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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 37 shows now playing, and a total of 249 different reviews!!!

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Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Citadel Theatre Company
Birds Of North America
Birds Of North America

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(10 Reviews)
A Red Orchid Theatre
Black and Highly Flavored
Black and Highly Flavored

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
UP Comedy Club
Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(9 Reviews)
American Blues Theater
Company
Company

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Somewhat Recommended

(3 Reviews)
MadKap Productions at Skokie Theatre
Confederates
Confederates

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

The Fourth Walsh - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

(10 Reviews)
Redtwist Theatre
The Dance of Death
The Dance of Death

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

The Fourth Walsh - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Somewhat Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Somewhat Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(17 Reviews)
Steppenwolf Theatre
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

(8 Reviews)
Paramount Theatre
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Entertaining Chicago - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Lazy Susan Theatre Co. at The Greenhouse Theater Center
Drunk Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet
Drunk Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

(1 Review)
The Lion Theater
The Enormous Crocodile
The Enormous Crocodile

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Roald Dahl Story Company at The Studebaker Theater
Eureka Day
Eureka Day

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - 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

MaraTapp.org - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

(13 Reviews)
TimeLine Theatre at Broadway Playhouse
Green Corridors
Green Corridors

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Trap Door Theatre
Hamnet
Hamnet

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - 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 - Somewhat Recommended

The Fourth Walsh - Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(16 Reviews)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Remy Bumppo Theatre at Theater Wit
The Hobbit
The Hobbit

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Young People's Theatre of Chicago at The Greenhouse Theater Center
Holiday
Holiday

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Somewhat Recommended

Entertaining Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(17 Reviews)
Goodman Theatre
The Irish... and How They Got That Way
The Irish... and How They Got That Way

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

The Fourth Walsh - Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts - Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

(10 Reviews)
Porchlight Music Theatre at Ruth Page Center For Arts
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Daily Herald - 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

Entertaining Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(12 Reviews)
Marriott Theatre
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

Buzz Center Stage - Recommended

Third Coast Review - Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Gwydion Theatre Company 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
Mary Jane
Mary Jane

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

Daily Herald - Recommended

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Evanston Roundtable - Highly Recommended

(8 Reviews)
Northlight 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
Miss Julie
Miss Julie

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Somewhat Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Not Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Recommended

PicksInSix - Recommended

Splash Magazine - Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

(11 Reviews)
Court Theatre
My Life As A Cowboy
My Life As A Cowboy

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Entertaining Chicago - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Open Space Arts
On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Daily Herald - Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Drury Lane- Oakbrook
The Outsider
The Outsider

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

(1 Review)
Oil Lamp Theater
The Outsiders
The Outsiders

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

(12 Reviews)
Cadillac Palace Theatre
The Pets
The Pets

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

(1 Review)
Bramble Theatre Company at Bramble Arts Loft
Pot Girls
Pot Girls

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Recommended

(4 Reviews)
The Story Theatre at Raven Theatre
Rising Water
Rising Water

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Not Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Theatre L'Acadie at Facility Theatre
The Seagull
The Seagull

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

(1 Review)
Red Theater at The Edge Off-Broadway
Short Shakespeare! Hamlet
Short Shakespeare! Hamlet

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Squat
Squat

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

(1 Review)
MPAACT at The Greenhouse Theater Center
Top Girls
Top Girls

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Raven Theatre
Trial In The Delta: The Murder Of Emmett Till
Trial In The Delta: The Murder Of Emmett Till

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader - Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Allie and the After Party - Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Collaboraction at Kimball Arts Center
Unnecessary Farce
Unnecessary Farce

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

(3 Reviews)
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at McAninch Arts Center

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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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