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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 39 shows now playing, and a total of 275 different reviews!!!

9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts- Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Baby
Baby

Chicago Reader- Somewhat Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Somewhat Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Citadel Theatre Company
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Daily Herald- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Paramount Theatre
Black Sunday
Black Sunday

Chicago Tribune- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* TimeLine Theatre Company
Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Windy City Times- Highly Recommended

Centerstage- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage Review- Highly Recommended

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended

ChicagoCritic- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

The Fourth Walsh- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater Beat- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Highly Recommended

(16 Reviews)
Briar Street Theatre
The Choir Of Man
The Choir Of Man

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Recommended

City Pleasures- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(12 Reviews)
Apollo Theater
Don't Quit Your Daydream
Don't Quit Your Daydream

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

The Fourth Walsh- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Second City
Drunk Shakespeare
Drunk Shakespeare

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

(1 Review)
The Lounge At The Lion
An Educated Guess
An Educated Guess

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Definition Theatre
Gods and Monsters
Gods and Monsters

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago Pride- Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Theater Wit
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Broadway Playhouse
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls

Chicago Tribune- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Daily Herald- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts- Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Somewhat Recommended

City Pleasures- Highly Recommended

WDCB- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(18 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Drury Lane- Oakbrook
Hamlet
Hamlet

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Red Theater at The Edge Off-Broadway
Into the Earth with You
Into the Earth with You

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(1 Review)
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble at McAninch Arts Center
Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Daily Herald- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(13 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Mercury Theater
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Rescripted- Somewhat Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Somewhat Recommended

(13 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Goodman Theatre
Judgment Day
Judgment Day

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Somewhat Recommended

Daily Herald- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Reader- Somewhat Recommended

Talkin Broadway- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

The Fourth Walsh- Somewhat Recommended

Third Coast Review- Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(18 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Jump
Jump

Chicago Tribune- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

MaraTapp.org- Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(11 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit
Last Stop On Market Street
Last Stop On Market Street

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Young People's Theatre of Chicago at The Greenhouse Theater Center
Lavender Men
Lavender Men

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

(1 Review)
Jeff Recommended* About Face Theatre at The Den 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

Buzznews.net- 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
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Nederlander 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
Murder in the Cathedral
Murder in the Cathedral

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Recommended

Splash Magazine- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* City Lit Theater
The Music Man
The Music Man

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Chicagoland Musical Theatre- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theater and Arts- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

(13 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Marriott Theatre
Nana
Nana

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Trap Door Theatre
Oh, The Places You'll Glow!
Oh, The Places You'll Glow!

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(10 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Second City
On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Blank Theatre Company at Bramble Arts Loft
Panther In The Sky
Panther In The Sky

Chicago Reader- Somewhat Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble at Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Physician Magician
Physician Magician

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Recommended

(3 Reviews)
The Rhapsody Theater
Poor People! The Parody Musical
Poor People! The Parody Musical

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Hell In A Handbag Productions at Chopin Theatre
Prelude to a Kiss
Prelude to a Kiss

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

(2 Reviews)
Theatre Above the Law at The Jarvis Square Theater
Rain
Rain

Stage and Cinema- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Picture This Post- Recommended

(3 Reviews)
CIBC Theatre
The S Paradox
The S Paradox

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Life and Times- Recommended

(4 Reviews)
Babes With Blades Theatre at Factory Theater
Teatro ZinZanni: Love, Chaos and Dinner
Teatro ZinZanni: Love, Chaos and Dinner

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

PicksInSix- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

(8 Reviews)
Cambria Hotel Chicago Loop
The Thanksgiving Play
The Thanksgiving Play

Chicago Tribune- Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Daily Herald- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Highly Recommended

Buzznews.net- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Somewhat Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Somewhat Recommended

Splash Magazine- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Somewhat Recommended

(14 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* Steppenwolf Theatre
Turret
Turret

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Sun Times- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Highly Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Highly Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Theatre Review- Recommended

Chicago On Stage- Highly Recommended

BroadwayWorld- Somewhat Recommended

NewCity Chicago- Somewhat Recommended

(9 Reviews)
Jeff Recommended* A Red Orchid Theatre
The Unfair Advantage
The Unfair Advantage

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Highly Recommended

(5 Reviews)
Steppenwolf Theatre
A Year with Frog and Toad
A Year with Frog and Toad

Chicago Tribune- Highly Recommended

Chicago Reader- Recommended

Chicago Stage and Screen- Recommended

Around The Town Chicago- Highly Recommended

Third Coast Review- Highly Recommended

Chicago Culture Authority- Recommended

(6 Reviews)
Chicago Children's Theatre at The Station

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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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