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‘Brigadoon’ at Goodman: In musical’s bright mist, someone is lost and new meaning found

Jul 9, 2014 – 10:21 am | 6,374 views
Clan dancers in 'Brigadoon' at Goodman Theatre 2014 (Liz Lauren)

Review: In this briskly refreshing theater season, the Windy City has performed a hat trick on behalf of the American musical. Three mainstage companies have each expertly revived a Broadway classic through a shrewd rethinking that paired careful respect for the original with sympathy for today’s audience and its contemporary state of mind in changing times. Following Chicago Shakespeare’s heart-stopping “Gypsy” and Lyric Opera’s gorgeous “The Sound of Music” comes Lerner and Loewe’s 1947 “Brigadoon,” which ran for 581 performances on Broadway and is now in resplendent bloom at the Goodman. ★★★★

Oh, what a beautiful show: Lyric ‘Oklahoma!’ sweeps the plain with bounty of song, dance

May 6, 2013 – 1:33 pm | 5,754 views
Ashley Brown as Laurey with John Cudia as Curly in Oklahoma at Lyric Opera of Chicago credit Dan Rest

Review: ★★★★★

Mythology’s ripple effect felt as Lookingglass splashes into season with ‘Metamorphoses’

Oct 21, 2012 – 11:15 pm | 8,484 views
Anjali Bhimani as Myrrha and Chris Kipiniak as Cinyras in Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman 2012 Lookingglass credit Liz Lauren

Review: ★★★★★

Darn that ‘Dream’ – Chicago Shakespeare does double take on Bard’s lovers, fairies

Feb 20, 2012 – 2:18 am | 12,685 views
Midsummer Night's Dream Chicago Shakespeare Theatre 2012 featured image 2 credit Liz Lauren

It’s a midsummer night… 4 stars!