PicksInSix
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Short form commentary, reviews and interviews about theater and the arts. Author of Gorilla in the Room and Other Stories More at: www.conversationswithedtracy.com
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#PicksInSix Review - Kokandy Productions stunning revival of "JEKYLL & HYDE" is playing at Chopin Theatre. Read the review and see the show through December 22 @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - @steppenwolfthtr.bsky.social's exquisite production of "Amadeus," directed by Robert Falls, is now playing through January 25. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
#PicksInSix Review - @steppenwolfthtr.bsky.social's exquisite production of "Amadeus," directed by Robert Falls, is now playing through January 25. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton reviews the terrific revival of Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's "Urinetown" now playing through December 21 in Evanston. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Urinetown - Theo Ubique | The Fred Anzevino Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
No Pity Potty at Theo’s ‘Urinetown!’ PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Ronald Keaton There aren't many pieces of theatre that so expertly lets its audience members know the authors are wi...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton reviews the terrific revival of Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's "Urinetown" now playing through December 21 in Evanston. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Marriott Theatre's "Million Dollar Quartet Christmas" is rocking into the holidays! Regina Belt-Daniels reviews the show now playing through January 5. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Million Dollar Quartet Christmas - Marriott Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Shake, Rattle and Roll at Marriott! PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Regina Belt-Daniels There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on with the Marriott Theatre production of “Million Dollar Quart...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Marriott Theatre's "Million Dollar Quartet Christmas" is rocking into the holidays! Regina Belt-Daniels reviews the show now playing through January 5. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton highly recommends the new adaptation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" now playing at Writers Theatre through December 14. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton highly recommends the new adaptation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" now playing at Writers Theatre through December 14. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Kokandy Productions stunning revival of "JEKYLL & HYDE" is playing at Chopin Theatre. Read the review and see the show through December 22 @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#PicksInSix Review - Kokandy Productions stunning revival of "JEKYLL & HYDE" is playing at Chopin Theatre. Read the review and see the show through December 22 @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - The hills are alive with the stunning performance of Cayleigh Capaldi in "The Sound of Music" at @broadwayinchicago.bsky.social's Nederlander Theatre through November 2. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: The Sound of Music - Broadway in Chicago — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
She is gentle! She is wild! PicksInSix® Review | Ed Tracy “How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?” That lyric from “Maria” was top of mind going in to the sensational touring production of “...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#PicksInSix Review - The hills are alive with the stunning performance of Cayleigh Capaldi in "The Sound of Music" at @broadwayinchicago.bsky.social's Nederlander Theatre through November 2. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - "Disney's Finding Nemo" just keeps swimming! Read Regina Belt Daniels review and see the superb Amber Mac directed production at Marriott Theatre through January 4, 2026. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Disney's Finding Nemo - Marriott Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Get In The Swim Of Things! PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Regina Belt-Daniels “Disney’s Finding Nemo,” the current Marriott Lincolnshire production for their Theatre for Young Audiences s...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#PicksInSix Review - "Disney's Finding Nemo" just keeps swimming! Read Regina Belt Daniels review and see the superb Amber Mac directed production at Marriott Theatre through January 4, 2026. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Sarah Frances Fiorello highly recommends @chicagoshakes.bsky.social's "Paranormal Activity." Read the review and see the show through November 2 in The Yard on Navy Pier. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Paranormal Activity - Chicago Shakespeare Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Collectively Spooked: No Spoilers, Macabre Chills PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Sarah Frances Fiorello The Yard is thick with an eerie haze this Halloween season as “Paranormal Acti...
