By Anna DeNoia Love it or hate it, when it comes to musical theatre, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I is about as classic as it gets. When Anna, a European school teacher, travels to Siam to teach the children of the strong-willed King, their points of view collide over and over again. While
Drury Lane Oakbrook announces casting for ‘The King and I’
Drury Lane Theatre opens its 2022/2023 season with the celebrated Tony Award-winning musical Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. Based on “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon,” with music by Richard Rodgers, and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, The King and I was originally choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Drury Lane’s production of King
Drury Lane’s ‘Evita’ is touched with some serious star quality
By Barry Reszel This site’s natural predilection in reviewing musical theatre embraces positivity. We strive to form “a dynamic community for passionate participants and patrons of Chicagoland musical theatre.” When we welcome new voices, they buy into our roles as “reviewers, not critics.” In championing this art form, we strive to remember that ours are
Drury Lane’s ‘Holiday Inn’ has a winner in leading man Adrian Aguilar
By Barry Reszel Adrian Aguilar, performance is in your blood, in your voice, in your feet. You belong on Chicagoland’s stages. Aguilar graces the gorgeous Oakbrook Terrace theatre this holiday season, courtesy of some coaxing from director/choreographer Matthew Crowle, who convinced him to break a nearly four-year performing hiatus. Audiences are certainly grateful Aguilar could
Going back to live shows, Drury Lane goes to ‘Plaid’
By Eric Karas Theater is back, and so are the boys in plaid! Easing into things, Drury Lane Oakbrook presents Forever Plaid, that perennial feel-good show about four Sixties-era close-harmony singers who, though struck down in a car accident, have one more show in them before heading to that Great Bandstand in the Sky. The
