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CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
Loving on the Run! Audio Film Review ‘The People’s Joker’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2024 - 10:26am
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The People’s Joker
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“The People’s Joker” is in select theaters and (click) Chicago’s Music Box Theatre beginning April 26th. Featuring Vera Drew, Lynn Downey, Nathan Faustyn, Maria Bramford, Bob Odenkirk and Tim Heidecker. Written by Vera Drew and Bri LeRose. Directed by Vera Drew. Not Rated.
© 2024 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the “The People’s Joker,” a blisteringly on-target satire regarding the world of Gotham City by the visionary director/co-writer/star Vera Drew. Opening in Chicago’s Music Box Theatre on April 26th or see local listings.
Vera Drew (she/her) wrote, directed and stars as a transgender male-to-female eventually named Joker the Harlequin. She moves from Smallville to Gotham City to find her identity and get away from her oppressive mother (Lynn Downey), and wants to establish a comedy career. With another oddball nicknamed The Penguin (Nathan Faustyn), they open a comedy club, with a goal to get a shot on Gotham’s most popular comedy show UCB Live, produced by Lorne Michaels (voice of Maria Bramford). With the rogues gallery of lowlife villains in Gotham, plus the overhang of The Batman, they is no telling where Joker the Harlequin will fit in.
The People’s Joker
Photo credit: Altered Innocence
Audio Film Review of “The People’s Joker” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com …
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |
