Steps Away from Paradise: Plath/Hughes @ Gorilla Tango Theater
Theater Review by Kyle Whalen, October 18th, 2014 3.5 stars out of 4 Moments after I entered Gorilla Tango Theater’s lobby, a few of us were good-naturedly singing along to Paul McCartney’s “Silly...
View ArticleAmazing Grace: Mixed Messages, Strong Performances @ Broadway in Chicago
Theater review by Kyle Whalen, October 22, 2014 Rating 2.5 out of 4 stars Amazing Grace, with a book by Christopher Smith and Arthur Giron and a score by Mr. Smith, is based on the life of John Newton,...
View ArticleFar Beyond Routine: Theatre Y’s Mesmerizing Happy Days
Theater Review by Kyle Whalen, October 27, 2014 4 out of 4 stars Melissa Lorraine in Theatre Y's Happy Days written by Samuel Beckett, directed by András Visky. Photo by Devron Enarson Theatre Y’s...
View ArticleHotel Aphrodite is Messy Fun @ Factory
Theater review by Kyle Whalen, November 18, 2014 3 out of 4 stars Kevin Alves as Harry Bloodstone, and Jill Oliver as Lacy Bottom. The Factory Theater’s new comedy Hotel Aphrodite, conceptualized by...
View ArticleIndirect and Blissful: Point and Shoot @ Cold Basement Dramatics
Theater Review by Kyle Whalen, November 18, 2014 3.5 out of 4 stars Mark Maxwell (Felix Mendelssohn), Carson Schroeder (Samuel Clarke), Alex Lavelle (John Locke) and Johnathan Wallace (Ephraim Lessing)...
View Article‘Shining City’ Shines Brightly @ Irish Theatre of Chicago
Theater Review by Kyle Whalen, November 30, 2014 3.5 out of 4 stars (left to right) Brad Armacost and Coburn Goss in Irish Theatre of Chicago’s production of SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson, directed...
View ArticleBoeing Towards Good Places: 906 Theatre Company @ Mary’s Attic
A theater review by Kyle Whalen, February 24, 2015 2.5 of 4 stars It’s 1960. Bernard, an American man living in Paris, has three fiancées. Each is a stewardess with a different airline and schedule;...
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