Chicago Theatre Reviews

Emerald City Theatre presents Peter Pan February 20-June 6, 2010 at the Apollo Theatre

Peter Pan

Emilie Beck's Number of People makes its World Premiere at The Piven Theatre Workshop through April 11, 2010.

Number of People

Point of Contention presents Vanishing Points by Martin Jones, February 25-March 2010 in the BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio.

Vanishing Points

Theo Ubique presents Chess, a rock musical about life and heart, March 7-April 25, 2010 at No Exit Café. Photo by Johnny Knight.

Chess

Silk Road Theatre Project presents The DNA Trail through April 4, 2010 at Pierce Hall in the Historic Chicago Temple Building

The DNA Trail

Theatre Mir presents Beautiful City through April 3, 2010 at the Chicago DCA Storefront Theater. Photos by John W. Sisson, Jr.

Beautiful City

Caffeine Theatre presents Wild Nights With Emily through April 11, 2010 at Lincoln Square Arts Center (at Berry Methodist Church). Photos by Jason Beck.

Wild Nights With Emily

Raven Theatre presents Twelve Angry Men February 21-April 17, 2010. Photos by Dean LaPrairie.

Twelve Angry Men

Stephen Sondheim

An Evening with Stephen Sondheim

Theatre Seven of Chicago presents Mimesophobia by Carlos Murillo February 28-April 4, 2010 at Chicago Dramatists

Mimesophobia

Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents the musical The Fantasticks February 27-March 21, 2010. Photo credit Tom McGrath.

The Fantasticks

Chamber Opera Chicago presents Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: A Musical through March 7, 2010 at Chicago's Athenaeum Theatre. Photo credit Lisa Howe-Ebright.

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

XIII Pocket presents Adore by Stephen Louis Grush as part of Garage Rep at Steppenwolf Theatre February 20-April 25, 2010. Photo by Peter Coombs.

Adore

Stage Left Theatre presents the World Premiere of Here Where it's Safe by M.E.H. Lewis through April 3, 2010

Here Where it's Safe

Backstage Theatre Company presents Orange Flower Water through March 27, 2010 at The Chopin Theatre. Photo credit Heath Hays.

Orange Flower Water

The Ring Cycle will continue through March 14, 2010 at The Building Stage

The Ring Cycle

Steel Beam Theatre presents It Could Be Any One of Us by Alan Ayckbourn through March 28, 2010

It Could Be Any One of Us

Steppenwolf for Young Adults continues its 2009-2010 season with John Knowles’ A Separate Peace February 23-March 14, 2010. Photo by Peter Coombs.

A Separate Peace

Mister Roberts starring Robert Hays, Kevin Bacon and Charles Durning

Mister Roberts and Bus Stop on Video

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co presents the Midwest Premiere of The Rant through March 28, 2010 at Angel Island

The Rant

Theatre Y presents I Killed My Mother by award-winning Eastern European playwright András Visky at the Greenhouse Theater through March 14, 2010. Photo by Devron Enarson.

I Killed My Mother

The Marriott Theatre presents Fiddler on the Roof through April 25, 2010. Photos by Peter Coombs.

Fiddler on the Roof

Goodman Theatre presents The Long Red Road, directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, February 13-March 21, 2010. Photo by Liz Lauren.

The Long Red Road

Strawdog Theatre presents Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, translated by Curt Columbus, February 19-March 27, 2010. Photo by Chris Ocken.

Uncle Vanya

Monks in Trouble and The Short Stack are presented by The American Demigods at The Apollo Studio Theater through March 20, 2010

Monks in Trouble

Theatre at the Center present Michael Frayn's hilarious farce Noises Off February 18-March 21, 2010 in Munster, Indiana. Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow.

Noises Off

Pegasus Players presents The Gimmick through March 28, 2010 . Photos by Michael Brosilow.

