Articles filed under Theater
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A lush 'Garden' in full bloomFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It would be easy to attribute the onstage chemistry between Carmen Roman and James Leaming, stars of Todd Logan's "Botanic Garden," to their offstage relationship. Easy...
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A good story left untoldFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - There's much to admire in Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's 2007 drama "Gee's Bend." Yet one gets the sense that Wilder doesn't delve deeply enough into the remarkable everyday...
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At the theaterFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A PR agency owner on the skids desperately tries to get back on top in the new comedy "Pitching Penguins." The show opens Saturday at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater,...
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'Deathtrap' as deadly as everFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - You'd think that seasoned theater audiences would, by now, know all the twists and turns of Ira Levin's "Deathtrap." After all, it's frequently touted as the longest-run...
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Sentimental 'Time' benefits from lyrical writingFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A lot of emotion and very little plot describes "The Time of Your Life," William Saroyan's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama in a revival at Chicago's Provision T...
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Elgin Opera launches biggest show in its historyFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Soprano and Elgin resident Solange Sior joked with a sigh, "I'm wearing too many hats." Contacted by phone last Saturday a week before opening night, Sior was not only b...
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Local theaters bank on well-regarded worksFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Like it or not, theater is both an art and a business. Lots of theaters have the first part nailed; they know how to create art. But the sad truth is that a show can be...
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Foote's take on small-town life sparkles at GoodmanFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There's nothing flashy about "Talking Pictures," Horton Foote's graceful portrait of small-town life on the eve of the Depression. A genteel, bittersweet play about loss...
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Drama burrows deep into family unrestFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - In true Chekhovian fashion, there is all talk and little action in "Dolly West's Kitchen," Irish playwright Frank McGuinness' telling examination of family, love and war...
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First Folio pulls off sharp revival of comedy of mannersFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - If any midwinter show can entice theater lovers from the warmth and comfort of their homes, it's a comedy. And if any comedy is worth braving subzero temperatures, it's ...