Reviews by Carol Moore

**** Recommended  The Madison Square Garden Production of "Annie" playing at the Chicago Theatre is an absolute delight. The success of this production rests squarely on the shoulders of twelve-year-old Hazel Vogel, who is onstage virtually the entire play – a daunting prospect for many adults – but this girl is definitely up to the task!  Kevin, the dog who plays Sandy, is darling and very well trained. "Annie" is a perfect choice to introduce young people to live theater.  4 Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended  If you have a small princess in your family – daughter, niece, granddaughter – you should consider getting tickets to the Paramount Theatre’s production of "Frozen."  This musical has everything you’d expect - fabulous voices, great choreography, lifelike puppets, gorgeous costumes, phenomenal sets and special effects. As each character/costume appeared for the first time, everyone in the audience cheered! It’s always a pleasure to see lots of young people – in this case, very young people – in the audience – they will become the next generation of theater-goers.  4 BIG Spotlights

*** Recommended  Steppenwolf’s production of Ngozi Anyanwu’s play, "Leroy and Lucy," left me adrift.  Since it’s billed as a play with music, I thought I’d hear way more Delta Blues than I did.  I thought I knew where it was going – the ‘sell your soul to the devil’ trope – but then it took a strange turn and I wasn’t sure what to think. I liked the staging but I couldn’t bring myself to care about the characters.  2 ½ Spotlights

**** Recommended  Looking for adventure with your Shakespeare?  "Pericles" is definitely the show for you – a fantastical soap opera, chock full of adventure, comedy, tragedy and double-dealing.  Escape into a world of kings & queens, shipwrecks, pirates, goddesses – even evil stepmothers – with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s "Pericles."  Don’t miss this show! 4 Spotlights.