio Theatre ★★★ Is the governess being haunted by ghosts, or are there bats in her belfry? That essential conundrum at t…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 4:22pm on April 4, 2012☆⚑

Musicals include 'Breaking Up,' 'Pippin' by Kerry Reid

"Pippin": It's been a Season of Schwartz — Stephen, that is. The composer of "Wicked" has had local productions in the last several months at Northlight ("Snapshots"), Circle Theatre (…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:16pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

'Tea' has gone a bit cold; 'Hansel' seems lost by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Tea and Sympathy" by the Artistic Home at Stage 773 ★★½ and "Hansel und Gretel" at the Building Stage ★★ "Tea and Sympathy"

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:16pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

Shedding light on Laramie a decade later; Cast holds together 'Hermanas' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later" by Redtwist Theatre ★★★ and "Las Hermanas Padilla" by Chicago Fusion Theatre ★★½ "The Laramie Proj…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:46am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of March 16-22 by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:46am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of March 9-15 by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs KERRY REID on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 1:00am on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Suburban theater for the week of March 2-8 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 2:13pm on March 1, 2012☆⚑

Short Shakes makes the most of a thorny comedy by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew" at Chicago…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 3:41pm on February 28, 2012☆⚑