Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance! at Cadillac Palace Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...Dame Edna -- who prattles on for 2 1/2 hours -- is uproariously fresh and funny. The thing only gets better as it goes. I watched one older fellow near me (the type the Dame typically greets with a nasty "You! Senior!") literally doubled over in merriment. For several worrying minutes."

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...As for her playfully passive-aggressive comedic style, Edna is a classic product of the British class system (kangaroos and kiwis aside), and, as Mike Nichols often notes, all British comedy is rooted in class."

SouthtownStar - Highly Recommended

"...It's hard to believe that a little old lady can hold an audience's attention for two hours with bits of ribald humor, vulgar witticisms and catty comments. But if the little old lady is Dame Edna — who actually is Australian actor/comedian Barry Humphries in drag — it works spectacularly."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...This hilarious show is made so funny by Dame Edna’s deft use and manipulation of her audience. Seldom have I witnessed such rapport that features light-hearted humor at the expense of audiences. In the hands of such a master craftsman, the show is clever and the foibles of human nature are gently spoofed. She has fun and we love it—and her."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended

"... The one and only Dame Edna Everage has risen from a mere megastar on her last visit to Chicago three years ago to a bona fide "gigastar." Her act hasn't changed that much, there's still no plot or even formal structure to the evening of "cutting edge caring and sharing," but there's no doubt that spending a few hours in the company of this comedic genius is like no other experience you will have in a theatre or out."