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ONE CHICAGO
MAN'S OPINION


Reviews and Essays
on Theatre and Opera


Usually analytical, often disquisitional,
sometimes self-indulgent, rarely impartial



Written by Mark D. Ball
one.chicago.mans.opinion [at] gmail.com

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THE REVIEWS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

  1. Aida (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2012)
  2. As You Like It (CHICAGO, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 2011)
  3. [The] Barber of Seville (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2008)
  4. Based on True Feelings (MONTRÉAL, RAM Theatre, 2009)
  5. [The] Birthday Party (CHICAGO, Chopin Theatre, 2008)
  6. [La] Bohème (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2007)
  7. Boris Godunov (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2011)
  8. [The] Brothers Karamazov (CHICAGO, Lookingglass Theatre, 2008)
  9. Caesar and Cleopatra (STRATFORD, ONTARIO, Festival Theatre, 2008)
  10. [The] Caretaker (GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, Writers' Theatre)
    11.     COMING FEB. 2012
  11. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (CHICAGO, Raven Theatre, 2010)
  12. Cavalleria rusticana (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2009)
  13. [The] Cherry Orchard (CHICAGO, Raven Theatre, 2011)
  14. [The] Copperhead (CHICAGO, City Lit Theater, 2011)
  15. [The] Damnation of Faust (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2010)
  16. Death of a Salesman (CHICAGO, Raven Theater, 2009)
  17. Desire Under the Elms (CHICAGO, Goodman Theatre, 2009)
  18. Dracula in a Time of Climate Change (MONTRÉAL, The Blacklist Committee for Unsafe Theatre, 2009)
  19. [The] Flowers (CHICAGO, StageLeft Theatre, 2009)
  20. [The] Front Page (CHICAGO, TimeLine Theatre, 2011)
  21. [The] Glass Menagerie (CHICAGO, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2008)
  22. Godspell (CHICAGO, Provision Theater, 2010)
  23. Happy Endings Are Extra (CHICAGO, Bailiwick Theater, 2007)
  24. Hedda Gabler (CHICAGO, Raven Theatre, 2009)
  25. Hughie (CHICAGO, Goodman Theatre, 2010)
  26. Hunchback (CHICAGO, Redmoon Theater, 2008)
  27. Jason (CHICAGO, Chicago Opera Theater, 2010)
  28. Juno and the Paycock (CHICAGO, Live Bait Theater, 2008)
  29. Krapp's Last Tape (CHICAGO, Goodman Theatre, 2010)
  30. [The] Lady from Dubuque (LONDON, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2007)
  31. Lær's Last Prayer (CHICAGO, City Lit Theater, 2011)
  32. [The] Last Days of Judas Iscariot (CHICAGO, Gift Theatre, 2008)
  33. [The] Lion in Winter (CHICAGO, Idle Muse Theatre, 2011)
  34. [The] Long Goodbye (ROME, English Theatre of Rome, Teatro d'Arciliuto, 2010)
  35. Lucia di Lammermoor (MONTRÉAL, Opéra de Montréal, 2009)
  36. Lulu (PARIS, Opéra national de Paris, 2011) La critique en français
  37. Lysistrata (MONTRÉAL, Eyewitness Theatre Company, 2009)
  38. Macbeth (LONDON, Gielgud Theatre, 2007)
  39. Madama Butterfly (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2008)
  40. [The] Magic Flute (MONTRÉAL, Opéra de Montréal, 2009) La critique en français
  41. [The] Marriage of Figaro (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2010)
  42. [The] Master Builder (CHICAGO, The Building Stage, 2008)
  43. [The] Merry Widow (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2010)
  44. Moses in Egypt (CHICAGO, Chicago Opera Theater, 2010)
  45. [The] Night of the Iguana (CHICAGO, Raven Theatre, 2007)
  46. [La] Nuit des rois (Twelfth Night) (QUÉBEC, Le Théâtre du Trident, 2011) La critique en français
  47. Opus (CHICAGO, Redtwist Theatre, 2012)
  48. Orpheus Descending (CHICAGO, Shattered Globe Theatre)     COMING FEB. 2012
  49. [I] Pagliacci (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2009)
  50. [The] Pitmen Painters (CHICAGO, TimeLine Theatre, 2011)
  51. [The] Real Inspector Hound (CHICAGO, Signal Ensemble Theatre, 2010)
  52. Richard III (CHICAGO, Strawdog Theatre, 2008)
  53. Rigoletto (MONTRÉAL, Opéra de Montréal, 2010) La critique en français
  54. [The] Rivals (LONDON, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2011)
  55. Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer (CHICAGO, Bailiwick Theater, 2007)
  56. 1776 (CHICAGO, Chopin Theatre, 2008)
  57. Shadowlands (CHICAGO, Provision Theater, 2011)
  58. [A] Streetcar Named Desire (GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, Writers' Theatre, 2010)
  59. [The] Student Prince (EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, Light Opera Works, 2011)
  60. Talk To Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen (ROME, English Theatre of Rome, Teatro d'Arciliuto, 2010)
  61. [A] Taste of Honey (CHICAGO, Victory Gardens Theatre, 2008)
  62. This Property Is Condemned (ROME, English Theatre of Rome, Teatro d'Arciliuto, 2010)
  63. Three Decembers (CHICAGO, Chicago Opera Theater, 2010)
  64. Three Tall Women (CHICAGO, Court Theatre, 2011)
  65. Tosca (CHICAGO, Lyric Opera, 2009)
  66. [La] Traviata (ROME, I Virtuosi d'Opera di Roma, Chiesa di San Paolo Entro le Mura, 2010) La recensione in italiano
  67. Twelfth Night (LONDON, National Theatre Cottesloe, 2011)
  68. Uncle Vanya (CHICAGO, Chopin Theatre, 2009)
  69. Waiting for Godot (CHICAGO, Redtwist Theatre, 2009)
  70. Weekend (CHICAGO, TimeLine Theatre, 2008)