By Manning Harris
In 2010 John Logan’s play “Red,” about American artist Mark Rothko, won Broadway’s Tony Award for Best Play; Theatrical Outfit is now presenting “Red” at the Balzer Theatre through March 11, directed by …

By Manning Harris
My grandmother used to say that the quickest way to lose friends is to engage in arguments about religion; and a very wise minister I knew enjoyed wryly pointing out that organized religion …

By Manning Harris
“Annie” was with us exactly two years ago at the Fox, but you can’t keep a good girl down, not an unstoppable optimist like Annie, so she’s back in fine form in the …

By Manning Harris
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Chris Moses, the Alliance Theatre’s Director of Educational Programs, may have put his finger on the secret weapon of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” now playing through December 24:  Mr. Moses said, “The …

By Manning Harris
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Second City, Chicago’s famed improv troupe, has once again invaded the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage with “Sex and the Second City:  A Romantic Dot Comedy,” where it will run through December 18.
Last …

By Manning Harris
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“Mamma Mia!” at the Fox through November 6, is cotton candy, dance-in-the-aisles, and the infectious songs of ABBA.  When it opened on Broadway in 2001, one month after 9/11, what a welcome …