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Fences Review – Intense and Emotional

July 11, 2022 LaRita S. Smith 0

The American Blues Theater presents August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning production of Fences, directed by Monty Cole, July 1-August 6, 2022 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Fences is the sixth of the […]

Cullud Wattah – H2 the NO!

June 20, 2022 LaRita S. Smith 0

Victory Gardens Theater ends its 2021/2022 main-stage season with the compelling and highly publicized issues surrounding Flint Michigan’s water crisis in this drama titled Cullud Wattah, written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza and directed by Lili-Anne Brown. […]

Grandma’s Jukebox Review – Heartwarming and Entertaining

May 31, 2022 LaRita S. Smith 0

The Black Ensemble presents Grandma’s Jukebox, written and directed by Michelle Bester. The show runs now through June 26, 2022, at the Black Ensemble Theatre located at 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60640. I […]

Two Trains Running Review – Messages in the Rubble

May 24, 2022 LaRita S. Smith 0

August Wilson’s acclaimed, Two Trains Running, directed by Ron O.J Parsons, is now playing at the Court Theatre in Hyde Park through June 12, 2022. Two Trains Running is the story of a Dinner owner […]

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

April 22, 2022 LaRita S. Smith 3

Broadway in Chicago presents the ten-time Tony award-winning Musical Moulin Rouge at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, located at 24 W. Randolph Street. The show runs through May 14, 2022. You become memorized by the […]

Ruined Review

February 23, 2022 LaRita S. Smith 0

Invictus Theatre Company in Chicago presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning production of Ruined, written by Lynn Nottage. The show runs from February 21, 2022, thru March 20, 2022, at the Reginald Vaughn Theatre located at 1106 […]

Day Of Absence Review – A Day Without Color

March 5, 2020 LaRita S. Smith 0

Congo Square Theatre continues it’s 20thseason with the 1965 production of Day of Absence, written by Douglas Turner Ward and directed by Anthony Irons at the Victory Gardens Theatre located at 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue […]

City Winery Concert Series Review – Vivian Green

October 16, 2019 LaRita S. Smith 0

For those who are unfamiliar with City Winery, it is a restaurant, bar, and small concert hall that seats up to 300 guests. City Winery is located at 1200 W. Randolph Street in the Fulton […]

The Color Purple Review – The Power of Sisterhood

September 21, 2019 LaRita S. Smith 0

Drury Lane presents the Tony award-winning production of The Color Purple; book by Marsha Norman; music and lyrics by Brenda Russel, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. The show runs now through November 3, 2019. The […]

You Can’t Fake the Funk (A Journey Through Funk Music) Review – Electrifying Performances!

July 31, 2019 LaRita S. Smith 0

The Chicago, Black Ensemble Theater continues it’s 2019 season (Legends and Lessons) with You Can’t Fake the Funk (A Journey Through Funk Music), written and directed by Daryl D. Brooks. Once you enter the […]