Theater

• Going Crazy for Louis Jordan

  Jan 28th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Skylight’s ‘Five Guys Named Moe’ is a dance party that’s more about music than story.

• Up a Lazy River

  Jan 22nd, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s cabaret show “Mark Twain’s River of Song” meanders too easily into cliches.

• Science, Sexism and the Nobel Prize

  Jan 21st, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Renaissance staging of Photograph 51 champions double helix discoverer Rosalind Franklin.

• Rep’s ‘Junk’ Is Fast-Paced Thriller

  Jan 21st, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Big cast of juicy characters and dark, witty look at Wall Street junk bond deals of 1980s.

• Black Nativity Explodes With Song

  Dec 11th, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Bronzeville Arts Ensemble brings us the old story with modern musical trappings.

• ‘Babylon’ Is Funny As Hell

  Nov 26th, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Though second act flags a bit, Chamber Theatre’s new Christmas play is a theatrical triumph.

• The Return of Jane Austen

  Nov 19th, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s new play updates Austen’s characters, but with far too much cuteness and cavorting.

• Rep Skillfully Struts Its Stuff

  Nov 12th, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Cabaret show, ‘The All Night Strut!” has great cast and staging, but pushes a tad hard for your love.

• Why I Had To Tell This Story

  Oct 25th, 2018 by Edward Morgan

  Co-author of new theater-dance work was inspired by seeing a show of outsider art.

• Tale of the Woodcarver

  Oct 24th, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Unique theater-dance piece explores the life of Wisconsin artist Levi Fisher Ames.

• Don’t You Be My Neighbor

  Oct 23rd, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Renaissance staging of ‘Native Gardens’ pits a white couple against the Hispanic couple next door.

• Shakespeare With Blood and Guts

  Oct 3rd, 2018 by Catherine Jozwik

  Voices Found Repertory does ‘Titus Andronicus’ and doesn’t skimp on the terror.