With May comes celebration of the hardest job on the planet—motherhood. What better way to say thank you to the woman who facilitated one’s worldly existence than the gift of live theatre? These Chicagoland offerings deserve to be included among this May’s flowers. MARRIOTT LINCOLNSHIRE THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES “JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT” […]
Amir Kapoor, the character at the heart of “Disgraced,” is not a stereotypical Muslim American. For one thing, he isn’t even really a Muslim. Although he was raised in the faith, he denounces it now. Does that shield him from the suspicion that so many Muslims face in today’s America? Of course not. Portrayed by […]
We’ve survived the holidays, people; we’ve cured the hangovers, sidestepped that unwanted mistletoe kiss and kept the holiday weight gain down. Let’s celebrate our endurance with some theater that examines resilience and the indomitable human spirit. American Theater Company’s “Disgraced” February 3-March 4 1909 W. Byron St., Chicago 773-409-4125 atcweb.org American Theater Company presents Ayad Aktar’s […]
Airing on TV year after year, Frank Capra’s 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life” became the classic American Christmas story of the 20th century. Like Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” it somehow manages to seem fresh and moving, even if you’ve experienced it dozens of times before. Hearing all those familiar lines from Capra’s film […]
In “The Amish Project,” Sadieh Rifai inhabits 7 characters with an emotional dexterity that’s virtuosic. On October 2, 2006, a non-Amish milk truck driver in Nickel Mines, Pa., entered a one-room schoolhouse for Amish children with a gun, demanding that all the boys and adults leave. He bound the girls with plastic ties. When the […]
