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Posted: 5/19/09 at 10:39pm
If anyone's around Chicago or planning to visit soon, Porchlight Music Theatre has a beautiful 'Once on This Island' and Northlight Theatre in Skokie has a riveting 'Lietenant of Inishmore,' both of which I caught last weekend.
Porchlight has a really unique concept -- the set is very urban, a la 'In the Heights' and the idea is that all of the neighborhood's immigrants are telling the story to a little girl as a way of connecting her to where her ancestors grew up. Wonderful voices and some really fun choreography. I just thought the whole production was a joy, and very moving as well!
Over at Northlight, they've put up a terrific production of 'Inishmore,' a play that is not likely to get produced often due to it's violent content. But thanks to some hilarious performances and some of the best stage effects I've ever seen, the Northlight production hits a bulls-eye.
Both highly recommended. Porchlight is linked below; Northlight is at http://www.northlight.org/
Porchlight has a really unique concept -- the set is very urban, a la 'In the Heights' and the idea is that all of the neighborhood's immigrants are telling the story to a little girl as a way of connecting her to where her ancestors grew up. Wonderful voices and some really fun choreography. I just thought the whole production was a joy, and very moving as well!
Over at Northlight, they've put up a terrific production of 'Inishmore,' a play that is not likely to get produced often due to it's violent content. But thanks to some hilarious performances and some of the best stage effects I've ever seen, the Northlight production hits a bulls-eye.
Both highly recommended. Porchlight is linked below; Northlight is at http://www.northlight.org/
...this bird is singing.
