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Amid the war to gain vote for British women, flames of passion illuminate ‘Her Naked Skin’

May 15, 2012 – 1:00 am | No Comment | 173 views
Amid the war to gain vote for British women, flames of passion illuminate ‘Her Naked Skin’

Suffragettes at Shattered Globe. 4 stars!

Chicago Symphony nabs key player from Detroit to helm bass section

May 14, 2012 – 11:46 am | No Comment | 128 views
Chicago Symphony nabs key player from Detroit to helm bass section

Alexander Hanna, 26, has been groomed at Curtis, Tanglewood and Verbier.

Vivid characters and some great singing carry the day for ‘A Little Night Music’ at Writers’

May 12, 2012 – 9:47 am | No Comment | 187 views
Vivid characters and some great singing carry the day for ‘A Little Night Music’ at Writers’

Sondheim’s paean to love. 4 stars!

ATC and About Face hang fresh ‘Rent’ sign on a production of street-level intimacy, energy

May 9, 2012 – 11:10 pm | No Comment | 305 views
ATC and About Face hang fresh ‘Rent’ sign on a production of street-level intimacy, energy

Musical classic, new again. 4 stars!

Theater Wit chases depression into sharp bite of comedy with Rosenstock’s ‘Tigers Be Still’

May 9, 2012 – 6:51 pm | No Comment | 87 views
Theater Wit chases depression into sharp bite of comedy with Rosenstock’s ‘Tigers Be Still’

Bittersweet therapy with beast. 2 stars.

Goodman’s well-honed ‘Iceman Cometh’ slices through a boozy, painful cloud of pipe-dreams

May 5, 2012 – 3:03 pm | No Comment | 309 views
Goodman’s well-honed ‘Iceman Cometh’ slices through a boozy, painful cloud of pipe-dreams

Brian Dennehy, Nathan Lane. 5 stars!

Chicago Shakespeare’s lean and brisk ‘Timon’ zooms in on crash-and-burn of a needy Midas

May 3, 2012 – 5:51 pm | No Comment | 312 views
Chicago Shakespeare’s lean and brisk ‘Timon’ zooms in on crash-and-burn of a needy Midas

Mega-rich tycoon falls low. 4 stars!

‘Pride and Prejudice’ at Lifeline: Mirroring Austen’s vivacious novel in memorable faces

May 1, 2012 – 12:46 am | No Comment | 295 views
‘Pride and Prejudice’ at Lifeline: Mirroring Austen’s vivacious novel in memorable faces

A stew of great characters. 4 stars!

Steppenwolf captures pulse and horror of war with Sherman’s march through Georgia

April 20, 2012 – 1:51 am | No Comment | 436 views
Steppenwolf captures pulse and horror of war with Sherman’s march through Georgia

Doctorow’s novel on stage. 4 stars!

‘Angels in America’ at the Court: Viewing AIDS and the yearning heart through a perfect lens

April 15, 2012 – 10:58 pm | No Comment | 536 views
‘Angels in America’ at the Court: Viewing AIDS and the yearning heart through a perfect lens

Tony Kushner’s classic soars. 5 stars!