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Arts & Culture, Theater Review Apr 25, 2018
The inchoate new MPAACT show Blood Mural misses what’s right in front of it

There’s plenty of drama in the story of Chicago’s street murals—but not here.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater Review, Blood Mural, MPAACT, Lauren LL Lundy, murals, Jeff Huebner, public art, street art, This is Modern Art, Kevin Coval, Idris Goodwin, Brittany Davis, Elaina Sanders

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Oct 7, 2016
The Bardy Bunch, The Last Wife, A Walk in the Woods, and ten more new stage shows

A mashup of Shakespeare with The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch is one of this week's high- (or maybe lowlights).
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, The Bardy Bunch, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, The Bard, Stephen Garvey, Logan Medland, Jay Stern, Mercury Theater, Steep Theatre, Bobbie Clearly, Alex Lubische, Robert Askins, Joel Sobel, Hand to God, Victory Gardens, Fantasy Island for Dummies, Trap Door Theatre, Ruth Margraff, Fantasy Island, Annette Funicello, Party Perfect, Dandelion Theatre, Fish Eye, Lucas Hardin, Katherine Lamb, Morgan Crouch, Stephen Rowland, the Frontier, Theo Ubique, Fly by Night, No Exit Cafe, Jeremy Ramey, Fred Anzevino, Meredith Kochan, Kyrie Anderson, Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, Kim Rosenstock, Hillary: The Musical!, KellyAnn Corcoran, Greg Allen, Jenny Magnus, Mark Chrisler, How We Got On, Idris Goodwin, hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash, Den Theatre, Black Ensemble Theater, I Am Who I Am: The Teddy Pendergrass Story, Rashawn Thompson, Deverin Deonte, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Jessica Seals, Rueben Echoles, Kyle Smith, TimeLine Theatre, The Last Wife, Kate Hennig, Catherine Parr, Henry VII, Elizabeth I, AnJi White, Steve Pickering, Quest Theatre Ensemble, The People's History of the United States, Andrew Park, City Lit Theater Company, Psmith, Journalist, P.G. Wodehouse, Terry McCabe, Skooby Don't, Hell in a Handbag Productions, Interrobang Theatre Project, Still, Jen Silverman, Yale Drama Series Award, Georgette Verdin, miscarriage, Matthew Nerber, A Walk in the Woods, Spartan Theatre Company, Lee Blessing, Patrick Belics, Sara Pavlak McGuire, Vincent P. Mahler

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 4, 2016
Ten best bets for fall theater

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
- Tags: Fall Preview, Mary Zimmerman, Doug Peck, Goodman Theatre, Candide, Leonard Bernstein, Wonderful Town, My Sister Eileen, Bri Sudia, Lauren Molina, Sophocles, Electra, the House of Atreus, Agamemnon, Iphigenia in Aulis, Nicholas Rudall, Court Theatre, Sandra Marquez, Michael Pogue, Kate Fry, Amiri Baraka, LeRoi Jones, Dutchman, American Blues Theater, Darren Canady, TRANSit, Shattered Globe Theatre, True West, Sam Shepard, Black Button Eyes Productions, Amour, Michel Legrand, Shakespeare 400 Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Shanghai Jingju Theatre, Peking opera, The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan, Hamlet, Company Theatre Mumbai, Piya Behrupiya, Twelfth Night, Eduardo Pavez Goye, Foro Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, The Complete Deaths, Spymonkey, The Happiest Place on Earth, Sideshow Theatre Company, Philip Dawkins, Scooby Don't, Hell in a Handbag Productions, David Cerda, Andrew Hinderaker, The Magic Play, Calamity West, Give It All Back, Idris Goodwin, How We Got On, Haven Theatre Company, Kristiana Rae Colón, Octagon, Jackalope Theatre, I Am My Own Wife, Doug Wright, About Face Theatre, Delia Kropp, Nothing Without a Company, [Trans]formation, the Living Canvas, Cheers Live on Stage, Amy Poehler, Broadway in Chicago, Mat Smart, Naperville, The Royal Society of Antarctica, the Gift Theatre, Jeff Award, Aguijón Theater, Romeo y Julieta, Sándor Menéndez, Gerardo Cárdenas, Hand to God, Robert Askin, Victory Gardens Theater, Alex Weisman, Gary Griffin, Seret Scott

Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2016
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From book’s blurbs, you’d never know these critics slammed the play

Haymarket's published version of Steppenwolf's This is Modern Art selectively excerpts some of the play's reviews.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Theater, "This Is Modern Art, " Steppenwolf for Young Adults, Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times, Haymarket Books, Jim Plank, American Theatre, Chloe Riley, Albert Williams, Chicago Reader, Idris Goodwin, Kevin Coval, Video

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jun 15, 2016
Congo Square’s A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Black Ensemble’s The Marvin Gaye Story, and ten more new theater reviews

Two African-American companies present revelatory dramas.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Bars and Measures, Idris Goodwin, Osiris Khepera, Anthony Conway, Tara Branham, John Keats, The Dark Ages: Otho the Great, The Divine Sister, Hell in a Handbag Productions, Charles Busch, David Cerda, Shade Murray, Charlotte Mae Ellison, Chad, Hauptmann, John Logan, Denis O'Hare, Terry McCabe, Bruno Hauptmann, Lindberg kidnapping, George Seegebrecht, Brian Pastor, The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling, Tracey Power, Theatre-Hikes, Eldridge Shannon III, William Goff, Felix Mayes, Timothy Sullivan, The Marvin Gaye Story: Don't Talk About My Father Because God Is My Friend, Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater, Marvin Gaye, Marvin Gay Sr., Rashawn Thompson, Henri Watkins, Lake Forest Theatre, The Secret Garden, Steve Malone, Edward Fraim, A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Congo Square Theater, Lekethia Dalcoe, Harry Lennix, Mary Turner, lynchings, The Sound of Music, Kerstin Anderson, Ben Davis, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jack O'Brien, A Storm of Limbs, Piebenga Plumbing, Tapped: A Treasonous Musical Comedy, Jed Levine and Brad Kemp, Holly Gombita, Molly Todd Madison, Laureen Siciliano, The Untold, Untrue Love Story of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Grace Perry, Lyndsay Rush, Sarah Ashley, iO Theater

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Sidebar Jan 28, 2010
Rhinoceros Theater Festival

Reviews of six shows from the annual fringe festival
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Performing Arts Sidebar, RhinoFest, Prop Thtr, Idris Goodwin, Chris Bower, Beau O'Reilly, Barrie Cole, Mark Chrisler, Jonathan Putnam, Mark Handley, Matt Test, Brain Surgeon Theater, Andrew Schoen, Kate Teichman

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The inchoate new MPAACT show Blood Mural misses what’s right in front of it

There’s plenty of drama in the story of Chicago’s street murals—but not here.

The Bardy Bunch, The Last Wife, A Walk in the Woods, and ten more new stage shows

A mashup of Shakespeare with The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch is one of this week's high- (or maybe lowlights).

Ten best bets for fall theater

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.

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From book’s blurbs, you’d never know these critics slammed the play

Haymarket's published version of Steppenwolf's This is Modern Art selectively excerpts some of the play's reviews.

Congo Square’s A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Black Ensemble’s The Marvin Gaye Story, and ten more new theater reviews

Two African-American companies present revelatory dramas.

Rhinoceros Theater Festival

Reviews of six shows from the annual fringe festival

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The inchoate new MPAACT show Blood Mural misses what’s right in front of it

There’s plenty of drama in the story of Chicago’s street murals—but not here.

The Bardy Bunch, The Last Wife, A Walk in the Woods, and ten more new stage shows

A mashup of Shakespeare with The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch is one of this week's high- (or maybe lowlights).

Ten best bets for fall theater

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.

Video From book’s blurbs, you’d never know these critics slammed the play

Haymarket's published version of Steppenwolf's This is Modern Art selectively excerpts some of the play's reviews.

Congo Square’s A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Black Ensemble’s The Marvin Gaye Story, and ten more new theater reviews

Two African-American companies present revelatory dramas.

Rhinoceros Theater Festival

Reviews of six shows from the annual fringe festival

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From book’s blurbs, you’d never know these critics slammed the play