Performing Arts
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'Dead Man's Cell Phone' connects despite staticApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Sarah Ruhl's "Dead Man's Cell Phone," in its Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, begins with an intriguing premise. A woman, annoyed by the incessant ringing of her...
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'Vanished' holds audience with soap-opera intrigueApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The premise of "Babes With Blades," a Chicago theater company that showcases women in combat, sounds intriguing enough to promise -- at a minimum -- something out of the...
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Great acting can't save 'Better Late'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Northlight Theatre's "Better Late" plays like a sitcom, or rather, a "very special episode" of a sitcom. You know, the tearjerker with the Important Message that airs du...
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Everything adds up for Porchlight's 'Nine'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Porchlight Music Theatre's "Nine" comes pretty close to a "10." Sexy and stylish, Porchlight's production of the Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit musical, inspired by Federico ...
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New musical marks Children's anniversaryApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - David Akemann founded the Children's Theatre of Elgin in 1988 with his brother Peter because he cares about kids and wanted to create a creative outlet for them. "The l...
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'Cathechism' a throwback to Catholic-school daysApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - You know who you are. "Late Nite Catechism" is a gentle romp for anyone who attended Catholic school when nuns still wore habits. It's also a chance to show offspring, ...
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Steppenwolf's Letts wins Pulitizer for 'August'Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Tracy Letts' first two plays put him on the radar. His third earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination in 2004. His fourth, "August: Osage County," a blazing, fiercely comi...
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"Lust, Lies, Marriage" bubbles with laughs; spirited cast makes for fun eveningApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When they cross the stage, the cast of Piccolo Theatre's utterly beguiling "Lust, Lies and Marriage" don't simply walk. In this sparkling, family-friendly show by Itali...
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Painting inspires swashbuckling playApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago playwright Barbara Lhota began writing plays in college in the late '80s, and she has since written more than 13 full-length and one-act plays that have been pro...
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'Brontë' satisfies only literary fansApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Polly Teale weaving historical fact with literary fiction in her play "Brontë" will no doubt delight fans of sisters Charlotte ("Jane Eyre") and Emily ("Wuthering Height...