The Snow Queen whips up frosty family fun at the Marriott
The Snow Queen, a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale that inspired...
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Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas sends the Muppet fur flying at the Studebaker
Muppets and Paul Williams songs go together like peanut butter and chocolate, which makes Jim...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella delivers one enchanted evening at Drury Lane
Freshening up a classic tale can be a fraught business, but when Douglas Carter Beane updated the...
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Beatrix Potter Holiday Tea Party is the perfect first theater outing for your favorite toddlers
If you’re looking for a whimsical, well-done show to serve as a toddler’s introduction...
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The Lion in Winter serves up a poisonous family holiday with a side of lacerating wit
At the end of 1183, less than six years before his death and the end of his 34-year reign as King...
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POTUS at Steppenwolf gets off to a hilarious start but ends up a lame duck
A few stipulations up top: I am in alignment with the progressive politics of Selena...
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Beetlejuice unleashes a hell of a good time at the Auditorium Theatre
The touring production arrived at Broadway in Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre shortly...
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Oh, the Places You’ll Glow packs a big comedic punch at the Second City e.t.c.
Oh, the Places You’ll Glow!, Second City e.t.c.’s 47th revue, lands plenty of great...
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Caribbean-tinged Twelfth Night delivers breezy fun at Chicago Shakes
In “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,” the late Jimmy Buffett noted,...
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The latest revival of Sondheim’s Company is a gender revelation
In the summer of 2016, when director Marianne Elliott first workshopped the revival of Company she...
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Justin Purcell delivers great date-night magic in An Honest Living at Chicago Magic Lounge
Magician Justin Purcell is a drummer in a punk band. Mick Napier, director of Purcell’s new...
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Raunchy fun animates Young Frankenstein at Mercury Theater Chicago
Often for better, but sometimes for worse, Mel Brooks throws every comedic idea at the wall to see...
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