reviews
“That rarefied place where craft, collaboration and
content create theatrical poetry is everywhere in Kadison"
David C. Nichols, Los Angeles Times
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“very spirited new work […] full of promise, sentiment and affection”
“There is much—very much—of worth here.”
“…clever flourishes and bravura theatricality”
“very earnest”
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“FOUR STARS”
Time Out Chicago
“funny, poignant, and romantic”
“a stellar cast”
Dan Weissmann, Chicago Reader
“THE LAST ACT OF LILKA KADISON enchants as a lovely finale of a woman's personal story.”
“magically uplifting”
“The entire ensemble spellbinds!”
“THE LAST ACT OF LILKA KADISON captivates as a sentimental, intimate tribute to endurance.”
“an all-you-can-eat buffet”
Katy Walsh, Chicago Now
“A ravishing 90-minute enchantment”
“Lookingglass Theatre…at its most inventive and disarming”
Lawrence Bommer, Steadstyle Chicago
“infused with the whimsy-tinged yet socially conscious ethos that made the company famous”
“a heart-tugging journey with plenty of breathtaking moments”
“Kadison works because of its heart, plain and simple”
Barry Eitel, Chicago Theater Beat
“charming, meticulously crafted”
“Kersnar has tapped into the story’s wit, whimsy and pain in a way that is more magic than realism”
“Marilyn Dodds Frank […] easily steals the show”
“this play beautifully captures much that is true about getting old”
