Many reviews for The Birds came out this week, so I thought it best to post them in one lump sum and add them to this post as they are published. Do reviews, even the unfavorable ones, matter? Many actors and writers don’t read them, or claim they don’t read them. I understand that. Sometimes people write very headscratching reviews that seem to be more about the writer then the show they are reviewing, but sometimes you can learn from a less then favorable review, and I have agreed with some of them in the past.

That being said, the reviews for The Birds rank among the best we have received. Congratulations to the cast and crew who have worked their little beaks off to mount this show. It’s in a shoebox on the lake, and it ain’t easy to turn that into a ‘theater’ on our, or any budget. So here you go, and yes, the blurb about Ed Jones is real…

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE- Get them now as they are going fast.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- a definitive and challenging camp masterpiece. As Tippi Hedren, Tracy Repep has all the poise and grace of her real-life counterpart. You’ll never watch the Alfred Hitchcock classic the same way again. -The Chicago Sun-Times

Tracy Repep is astonishing- Astute and hilarious- this is one camp show that is far beyond drag- The Chicago Tribune 

4 STARS- Chicago has seen a wealth of entertaining parodies-they run from silly to splendid. The Birds is all that plus brilliance- Gay Chicago Magazine

A high flying, MUST SEE Event, Adrienne Smith is a perfect foil for Repep. (Ed) Jones (as Cathy) is truly a genius of timing and intent and should be bowed down to on every street corner in Andersonville for the next month and a half- Chicago Free Press

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- Handbag Productions, the gold standard in camp…Hysterically funny, poignant, and at times, truly terrifying- Chicago Reader

A dark treat for the Halloween season, EVENT PICK- NewCity Chicago

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