Misha Davenport

Misha Davenport

Misha Davenport is the chief critic for Broadway World Chicago. A Chicago-based freelance writer, blogger, critic and singer. He studied playwriting at Michigan State University under the late Arthur Athanason. He covered theater in the Windy City for more than a decade at the Chicago Sun-Times. He is a fierce advocate and lover of live theater from shows in 50-seat storefronts to big Broadway blockbusters.






MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

Review: EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS IS A GIFT at Studebaker Theater
Review: EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS IS A GIFT at Studebaker Theater
November 21, 2023

What did our critic think of EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS IS A GIFT at Studebaker Theater?

Review: BEETLEJUICE IS THE GHOST WITH THE MOST at Auditorium Theatre
Review: BEETLEJUICE IS THE GHOST WITH THE MOST at Auditorium Theatre
November 10, 2023

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE IS THE GHOST WITH THE MOST at Auditorium Theatre?

Review: BAKED! THE MUSICAL at Theo Ubique
Review: BAKED! THE MUSICAL at Theo Ubique
September 27, 2023

What did our critic think of REVIEW: BAKED! THE MUSICAL at Theo Ubique?

Review: THE WHO'S TOMMY Ignites the Goodman's Stage Like Never Before
Review: THE WHO'S TOMMY Ignites the Goodman's Stage Like Never Before
June 27, 2023

A sensational and sumptuous feast for both the eyes and ears, you can’t help but fall under the spell of the pinball wizard TOMMY.

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL electrifies at James M. Nedlerlander Theatre
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL electrifies at James M. Nedlerlander Theatre
April 13, 2023

What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL SCORCHES at James M. Nedlerlander Theatre?

Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES -THE OBLIGATORY HOLIDAY SHOW at Hell In A Handbag Productions
Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES -THE OBLIGATORY HOLIDAY SHOW at Hell In A Handbag Productions
December 7, 2022

What did our critic think of THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES -THE OBLIGATORY HOLIDAY SHOW at Hell In A Handbag Productions?

Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Chopin Theatre
Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Chopin Theatre
September 30, 2022

What did our critic think of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Chopin Theatre?

Review: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at Nederlander Theatre
Review: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at Nederlander Theatre
August 8, 2022

What did our critic think of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at Nederlander Theatre? Haute mess. Fashion weak. Prêt-à-poor taste. I could go on with the fashion puns all day, but suffice to say THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, the new musical which opened Sunday in not quite ready for the runway in its current state.

 REVIEW: A Magical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mercury Theater Chicago
REVIEW: A Magical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mercury Theater Chicago
July 29, 2022

What did our critic think of REVIEW: MERCURY'S MAGICAL PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mercury Theater Chicago?

BWW Review: National Tour Of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Nederlander Theatre
BWW Review: National Tour Of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Nederlander Theatre
April 22, 2022

A grand, glitter and confetti-filled spectacle, the Tony Award-winning musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical officially opened the national tour at the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago on April 21 and those who attended may still be giggling from excitement while picking confetti out of their hair.

Review: Brilliant Performances Cannot Save a Stale WORKING
Review: Brilliant Performances Cannot Save a Stale WORKING
December 19, 2019

Acting and singing dazzle in an otherwise stale and dated WORKING.

Review: Take a Trip to The Land of Forgotten Toys
Review: Take a Trip to The Land of Forgotten Toys
December 10, 2019

CPA Theatricals presents a winning new holiday musical, THE LAND OF FORGOTTEN TOYS.

PF&P's  Damaged AMERICA'S BEST OUTCAST TOY
PF&P's Damaged AMERICA'S BEST OUTCAST TOY
December 4, 2019

Holiday classic meets reality show parody in PF&P's mix bag AMERICA'S BEST OUTCAST TOY

BWW Review: Hell in a Handbag's Timely and Topical THE DRAG SEED
BWW Review: Hell in a Handbag's Timely and Topical THE DRAG SEED
July 31, 2019

David Cerda scores another camp hit with the timely and topical THE DRAG SEED

Review: Kokandy's HEAD OVER HEELS Has Got The Beat
Review: Kokandy's HEAD OVER HEELS Has Got The Beat
July 8, 2019

Elizabethan comedy meets modern constructs of gender fluidity in Kokandy's top-notch production of HEAD OVER HEELS.

Review: Pride Arts' GRINDR: THE OPERA Worth a Hook Up
BWW Review: Theo Ubique's HEDWIG Ignites
BWW Review: A Country's Soul Beats in CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
BWW Review: A Country's Soul Beats in CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
April 16, 2019

BWW Review: A Country's Soul Beats in CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND

Set Sail for Hell in a Handbag's Stellar POSEIDON!
Set Sail for Hell in a Handbag's Stellar POSEIDON!
March 27, 2019

Hell in a Handbag's parody of the classic 1972 disaster film, is in top ship-shape and worthy of you booking a passage. It's a laugh riot of epic proportions.

Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Electrifies
Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Electrifies
January 11, 2019

Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Electrifies






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