PURPOSE Reviews- Page 3

[sparklingtonic2]

Posted: 6/27/25 at 5:35pm

For those who have been recently, did you find this theater cold? I noticed that a post from a few months ago said it was cold in the mezzanine. (I'll be in the orchestra.) I'm just wondering if it's still an issue.

I always layer but want to make sure I bring a sweater that's warm enough. (I take this problem seriously since almost having to leave a performance of the Hadestown tour that was subzero. Thanks, CIBC Theatre Chicago....)

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/15/25 at 3:54pm

A new matriarch joins the Jasper family tonight… who’s seeing Brenda Pressley’s debut as Claudine?

[MezzA101]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 8:21am

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on the inspiration for ‘Purpose,’ his Tony-winning family drama | PBS News

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/branden-jacobs-jenkins-on-the-inspiration-for-purpose-his-tony-winning-family-drama

[bg3]

Posted: 7/30/25 at 12:29am

Yes, the theatres are generally fairly cold in the summer, especially in orchestra. Balcony can be quite a bit warmer than orchestra. For all of the shows I saw in June and July, I almost ways had a sport coat on, and I was never warm.

[jvoom]

Posted: 8/2/25 at 9:16pm

Has anyone seen Brenda Pressley who took over from LaTanya last week?

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 8/3/25 at 9:18am

Yes.  I thought she lacked a formidability quality that the role requires. But that might have as much to do with the writing as the acting.