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Kimberly Logan and Lauren Jones in Witch Slap, Babes With Blades performing at the Raven Theatre.
Here’s the link to our latest duel, wherein Jonathan fails to be charmed by the new Babes With Blades play and Kelly comes flying to its defense, broomstick in hand. Also, Jonathan talks about All Our Tragic , the Hypocrites’ version of the 32 extant Greek dramas mashed into a single show. All right, a single show which lasts for 12 hours; but there are bathroom breaks!
Jonathan and Kelly disagree about Coraline , a musical based on the Neil Gaiman fantasy novel produced by Black Button Eyes Productions at City Lit Theater in Edgewater. Then J. evaluates the latest Sean Graney extravaganza, All Our Tragic based on ALL of the extant Greek dramas.
Welcome to the on-line home of the Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel. Here you'll find the Critics' weekly conversations about Chicago theater. These verbal battles are broadcast every Sunday morning on "The Arts Section," WDCB's on-air culture magazine. Tune in to 90.9 FM to hear the Critics going at it.
On this site you'll also find written reviews by Kelly and Jonathan as well as links to their writing in other venues. Never fear, there are plenty of opinions to go around!
Please let us know what you think of the broadcasts, the written reviews and the opinions expressed therein. Thanks for listening and reading.
The Critics Return to High School courtesy of Albany Park Theatre Project August 16, 2016
Our Lady of 121st Street at Eclipse: A Religious Experience? August 9, 2016
Three Men and a Babe: Chops at Theater Wit August 2, 2016
The Goodman, and the Dueling Critics, don War Paint July 26, 2016
We keep Company at Writers Theatre . . . July 19, 2016
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Kelly Kleiman at the Huffington Post Jonathan Abarbanel at the Windy City Times