Spotlight on Reviews

**** 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

**** Highly Recommended  My friend Helen and I had a blast at "Love, Chaos and Dinner", the new summer production at Teatro ZinZanni.  Take the best of cabaret, burlesque and cirque, with artists from around the world, add about 50 pounds of sequins, shake it all up, add dinner and drinks served ringside, and that’s Teatro ZinZanni, where guests are invited to wear their own sequins and feathers! If you love the circus – or a good cabaret – this is the show for you!  4 BIG Spotlights