Theater Reviews

On May 1st, I attended the 5-1 performance of “THE WIZARD OF OZ” live musical at the CHICAGO Theater. There were like 1200 or so people in the audience to see the play performed by 25 or so entertainers + a very good live orchestra.

HollywoodChicago.com theater critic Alissa Norby wrote in her 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new Chicago musical “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story”:

HollywoodChicago.com theater critic Alissa Norby wrote in her highly recommended 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new Chicago play “On an Average Day” at the Victory Gardens Theater:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Alissa Norby wrote in her 2.0 out of 5.0 review of the new play “Relatively Close” at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre:

Alissa Norby wrote:Now comes “Relatively Close,” which is a new work by Chicago playwright James Sherman that has great aspirations yet is too convoluted to achieve any of them.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Dustin Levell wrote in his 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new play “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” at Chicago’s Raven Theatre:

Dustin Levell wrote:Chosen by Chicago’s Raven Theatre to close out its 25th year, director Michael Menendian and his cast of quick wits do the Neil Simon masterpiece great justice.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new play “The Mark of Zorro” at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new play “Old Town” about Chicago’s political machine: