But that’s the wonder of Volta: the acrobats are so deeply gifted that their apparent ease in performing their craft can lull any audience member into the position of armchair quarterback.
Reviews
The musical theatre reviews featured here are written by reviewers, not critics. These impressions and opinions are from individuals passionate about musical theatre and represent, in most cases, one observation of one performance. The primary purpose in publishing reviews is to help patrons decide whether a production is a good use of their time and entertainment budget. Our reviewers are also encouraged to creatively shine a light on particularly good work done onstage and backstage, understanding that successful productions happen because of the work of many. Finally, ChicagolandMusicalTheatre's reviewers are asked to walk into a show expecting enjoyable entertainment—because that's the mindset of patrons who buy tickets to professional theatre.
Teatro Vista and Collaboraction bring a night at ‘La Havana Madrid’ back to life, thrilling its numerous aficionados
It also could mean just pretending for a moment that the world outside wasn’t a powder keg about to blow; that squeezing out of Castro’s grasp was only the beginning of the struggle; that one day, their neighborhood would no longer be their neighborhood.
Writers Theatre’s subdued ‘Next to Normal’ disquietingly reminds audiences to show compassion to both the ill and the anguished
In fact, set, costumes, lighting, even the acting…all feel a bit muted or subdued. That’s different from Normal productions past, which strove to show the highest highs and lowest lows of bipolar disorder. This vision is more disquieting. More subtle. More stark.
Traditional, maximalist, resplendent ‘West Side Story’ graces Lyric’s stage
By PatrickO’Brien West Side Story may have never truly left the American zeitgeist — just start humming “Maria,” or start snapping your fingers in time and people will know what you’re on about. But just wait, buddy boy, because it’s poised to make a big comeback in 2020, with both the Steven Spielberg-directed, Tony Kushner-adapted,
Broadway in Chicago’s new tour of ‘Chicago’ with NFL star Eddie George leaves audiences panting
Where other productions of Chicago have been the seductive, luxuriously laid back, in-the-pocket-delivery affair with a cigarette afterwards, this is a high-octane romp that tears the sheets and leaves you panting afterwards.
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