The Gimmick

Circle Theatre presents the World Premiere of Jon Steinhagen's The Analytical Engine through March 28, 2010

The Analytical Engine

Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth will play through April 11, 2010 at The Artistic Home Theatre. Photo by Tim Knight.

The Skin of Our Teeth

A Love Lost Life: The Unauthorized Story of Marlon Brando comes to Theatre Building Chicago February 18-March 21, 2010. Photo by David Leslie Anthony.

A Love Lost Life: Marlon Brando

A Red Orchid Theatre presents Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh through March 28, 2010. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Abigail's Party

Lifeline Theatre presents Mrs. Caliban February 15-March 28, 2010

Mrs. Caliban

Noble Fool Theatricals stages Over the Tavern, the hilarious and touching family comedy February 4-April 3, 2010. Photo by Kimberly G. Morris.

Over the Tavern

The New Colony presents 11:11 by Evan Linder and Tara Sissom through March 13, 2010 at The Victory Gardens Biograph Studio Theater. Photos by Anne Petersen.

11:11

Writers' Theatre presents The Old Settler March 28, 2010. Photos by Michael Brosilow.

The Old Settler

The Next Theatre Company presents Return To Haifa by N.E.H. Lewis through March 7, 2010. Photos by Michael Brosilow.

Return to Haifa

Barrel of Monkeys, the Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble, will bring their popular weekly showcase That's Weird, Grandma to Sundays for a 9 week run at The Neo-Futurarium. In addition, the regular Monday evening performances will resume their open run on March 15.

That's Weird, Grandma

The House Theatre of Chicago presents Wilson Wants It All through March 27, 2010 at the Chopin Theatre

Wilson Wants it All

Redmoon presents The Cabinet February 5-April 4, 2010

The Cabinet

The Second City e.t.c., presents Rush Limbaugh! The Musical through March 24, 2010. Photos by Bob Knuth.

Rush Limbaugh! the Musical

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble presents the Chicago premiere of Mary’s Wedding, January 17- March 6, 2010 at the Raven Theatre Complex West Stage. Photo by Mark Campbell.

Mary's Wedding

Steppenwolf Theatre presents The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size and Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet by Tarell Alvin McCraney directed by ensemble member Tina Landau January 21- May 23, 2010. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

The Brother/Sister Plays

Attic Playhouse presents the farce It Runs in the Family by Ray Cooney January 29-March 14, 2010

It Runs in the Family

Steep Theatre presents the U.S. Premiere of Harper Regan through March 28, 2010. Photo by Lee Miller.

Harper Regan

TimeLine Theatre Company presents Master Harold...and the boys January 20-March 21, 2010. Photo by Lara Goetsch.

Master Harold...and the Boys

Theatre World and Screen World books are published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

Theatre World and Screen World

Profiles Theatre presents Killer Joe through April 11, 2010

Killer Joe

Funny Girl will run through March 7, 2010 at Drury Lane Oakbrook. Photos by Johnny Knight.

Funny Girl

Forbidden Broadway Behind the Mylar Curtain is a new book published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

Forbidden Broadway: Behind the Mylar Curtain

Writers' Theatre presents the musical revue Oh Coward through May 16, 2010

Oh Coward!

Second City presents its 50th Mainstage revue Taming of the Flu in an open run. Photos by Bob Knuth.

Taming of the Flu

Redtwist Theatre presents The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh November 21, 2009-April 18, 2010. Photos by Clarissa Jessop.

The Pillowman

Charlotte d'Amboise in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line, the subject of the video Every Little Step. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

Broadway Musicals on DVD

The long running hit musical Million Dollar Quartet continues its run through May 30, 2010 at the Apollo Theatre. Photos by Paul Natkin.

Million Dollar Quartet

The Second City e.t.c. presents Studs Terkel's Not Working in an open run. Photo credit: Bob Knuth.

Studs Terkel's Not Working

Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked, a book by Carol de Giere published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

Defying Gravity