Tuesday, 05 October 2010 12:49
Doo Lister’s Blues - Eye-Opening and Compelling
Written by Kimberly Katz
Kimberly Katz' Platinum Press National Pastime Theatre has done it again, this time producing Doo Lister’s Blues, a story that takes place in Chicago during the 1960’s amidst riots and revolution. Terry Abrahamson’s powerful story revolves around a black barber, Doo Lister – a songwriter who pushes the envelope by…
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On my drive downtown from suburbia I had plenty of time to second-guess my plan to bring my almost seven year old daughter to an 8 PM showing of Disney’s, The Lion King at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Her eyes were already heavy as I pulled into a parking garage…
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The University of Chicago's very own, Court Theatre, was decorated with an array of scattered paintings, brilliant lighting, skinny doors, and fitted trash on Saturday, September 25th, as I sat down for Director Sean Graney's witty adaption of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, showcasing until October 17th, 2010. As…
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Friday, 01 October 2010 10:40
Nothin' But a Good Time: Rock of Ages at the Bank of America Theater
Written by Julie Gorzkowski
I’d like to start this review with the wise words of the 80’s musical legend Warrant: Heaven isn’t too far away... And seriously, it’s not. It’s currently housed at the Bank of America Theater in the form of Rock of Ages, a sing-your-heart-out rock musical based on all your…
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The titular city is shorthand for the decline of the American dream these days, and so the audience comes prepared to “Detroit”, the new play by Lisa D’Amour that kicks off Steppenwolf’s 2010/2011 season. The play opens with an American scene; two back yards, one a Michigan-style brick build, the…
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Monday, 20 September 2010 10:00
The American Dream topples in Steppenwolf's "Detroit"
Written by Bruce Colón
The trappings of the “American Dream” and suburban life have been explored in every artistic medium for decades. But what do the age-old questions about the hunger for upward mobility and its attendant isolationism mean when asked during our current economic and socio-political conditions? Kicking off the 2010-2011 season for…
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Wednesday, 15 September 2010 08:42
One Singular Sensation: A Chorus Line keeps in step with 30 years of musical gold
Written by Kendall Royzen
As a writer I am younger than one of the longest running musicals in history, but “A Chorus Line” still glitters and shines with the same fervor since its premiere on Broadway in 1975. This timeless play about a talented group of dancers going through the grueling, challenging, and emotional…
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 19:00
All You Need Is “Love” - “Love” at Las Vegas’ Mirage Surpasses Expectations
Written by Kimberly Katz
I have to admit, when I saw “The Beatles Love” at the Mirage, I wasn’t in the mood for love. I was alone in Vegas on a “working” vacation and although I appreciate the Beatles music and their irreplaceable contribution to music and politics, I was afraid to see and…
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Tuesday, 14 September 2010 17:45
'The Invasion Of Skokie' Can Be Widely Eye-Opening
Written by Tracy Walsh
Did you know innocent people were "forcibly tattooed... for the identification system of them in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust?" So, "In modern times the association of tattoos with Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust" has caused some Jewish people to be against the practice of tattooing of any…
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From the brilliantly wacky minds of David and Amy Sedaris comes The Book of Liz, the heartwarming and hilarious tale of one Sister Elizabeth Dunderstock of the Squeamish cult -- er, religious community. Liz's delicious cheeseballs (both traditional and smoky) are wildly popular and sustain the existence of the quaint…
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Prior to the start of the show, the audience searches for open seating in the crowded small stadium sized venue surrounding the center stage at Profiles Theatre. “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift is one of the carefully chosen teen-pop songs playing in the background while the crowd gets comfortable. A perfect…
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:41
Blood, Guts and B Flats - The Texas Chainsaw Musical
Written by Justin Sanders
Walking into the tiny EP Theatre on South Halsted I was not expecting, nor could I have hoped to see as much as the mad and macabre as I was to see on September 1st. I was about to witness The Texas Chainsaw Musical. With no AC and dozens of…
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:23
‘To Thy Own Self Be True’: Exploring Masculinity in Daredevil’s Hamlet
Written by Kendall Royzen
The Neo-Futurists are at it again with the thought-provoking, baffling, irreverent, confuddling new play “Daredevil’s Hamlet.” In true Neo-Futurist form this play offers more than their clever title initially implies. Written by Neo-Futurist Ryan Walters, the play explores the work of Hamlet, led by the charming male members of the…
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