Reviews by Carol Moore

**** Highly Recommended  I was a teen in the 60’s – graduated from high school in 1963, from Indiana University in 1967 – so Every Single Song in Marriott’s production of "Beehive: The 60’s Musical" brought memories.  Director/Choreographer Deidre Goodwin called the show “a love letter to the music of the 60’s,” but it’s really a love letter to the female singers of the sixties – the early girl groups, Leslie Gore, Marianne Faithful, the Supremes, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and more – who often didn’t get the headlines, but were just as good as the guys!  4 BIG Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended  Chicago Shakespeare’s summer show, "Corduroy", directed by Amber Mak, is the perfect show to introduce the small set to live theater.  It’s as cute as it can be.  It’s colorful, funny, physical, interactive – and it has Corduroy!  My six-year-old grandniece, Maeve, loved it. 4 BIG Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended  The new mainstage revue at The Second City, "The Devil Is In the Detours", is probably their funniest revue in a long time.  In fact, it’s downright hilarious.  Everywhere I looked, the folks in the audience were laughing – not polite little titters, either – I’m talking guffaws! The talented cast pokes fun at everything from corporate shirts to zombies while steering clear of politics.  4 BIG Spotlights

*** Recommended  Some viewers will find "The Kite Runner" heavy going. It’s a tense drama about sensitive and difficult subjects happening in a place most of us will never visit with customs we don’t understand.  I was a bit disappointed because it didn’t quite measure up to my expectations. Most of the ensemble cast play multiple parts making it really difficult to figure out who they were and how they were relevant.  It could have been a magnificent piece of work, but it wasn’t.  The haunting music provided by Tabla Artist, Salar Nader was one of the best things in the show. 3 Spotlights