Spotlight on Reviews

**** Highly Recommended  If you have a small princess in your family – daughter, niece, granddaughter – you should consider getting tickets to the Paramount Theatre’s production of "Frozen."  This musical has everything you’d expect - fabulous voices, great choreography, lifelike puppets, gorgeous costumes, phenomenal sets and special effects. As each character/costume appeared for the first time, everyone in the audience cheered! It’s always a pleasure to see lots of young people – in this case, very young people – in the audience – they will become the next generation of theater-goers.  4 BIG Spotlights

*** Recommended  Steppenwolf’s production of Ngozi Anyanwu’s play, "Leroy and Lucy," left me adrift.  Since it’s billed as a play with music, I thought I’d hear way more Delta Blues than I did.  I thought I knew where it was going – the ‘sell your soul to the devil’ trope – but then it took a strange turn and I wasn’t sure what to think. I liked the staging but I couldn’t bring myself to care about the characters.  2 ½ Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended  The Joffrey Ballet’s performance of "Atonement" was absolutely magnificent!  Words just don’t do it justice!  I thought Cathy Marston’s "Jane Eyre" was the ultimate in translating beloved stories into passionate dance experiences, but I was wrong. I was there when the Joffrey dancers brought Ian McEwan’s novel to life. The Joffrey dancers are the best – talented dancers, athletes and actors What an incredible experience!  4 BIG Spotlights

**** Recommended  Remy Bumppo’s production of "Dear Elizabeth" is a unique and charming little play. It’s unique because the characters were real people, renowned American poets, Elzabeth Bishop (Leah Karper) and Robert “Cal” Lowell (Christopher Sheard).  Apparently, playwright Sarah Ruhl ran across their letters and decided the content would make a play.  Kudos to Director Christina Casano for this fascinating glimpse into the lives of two literary giants.  4 Spotlights