In his audience at the Den Theatre, there was a woman who ran “a Jewish-themed OnlyFans account” and a man who insures cannabis dispensaries. Watching Kasher work played like an argument for the need for comics to really listen.
This is Michael Frayn’s backstage farce and some parts tickled me a great deal. But overall, too much moved too slowly, and this was a strange choice of play for Steppenwolf’s talents.
Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone are roommates in a story set in Iowa City. Farrow especially delivers a performance you can’t look away from.
He played presidents and kings and garbage haulers and apartheid survivors. Through the decades, the big man with the basso profundo voice found the gravity and the flinty heart in everything.
According to an announcement Tuesday, the show at the Chicago Theatre, titled “Conversation with Larry David,” will be presented as part of the festival’s second year in town. Tickets go on sale Friday.
A North Shore playwright’s play – which ran on Broadway last year—is being performed in her home state for the first time. “The Cottage” by Sandy Rustin premiers at The Citadel Theatre in Wake Forest Sept. 14-Oct. 13. It is directed by Jack Hickey of Skokie. Rustin, who lives in the suburbs of New York […]
Rick Miller, writer, performer and director of the Governors State one-man show, said there are 100 characters and over 50 musicians.
“Theater was Kary’s passion. Marriott was his passion. And Chicago’s actors were his passion.”
Also among the highlights: “Inherit the Wind” at Goodman Theatre and “Frozen” in Aurora. This is the strongest fall theater slate in years.
Most of our critic’s picks are for Chicago companies who have stood the test of time. But also look for these visiting artists.