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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 33 shows now playing, and a total of 215 different reviews!!!

Aztec Human Sacrifice
Aztec Human Sacrifice

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Not Recommended

Picture This Post- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Somewhat Recommended

(5 Reviews)
City Lit Theater
Big River
Big River

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

WTTW- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Somewhat Recommended

(13 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Mercury Theater
Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Windy City Times- Highly Recommended

Centerstage- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage Review- Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended

ChicagoCritic- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicagoland Theater Reviews- Recommended

The Fourth Walsh- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater Beat- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Highly Recommended

(15 Reviews)
Briar Street Theatre
Bowie in Warsaw
Bowie in Warsaw

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Somewhat Recommended

Third Coast Review- Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Trap Door Theatre
Cabaret ZaZou - Luminaire
Cabaret ZaZou - Luminaire

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

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

(7 Reviews)
Cambria Hotel Chicago Loop
The Crucible
The Crucible

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

(8 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Invictus Theatre Company at Reginald Vaughn Theater
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Daily Herald- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

(16 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire
Dandelions
Dandelions

Chicago Reader- Recommended

(1 Review)
Jeff Recommended* MPAACT at The Greenhouse Theater Center
The Dream King
The Dream King

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Daily Herald- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Teatro Vista at Chopin Theatre
Drunk Shakespeare
Drunk Shakespeare

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

(1 Review)
The Lounge At The Lion
From the Mississippi Delta
From the Mississippi Delta

Chicago Tribune- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Lifeline Theatre
Gender Play, or what you Will
Gender Play, or what you Will

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Buzznews.net- Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* About Face Theatre at The Den Theatre
The Gospel at Colonus
The Gospel at Colonus

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Court Theatre
Grease
Grease

Chicago Tribune- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Somewhat Recommended

Daily Herald- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

(11 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Drury Lane- Oakbrook
Hatef*ck
Hatef*ck

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* The Den Theatre
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

Daily Herald- Recommended

(1 Review)
Oil Lamp Theater
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
Is God Is
Is God Is

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Recommended

Picture This Post- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* A Red Orchid Theatre
London Road
London Road

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(7 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit
The Magic Parlour
The Magic Parlour

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Windy City Times- Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater Beat- Highly Recommended

The Hawk Chicago- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(8 Reviews)
The Palmer House Hilton Hotel
Magical Life
Magical Life

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

(1 Review)
The Rhapsody Theater
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
MotherFreakingHood!
MotherFreakingHood!

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Mercury Theater
Motherhouse
Motherhouse

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Rescripted- Highly Recommended

(7 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Rivendell Theatre
The October Storm
The October Storm

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Buzznews.net- Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(7 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Raven Theatre
Ragtime
Ragtime

Daily Herald- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
The Real Housewives of Motown
The Real Housewives of Motown

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Black Ensemble Theater
Shaw vs. Tunney
Shaw vs. Tunney

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Grippo Stage Company at Theater Wit
Tango
Tango

Chicago Reader- Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Somewhat Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Pride Arts Center
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Chicago Children's Theatre at The Station
West Side Story
West Side Story

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Windy City Times- Highly Recommended

Time Out Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago On the Aisle- Highly Recommended

Let's Play at ChicagoNow- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

WTTW- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Theater Reviews- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts- Highly Recommended

Storefront Rebellion- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(18 Reviews)
Lyric Opera
What the Constitution Means to Me
What the Constitution Means to Me

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Daily Herald- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(8 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* TimeLine Theatre Company
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower

Chicago Tribune- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Somewhat Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Somewhat Recommended

(8 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Theater Wit

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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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