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October 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Sarah Frances Fiorello highly recommends @chicagoshakes.bsky.social's "Paranormal Activity." Read the review and see the show through November 2 in The Yard on Navy Pier. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Sandra Delgado shines in the TimeLine Theatre Company world premiere of her new play "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" now playing through November 9. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars - TimeLine Theatre Company — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
An All Too Real Interstellar Experience. PicksInSix® Review | Ed Tracy “Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars,” the new play written by and featuring Sandra Delgado and directed by Kimberly Senior, o...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Sandra Delgado shines in the TimeLine Theatre Company world premiere of her new play "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" now playing through November 9. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix - A terrific conversation with Kimberly Senior and Sandra Delgado about TimeLine Theatre Company's world premiere production of Delgado's "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" now playing in previews in Chicago. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#PicksInSix - A terrific conversation with Kimberly Senior and Sandra Delgado about TimeLine Theatre Company's world premiere production of Delgado's "Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars" now playing in previews in Chicago. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton reviews Elizabeth McGovern's "AVA: The Secret Conversations" now playing at the Studebaker Theater through October 12. #avagardnerplay @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review - AVA: The Secret Conversations - Studebaker Theater — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Stardom In and Out of Limelight PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Ronald Keaton Downtown at a jewel of a performance space, the renovated Studebaker Theater located in the Fine Arts Building,...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton reviews Elizabeth McGovern's "AVA: The Secret Conversations" now playing at the Studebaker Theater through October 12. #avagardnerplay @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton highly recommends Court Theatre's "Big White Fog" directed by Ron OJ Parson. Read the review and see the show now playing through October 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Big White Fog - Court Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Court’s ‘Fog” A Lesson in Time PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Ronald Keaton The theatre pioneer Theodore Ward's ambitious “Big White Fog” is the latest offering at Court Theatre, playing t...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
#PicksInSix Review - Ronald Keaton highly recommends Court Theatre's "Big White Fog" directed by Ron OJ Parson. Read the review and see the show now playing through October 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Sarah Frances Fiorello reviews The Joffrey Ballet's 70th Anniversary season opening production of Liam Scarlett’s “Carmen.” Now playing through September 28 @lyricopera.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Carmen - Joffrey Ballet - Lyric Opera House — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Lust Conquers All: Tragedy En Pointe PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Sarah Frances Fiorello The Joffrey Ballet kicks off its 70th anniversary season by drenching the Lyric Opera Gr...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Sarah Frances Fiorello reviews The Joffrey Ballet's 70th Anniversary season opening production of Liam Scarlett’s “Carmen.” Now playing through September 28 @lyricopera.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Goodman Theatre's world premiere of Lee Kirk's "Ashland Avenue" is a "thought-provoking combination of sitcom and morality tale about change." Read Ronald Keaton's review and see the show thru Oct. 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social
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PicksInSix Review: Ashland Avenue - Goodman Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
"Ashland Avenue" Examines A Passing Era PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Ronald Keaton At work, with relationships, in our very existence, we all are forced to come to grips with the end of ...
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September 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Goodman Theatre's world premiere of Lee Kirk's "Ashland Avenue" is a "thought-provoking combination of sitcom and morality tale about change." Read Ronald Keaton's review and see the show thru Oct. 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social
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#PicksInSix Review - There is nothing like an evening with Dennis Watkins at The Magic Parlour! Presented by Petterino's and Goodman Theatre, the long-running magic show is a top pick for any occasion!
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PicksInSix Review: Dennis Watkins - The Magic Parlour - The Goodman & Petterino's — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Come Early. Stay Late. Be Astounded! PicksInSix® Review | Ed Tracy At the center of any fabulous evening at “The Magic Parlour”—celebrating its 16th year in downtown Chicago—Dennis Watkins may...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#PicksInSix Review - There is nothing like an evening with Dennis Watkins at The Magic Parlour! Presented by Petterino's and Goodman Theatre, the long-running magic show is a top pick for any occasion!
