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Critics' Theatre Review Round-Up Of Shows Currently Playing

Theatre In Chicago lists the reviews from 23 different Chicago area publications. We currently have reviews listed for 38 shows now playing, and a total of 256 different reviews!!!

The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide
The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

(1 Review)
Bump in the Night Theatre at Facility Theatre
Amadeus
Amadeus

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(18 Reviews)
Steppenwolf Theatre
Angry Fags
Angry Fags

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co. at Lifeline Theatre
As You Like It
As You Like It

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Daily Herald - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(13 Reviews)
Writers Theatre
A Beautiful Noise
A Beautiful Noise

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Cadillac Palace Theatre
Calypso
Calypso

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

(2 Reviews)
The Village Theater at Rivendell Theatre
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

(7 Reviews)
Lyric Opera
Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You've Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can't Get Away
Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You've Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can't Get Away

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Redtwist Theatre
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

(11 Reviews)
Goodman Theatre
Deathtrap
Deathtrap

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

(3 Reviews)
MadKap Productions at Skokie Theatre
A Devil Comes to Town
A Devil Comes to Town

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Not Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Trap Door Theatre
Drunk Shakespeare
Drunk Shakespeare

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

(1 Review)
The Lion Theater
Elektra
Elektra

Chicago Reader - Recommended

(1 Review)
Madison Street Theatre
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Marriott Theatre
Friends With Guns
Friends With Guns

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

Third Coast Review - Somewhat Recommended

(2 Reviews)
A Short Leap Theatre Company at The Den Theatre
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

The Fourth Walsh - Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Somewhat Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(14 Reviews)
Nederlander Theatre
The House That Will Not Stand
The House That Will Not Stand

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(10 Reviews)
Invictus Theatre Company at Windy City Playhouse
The Infinite Wrench
The Infinite Wrench

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

Picture This Post - Highly Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Neo-Futurists at Neo-Futurists
It's A Wonderful Life Live in Chicago
It's A Wonderful Life Live in Chicago

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(11 Reviews)
American Blues Theater
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(17 Reviews)
Kokandy Productions at Chopin Theatre
The Magic Parlour
The Magic Parlour

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater Beat - Highly Recommended

The Hawk Chicago - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

Picture This Post - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(12 Reviews)
The Magic Parlour
The Mark
The Mark

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

The Fourth Walsh - Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Babes With Blades Theatre at The Edge Theatre
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage Review - Recommended

Chicagoland Theater Reviews - Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Medieval Times Schaumburg Castle
Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Paramount Theatre
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Recommended

PicksInSix - Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Marriott Theatre
Miracle on South Division Street
Miracle on South Division Street

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Recommended

Spotlight On Lake - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Citadel Theatre Company
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

(1 Review)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Pilon
The Pilon

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Red Theater at The Edge Off-Broadway
Revolution(s)
Revolution(s)

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Somewhat Recommended

Daily Herald - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(15 Reviews)
Goodman Theatre
Sister Act
Sister Act

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Drury Lane- Oakbrook
Smokefall
Smokefall

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Somewhat Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Wild Door Theater at Theater Wit
The Sporting Life
The Sporting Life

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Factory Theater
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Somewhat Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(10 Reviews)
City Lit Theater
Superior Donuts
Superior Donuts

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

PlaylistHQ - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

(11 Reviews)
The Artistic Home at The Den Theatre
Teatro ZinZanni: Love, Chaos and Dinner
Teatro ZinZanni: Love, Chaos and Dinner

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

(13 Reviews)
Cambria Hotel Chicago Loop
The Unseen
The Unseen

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Tin Drum Theatre Company at Bramble Arts Loft
Urinetown
Urinetown

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

(6 Reviews)
The Fred Anzevino Theatre
White Christmas
White Christmas

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

(1 Review)
Paramount Theatre

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*The designation of "Jeff Recommended" is given to a production when at least ONE ELEMENT of the show was deemed outstanding by the opening night judges of The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee. The entire production is then eligible for nomination for awards at the end of the season. To find out more information visit JeffAwards.org

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