Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents KING LEAR. From lights up, Larry Yando (Lear) shows us he is indeed king. He kicks off the show lounging in silk pajamas flipping through Frank Sinatra songs. Without saying a word, we see this is Yando’s world and he is in command. After he divides his kingdom into gifts for his ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
Category Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Review “Henry V” (Chicago Shakespeare Theater): This King Rules!
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents HENRY V. William Shakespeare tells the story of a young king’s rise to respect. Harry Judge plays the newly crowned twenty-five year old Henry. In Act 1, Judge assumes the role with dispassionate intellectualism. He turns his back on his drinking buddies. He sentences his closest advisors to death. His rule begins ...
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Review “Tristan & Yseult”(Chicago Shakes): LOVED!
Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomes the internationally acclaimed Kneehigh’s TRISTAN & YSEULT to its World Stage Series. Wagner’s “Tristan & Isolde,” is a passionate operatic masterpiece. I’ve seen it. Kneehigh’s TRISTAN & YSEULT is an amorous timeless epic. I’ve experienced it. The troupe hailing from Cornwall, England grounds this classic in love on all levels. Through a multi-faceted approach, Kneehigh explores ...
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Review “Road Show” (Chicago Shakes): Dark Musical, Sobering Comedy
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents ROAD SHOW. Composer Stephen Sondheim has immortalized the real life shenanigans of the Mizner brothers in this musical tribute. Sondheim tells the tales of the ambitious brothers chasing fame and fortune from the Alaskan gold rush to Florida’s real estate boom. ROAD SHOW chronicles their colorful escapades. The show starts at the death of one of ...
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“Gypsy” (Chicago Shakespeare Theater): Oh, Momma!
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents GYPSY. Until last night, I had never seen any production of GYPSY. I had heard snippets of the musical sung by the grand dames of Broadway, including; Ethel Merman, Bernadette Peters, and Patti LuPone. Still, I had no expectations for this iconic musical. GYPSY premiered in 1959. It is a showbiz reflection on the death of ...