Reviews by Carol Moore

**** Highly Recommended  "SIX the pop-rock musical playing at the Nederlander Theatre through July 14th, is now on my personal list of top ten favorite musicals. SIX is a show about six women who happened to be married to the same man and as they observed, is only remembered because of them!  It’s feminist, empowering, joyous, fun, sparkly – and those gals can SING!  I’ve seen it several times, even downloaded the soundtrack, and it never gets old. I’m telling you, I LOVE this show!  4 BIG Spotlights

**** Recommended  I’ve been involved with ESL (English as a Second Language) classes for many years, but I’ve never looked at – or even thought about – English as a Foreign Language (EFL), although I know several people who arrived in America already fluent in English.  That said, the Goodman Theatre’s production of "English" is a sensitive and moving insight into that process for four adult students in Iran.  I found the play both enlightening and engrossing.  4 Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended  This is your chance, Chicago!  Broadway-bound "Death Becomes Her" is absolutely fabulous!  It’s a gorgeous, outrageously funny, larger than life, almost old-fashioned musical.  The music is glorious, the lyrics are fast-paced and snarky, the costumes sparkly and the frenemies just bitchy enough.  With standing ovations from the opening night audience the stars have aligned and this show is a hit!  Best of all – Chicagoans have bragging rights – we saw it before Broadway!  4 BIG Spotlights

**** Recommended  Steppenwolf Theatre’s new production, "The Thanksgiving Play," is a biting satire about political correctness.  In this story about an elementary school Thanksgiving play, political correctness has totally run amok. The characters are such earnest, self-righteous and self-congratulatory people that I absolutely hated them, yet I laughed at their antics.  3 ½ Spotlights