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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 | 6,394 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. ★★★★

Shakespeare to hit the Chicago parks as CST presents free tour of ‘Taming of the Shrew’

Jul 25, 2012 – 4:08 pm | 2,568 views
Short Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew Chicago Shakespeare Theater Matthew Sherbach as suitor Hortensio credit Liz Lauren

Short “Shrew” in 11 neighborhoods.

Chicago Shakespeare’s teen-length ‘Shrew,’ pulling out laugh stops, shows way to do Will

Mar 3, 2012 – 6:40 pm | 10,341 views
Taming of the Shrew Featured Image Matt Mueller as Petruchio woos Ericka Ratcliff as Katharina Short Shakespeare! Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2012 credit Liz Lauren

Spunky side of the Bard. 4 stars!