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State of Mind: A Review of Swing State at the Goodman Theatre by Ted C. Fishman

The Wisconsin here is the Dairy State, not fighting, but ruminating. What swings aren't the politics but the states of mind.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 19, 2022☆⚑

Ghosts and Fabulations: A Review of Aguijón Theater's Cintas de Seda by Tristan Bruns

Although separated by two centuries, the great minds of the artist Frida Kahlo and scholar and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz get a chance to meet.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 18, 2022☆⚑

Dear Friend: A Review of BrightSide Theatre's She Loves Me by Christine Trevino

A charming musical that follows the interpersonal relationships of the staff of a 1930s European parfumerie from summer to winter.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 17, 2022☆⚑

We Didn't Start the Fire: A Review of Botticelli in the Fire at First Floor Theater by Amanda Finn

This play is super-duper-ultra queer. And I'm here for it.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 13, 2022☆⚑

Close Reading: A Review of The Seldoms' Toolbox @ Twenty at Hyde Park Art Center by Sharon Hoyer

Carrie Hanson, along with company members Damon Green, Dee Alba and Sarah Gonsiorowski developed dances inspired by the creative practices of sculptor Edra Soto, sound artist Sadie Woods, pa…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 12, 2022☆⚑

Fatally Fractured Fairy Tales: A Review of "Grimm" at Theatre Above the Law by Hugh Iglarsh

These fables do manage to teach some important morals.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 12, 2022☆⚑

A Eulogy for Eugene: A Review Of 1919 At Steppenwolf Theatre Company by Amanda Finn

Eve L. Ewing's 2019 collection of poems deep dives into the archives of the 1919 Chicago Race Riots"the most noted moment of the country's Red Summer.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 11, 2022☆⚑

Sugar and Schadenfreude: A Review of Private Lives at Raven Theatre by Tristan Bruns

This reimagining of Noël Coward's classic comedy of manners will have you rooting for scoundrels and cheering on charlatans.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 10, 2022☆⚑

Music is the Food of Love: A Review of The Notebook at Chicago Shakespeare Theater by Dennis Polkow

A best-selling 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel and a popular 2004 film with a cult following, "The Notebook" has finally been unveiled as a long-anticipated Broadway-bound musical.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 1:04am on October 7, 2022☆⚑

Almost Heaven: A Review of Luminaire at Cabaret ZaZou by Brian Hieggelke

The thought popped into my head that if there was a heaven, it could not be better than this.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 6, 2022☆⚑

Weaponizing the American Dream: "Alma" at American Blues Theater by Hugh Iglarsh

"Alma" sensitively weaves together the personal and political in this tale of an immigrant single mother originally from Mexico and her rebellious U.S.-born teenage daughter.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 5, 2022☆⚑

Meeting the Moment: Elevate Chicago Dance 2022 Returns to New and Old Spaces by Sharon Hoyer

"Elevate Chicago Dance" reboots October 13-15, spreading again across the city, with work by thirty artists presented in six venues.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 5, 2022☆⚑

Stage Top 5: October 2022 by Brian Hieggelke

Four world premieres and "Rent" " now that's a good month in theater.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 4, 2022☆⚑

Two Decades of Defying Gravity: A Review of Wicked at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

"Wicked" is above all, an experience, and most that have it want to repeat it.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 3, 2022☆⚑

Can't-Miss Stage Events (Fall Arts Preview 2022) by Brian Hieggelke

This season brings out bold new work by some of the city's most creative

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 30, 2022☆⚑

Easy on the Eyes: A Review of The Ugly One at Trap Door Theatre by Jan Hieggelke

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 29, 2022☆⚑

Dance Top 5: October 2022 by Sharon Hoyer

October brings out the big guns: Joffrey, Hubbard Street and Elevate, plus major shows at Harris and the Auditorium

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 28, 2022☆⚑

Menace To Society: A Review of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Idle Muse Theatre by Mary Wisniewski

What better way to explore the poisonous effects of repression than by making the respectable Jekyll female, with a malignant male Hyde acting out Jekyll's hidden desires?

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 28, 2022☆⚑

One Sick Family: Playwright Brett Neveu Channels Orson Welles, Sort of, with "The Malignant Ampersands" at A Red Orchid by Brian Hieggelke

Brett Neveu debuts his "unofficial sequel" to the Welles film, "The Magnificent Ambersons."

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 27, 2022☆⚑

Leave the Doors Open: A Review of Enough to Let the Light In at Teatro Vista by Amanda Finn

This psychological thriller lends itself wholeheartedly to the macabre.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 26, 2022☆⚑

Russian Dressing: A Review of Anastasia at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

The real magic of this show are the songs by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens. Terrence McNally (book), Flaherty and Ahrens are the same triptych that gave us "Ragtime," an…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 23, 2022☆⚑

Knuckle Sandwich: A Review of Clyde's at Goodman Theatre by Ted C. Fishman

Lynn Nottage sets "Clyde's," her ninety-minute, laugh-out-loud funny, poignant play, in a grimy truck stop diner somewhere near Reading, Pennsylvania.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 22, 2022☆⚑

Universal Power: A Review of Fiddler on the Roof at Lyric Opera of Chicago by Ted C. Fishman

Fiddler's universal power emerges from how the show portrays the details that are particular to the lives of the characters.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 21, 2022☆⚑

Extremely Gentle and Incredibly Close: Khecari Plays with Proximity and Scale in Vicinity Diptych by Sharon Hoyer

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 7:55am on September 21, 2022☆⚑

All Aboard: A Review of Murder on the Orient Express at Drury Lane Theatre by Christine Trevino

An iconic Agatha Christie story headlined by Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, a beloved character for fans of both Christie and the whodunit genre.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 7:55am on September 20, 2022☆⚑
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