Ted Cox
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Goodman's 'Happiest Song' strikes false noteApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - It's hard to say which is worse in the Goodman Theatre world-premiere production of “The Happiest Song Plays Last”: Quiara Alegria Hudes' cliched script or the stilted a...
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Steppenwolf's 'Head of Passes' a deeply affecting dramaApr 17, 2013 6:00 am - “Head of Passes” comes on as a conventional African-American drama. At first, it could almost be a “Hallmark Hall of Fame” TV special featuring Cicely Tyson, with its pl...
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Steppenwolf presents powerful but disjointed 'Party'Feb 08, 2013 5:00 am - Unlike the Super Bowl, when the lights go out in “The Birthday Party,” the play goes on. And if you think that makes it tough to tell what exactly is happening in Harol...
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British duo work their magic on 'Potted Potter'Nov 22, 2012 4:45 am - "Potted Potter" comes on at first like a community-theater lampoon of the Harry Potter saga. Owl guano, a Muppet Dobby, literal slapstick, death by Silly String, Quiddit...
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Steppenwolf flexes muscles in season-opening 'Good People'Sep 28, 2012 6:00 am - The taboo American topics of class and, to a slightly lesser extent, race get a full workout in the season-opening Steppenwolf Theatre production "Good People." This ver...
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Nostalgia wins out in 'I Love Lucy Live'Sep 21, 2012 6:00 am - The funniest thing about "I Love Lucy" is that it forever finds perhaps the most popular comedian in history, Lucille Ball, trying to entertain but being unable to. She ...
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Hats off to crowd-pleasing but formulaic 'Crowns'Jul 13, 2012 5:00 am - It's commonly known that it's hard to get people into the theater in July, so the larger Chicago companies usually respond by filling out their final shows of the season...
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Adaptation breathes new life into 'Three Sisters'Jul 12, 2012 6:00 am - I'm a great admirer of the modern-day translations of Russian literature by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. They take the musty old all-too-British translations ...
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Comedians descend on Chicago Just for LaughsJun 08, 2012 6:00 am - Funny, isn't it, that in addition to being known for the blues, Chicago is also renowned for its comedy. Funny unusual and, much more important where the audience is co...
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Steppenwolf's 'Time' more domestic than daringFeb 01, 2012 10:00 pm - “Time Stands Still” resonates within Steppenwolf Theatre's declared theme for its current season, dedicated to “Dispatches From the Homefront.” On its own, however, Dona...