Spotlight on Reviews

**** Highly Recommended  Paramount Theatre’s production of "Beautiful – The Carole King Musical" is dazzling audiences.  Beautiful is without a doubt my favorite jukebox ever.  The music is timeless, the choreography spectacular, the costumes glitter and I can’t say enough good things about star, Tiffany Topol.  Hurry and get your tickets, they’ll be going fast for this must-see musical.  I give “Beautiful” 4 BIG Spotlights. 

4 Spotlights!   Towle Theater’s production, The Spider or the Fly?, a psychological thriller by Sam Bobrick, explores the relationship between Maura (played by Mary Margaret McCormack) and Scott (played by Martin Downs) who are serving on a jury for a murder trial. They become romantically involved, but soon discover they are at odds on what they believe should be the verdict of the trial.

**** Highly Recommended   Goodman Theatre’s lyrical production of "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone" is a masterpiece – and a history lesson.  In this play, the second in August Wilson’s Century Cycle, set in the 1910s, echoes of the Civil War overlay the ordinary difficulties of everyday life.  As in most of Wilson’s Pittsburgh cycle, the characters are dealing with life the best they can – but because it’s Wilson, there’s a bit of mysticism too.  Kudos to the cast, the acting is absolutely superb!   4 Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended   Shire and Maltby, the musical creators, originally wanted to call their show “Baby Baby Baby” because this is the story of three different couples surprised by unexpected babies in their futures.  This delightful musical ended up being called, “Baby, The Musical” and its production is being put on by Lake Forest’s Citadel Theatre.