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#PicksInSix Review - James Sherman's new play "The First Lady of Television" directed by BJ Jones is now playing at Northlight Theatre. Read Ronald Keaton's highly recommended review and see the show through October 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social
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September 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#PicksInSix Review - James Sherman's new play "The First Lady of Television" directed by BJ Jones is now playing at Northlight Theatre. Read Ronald Keaton's highly recommended review and see the show through October 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social
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#PicksInSix Review-Suspense is running high in Drury Lane's production of "Dial M for Murder" directed by Adam Immerwahr. Read Regina Belt-Daniels highly recommended review and see the show through October 26 in Oakbrook. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Dial M for Murder - Drury Lane Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Betrayal, Deception Abound In Classic Thriller! PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Regina Belt-Daniels What comes to mind when you hear or see the title “Dial M for Murder?” The popular Alfred...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#PicksInSix Review-Suspense is running high in Drury Lane's production of "Dial M for Murder" directed by Adam Immerwahr. Read Regina Belt-Daniels highly recommended review and see the show through October 26 in Oakbrook. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - The world premiere of "Things With Friends" by Kristoffer Diaz is now playing at @americanblues.bsky.social. Read Sarah Frances Fiorello's review and see the show through October 5th. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Things With Friends - American Blues Theater — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Well-Done: Absurdist Things, Euphemistic Friends PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Sarah Fiorello American Blues Theater kicks off its 40th anniversary season by kicking down the fourth...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
#PicksInSix Review - The world premiere of "Things With Friends" by Kristoffer Diaz is now playing at @americanblues.bsky.social. Read Sarah Frances Fiorello's review and see the show through October 5th. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - JJ Niemann is lighting up the sky in Lincolnshire at Marriott Theatre's terrific revival of "Catch Me If You Can" now playing in living color through October 19. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Catch Me If You Can - Marriott Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Marriott’s Whopping “Catch” Is A Winner! PicksInSix® Review | Ed Tracy If you are wondering what you get when you put a real-life copper caper in the hands of a master storyteller like the lat...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#PicksInSix Review - JJ Niemann is lighting up the sky in Lincolnshire at Marriott Theatre's terrific revival of "Catch Me If You Can" now playing in living color through October 19. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Welcoming Regina Bent-Daniels as a guest contributor to PicksInSix! Read her highly recommended review of @paramountaustin.bsky.social's "Come From Away," now playing through October 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Come From Away - Paramount Theatre — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
Paramount’s Heartwarming Hit Channels Friendship, Hospitality. PicksInSix® Review | Guest Contributor | Regina Belt-Daniels A quandary—at least that must have been what the residents of the Newfo...
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September 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Welcoming Regina Bent-Daniels as a guest contributor to PicksInSix! Read her highly recommended review of @paramountaustin.bsky.social's "Come From Away," now playing through October 12. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - "44 The Musical" is a satiric look back at Barack Obama's first term, now playing at the Studebaker Theater through September 21. @theatrecritics.bsky.social
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PicksInSix Review: 44 The Musical - Studebaker Theater — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
“Life Will Never Be The Same.” PicksInSix® Review | Ed Tracy As political parodies and impressionists go—there is a difference—one of the best ever, “The First Family,” a 1962 album of Preside...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#PicksInSix Review - "44 The Musical" is a satiric look back at Barack Obama's first term, now playing at the Studebaker Theater through September 21. @theatrecritics.bsky.social
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#PicksInSix Review - Please welcome Sarah Frances Fiorello as a guest contributor to @picksinsix.bsky.social! Read and share Sarah's highly recommended review of Oil Lamp Theater's "Side by Side by Sondheim" now thru 9/14. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
August 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
#PicksInSix Review - Please welcome Sarah Frances Fiorello as a guest contributor to @picksinsix.bsky.social! Read and share Sarah's highly recommended review of Oil Lamp Theater's "Side by Side by Sondheim" now thru 9/14. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - The Midwest Premiere of Hershey Felder's "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar" is now playing at Writers Theatre. Read Ronald Keaton's review and see the show in Glencoe through September 21. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
August 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#PicksInSix Review - The Midwest Premiere of Hershey Felder's "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar" is now playing at Writers Theatre. Read Ronald Keaton's review and see the show in Glencoe through September 21. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Review - Broadway In Chicago presents the national tour of "Parade" playing at the CIBC Theatre through August 17. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: PARADE - National Tour - Broadway in Chicago — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
The Weaving and Unravelling of Murder. PicksInSix® Review | Ed Tracy The national touring production of the 2023 Tony Award-winning musical revival of “Parade,” an arresting examination of the...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#PicksInSix Review - Broadway In Chicago presents the national tour of "Parade" playing at the CIBC Theatre through August 17. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
#PicksInSix Gold Review - The terrific national tour of Cameron MacKintosh’s “Les Misérables” is playing through Sunday, August 10 at The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. Not to be missed! @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...
PicksInSix Review: Les Misérables - Broadway in South Bend — CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
‘Will You Join In Our Crusade!’ PicksInSix® Gold Review | Ed Tracy Cameron MacKintosh’s “Les Misérables,” the juggernaut of North American tours, opened at the historic Morris Performing Arts Ce...
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August 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#PicksInSix Gold Review - The terrific national tour of Cameron MacKintosh’s “Les Misérables” is playing through Sunday, August 10 at The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. Not to be missed! @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.conversationswithedtracy.com/picksinsix/2...