You Can Skip It Come on, man. At last year’s Fringe, playwright Kevin Bowen brought us the exposition-stuffed, stiff and cliched historical drama “Gasthaus,” and this year, he brings us the exposition-stuffed, stiff and cliched historical drama “Tompkins Squares” — … Continued
Must See “Breach” is one of this year’s buzziest shows among other Fringe performers, and it delivers, big-time. Every aspect of the high-stakes thriller is just stunning, from the cast’s opening eerie sea-shanty chants to the acting quality to the … Continued
Worth Considering In each performance of the delightfully earnest “Fangs and Bangs (and Sangs),” performers from other Fringe shows join actor Nissa Nordland onstage for dramatic readings of a rotating selection of her high school diaries and vampire fan fiction, … Continued
While festivalgoers swarmed Grant Park over four days at Lollapalooza and artists graced the stages, caterers behind the scenes set up their extensive lineup of gourmet VIP meals to feed the performers and their crews each day. But a lot … Continued
Worth Considering “An Immigrant’s Guide to America” is an intimate look into a Russian immigrant’s intercultural confusion, embarrassment and sweet moments of success. The one-man show features three simple ingredients: a mic, a guitar and Sufian Zhemukhov’s stories. Each show … Continued