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Stage Top 5: October 2023
Two plays featuring seven women each and a gender-swapped Sondheim give October feminist flavor.
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Satchmo Century: New Musical Looks at the Legacy of Louis Armstrong
“We’re trying to find that balance of how much of the personal, how much of the cultural and how much of the overall impact that the man had. We can’t ignore his impact on music. We also can’t ignore...
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Stage Top 5: November 2023
A lot of musical fun and a little bit of darkness fill November stages.
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Something Is Wanting: A Review of “Company” at Broadway in Chicago
Sondheim’s first truly Sondheim-esque musical, Bobbie is turning thirty-five and single in a world of couples. The pressure is on from her married friends to make the plunge.
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The Chronicles of Nativity: Using C. S. Lewis as a Conduit for Christmas
The setting of “Christmas with C. S. Lewis” is a group of American historians visiting England at Christmastime. “Because Lewis was a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature, they’ve asked...
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Revival Meeting Revival: A Review of “The Wiz” at Broadway in Chicago
The Broadway-bound fiftieth-anniversary revival of “The Wiz” gets to the heart of what made “The Wiz” so special: song and dance.
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Whos’ Grinch: A Review of “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The...
In its initial Broadway run in 2006, the show broke box-office records. It has been a seasonal phenomenon ever since.
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Dylan-izing the Depression: A Review of “Girl From the North Country” at...
The action takes place in Duluth, Minnesota, but playwright Conor McPherson’s Irish melancholy weighs heavily throughout, with nods to O’Neill and Wilder.
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Family Doubt: A Review of “Mrs. Doubtfire: A New Musical Comedy” at Broadway...
The best thing about “Mrs. Doubtfire: A New Musical Comedy” is that it restores the heartfelt message of the original book—that divorce doesn’t have to be an end for a family, but can simply be a new...
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Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust: A Review of “Peter Pan” at Broadway in Chicago
The fantastic special effects, fabulous acting and dancing and capable renditions of popular songs in “Peter Pan” will make you believe that dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough.
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