Jonathan and Kelly sample incest, adultery and power in Women Beware Women, a Jacobean battle-of-the-sexes at Two Pence Theatre. Plus, Kelly recommends C. S. Lewis at Provision Theatre.
J. and K. strongly disagree about the new Bruce Norris play: J. approves, while K. has Qualms. Also, K. recommends Griffin's rendition of the 1940s Scottish melodrama Men Should Weep.
Kelly and Jonathan wring each other's neck over Rung, a world premiere opera at Curious Theatre Branch, and Kelly recommends Eat Your Heart Out at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble.
How sharper than a serpent's tongue are Kelly and Jonathan as they discuss The White Snake at Goodman Theatre, and Jonathan also recommends Tennessee Williams' Vieux Carre at Raven Theatre.
J. and K. fail to disagree even one iota about this revival of Frank Loesser's musical satire from the early 1960s. Then J. picks Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge at Teatro Vista, and K. picks Avenue Q at the Mercury Theater.
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Dueling theater critics Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel discuss the latest stage productions and dissect the best — and the worst — of Chicago's theater scene.