Other Professional Theater Reviews

**** Recommended   Being at my peak in the 60’s, and given this review assignment, Citadel Theatre's "She Loves Me," the first thing that popped into my head was the Beatles’ song, “She Loves You, Yeh, Yeh, Yeh”.  This musical has nothing to do with that, exactly. Well, maybe a little.  The Beatles’ song is about a gentleman lacking in self-confidence, being assured that the woman of his dreams does, in fact, love him.

***RECOMMENDED   The title of The Second City e.t.c.'s 47th revue may be a bit misleading for some. "Oh, the Places You'll Glow!" is not an adaptation nor a parody of the final work of the late, great children's author Dr. Seuss. Aside from a clever, but seusical, rhyming voice-over delivered as the house lights are dimmed at the top of the show regarding the usual message to turn off all cell phones and unwrap candy, this show has more in common with Ken Kesey or Timothy Leary than with Dr. Seuss himself. What you will discover. as one of the places you'll go, is a prismatic and rainbow-hued trip through a variegated wonderland more commonly known as America in the year 2023.  3 SPOTLIGHTS

****HIGHLY RECOMMENDED   Phone rings, door chimes, in comes..."Company." Chicago has swung the door wide open and graciously welcomed in this magnificent production of Stephen Sondheim's 1970 musical comedy that took Broadway by storm in 2022. This revival, brilliantly directed by Marianne Elliott, caused a fair share of raised eyebrows due to the fact that Elliott -- with Sondheim's permission, of course -- did some gender-swapping among several roles within the cast. But not to worry. This "Company" is slick, sassy, sophisticated and splendidly spectacular.  4 BIG SPOTLIGHTS

***** Highly Recommended ***** We attended Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play” on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 10:00 am at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois.  My mom, 5-year old, 3-year old, and I enjoyed the play very much.  The play follows many of the Elephant and Piggie adventures found in the book series by Mo Willems.  My kids read and flip through the books at home, so they knew exactly who the characters were on stage; they were so excited to see Elephant and Piggie “in person”.