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The coming autumn: “The Seagull” thru Instrumental Thtr Co.
A brand new company brings summer vitality to Chekhov’s autumnal bunch.
Summer superficiality: “42 Balloons”; “Diana”; and “Titanique”
These three summer shows don’t dive too deeply, but does any one come out on top?
(Un)expected songs: “La Bohème” at Lyric Opera and “Tell Me On a Sunday” at Theo
At Lyric and Theo, two sweeping romances in time for spring to bloom.
Can’t keep such excellence a secret: ‘The Secret Garden’ at Theo
This holiday season, Theo’s Secret Garden may just be the perfect musical to remind us that caring and nurturing one another pull up the weeds of life.
Summer smiles upon us in Evanston: ‘A Little Night Music’ at Theo
Often described as “whipped cream with knives”, the musicianship of Theo’s Little Night Music is the dollop on top of an all-around sharp production.
Give some hail to these chiefs: ‘Assassins’ at Theo
Daryl D. Brooks has brought to Theo an Assassins of dripping sweat, bulging veins, and flying spit. Everyone up there is mad as hell.
Though welcomely aromatic, Theo Ubique’s ‘Baked’ could stand more time in the oven
If Baked! needs more time to come into its own, it definitely has a whiff of the welcomingly off-beat.
Couples trip: ‘Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon’ at Lookingglass and ‘Passing Strange’ at Theo Ubique
One’s a boy and a girl tearing up the West; the other’s a boy and the man he became tearing down the superego.
Theo’s ‘Threepenny Opera’ gleams like an old dirty penny, as it should
Brecht and Weill’s sleazy oddball classic may be formally dusty, but its social commentary endures and the tongue-in-cheek depravity meshes well with these restless cynical times.
Theo beckons patrons home to the ‘Best Little Whorehouse’ this holiday season
If the title seems unseemly, theatregoers will be surprised by this upbeat and tender gem.