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Return to Main Page Praise for SHATTERED GLOBE IN 2006 BEST COMEBACKS OF THE YEAR "Shattered Globe Theatre-- which had been looking moribund in 2005-- roared back to life with a succession of superb jewelbox productions. We're excited about next year." Chris Jones CHICAGO TRIBUNE Full Story AFTER DARK AWARDS Dealer's Choice Winner, Best Ensemble Performance JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARDS The House of Blue Leaves Eileen Niccolai, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress-Play Dealer's Choice Nominee, Best Production-Play Nominee, Best Ensemble-Play Steve Scott, Nominee, Best Direction-Play Kevin Hagan, Nominee, Best Scenic Design TOP SHOWS OF 2006 TOP TEN: Come Back, Little Sheba "David Cromer's caustic, clear-eyed jewelbox revival of the hoary William Inge classic sizzled with riveting Midwestern angst. John Judd's devastating turn as an alcoholic doctor was among the very best performances of the year." Chris Jones CHICAGO TRIBUNE Full Story TOP TEN: Come Back, Little Sheba "Like the fated lobster, we comfortably settled into the warm waters of David Cromer's hauntingly truthful staging of William Inge's middle-aged Doc and Lola, wondering where the hell their lives and hopes went. We didn't realize the water was boiling until way too late. As docile Doc, who falls off the wagon and into volcanic violence, John Judd masterfully turned up the heat." Christopher Piatt and Novid Parsi TIME OUT CHICAGO Full Story TOP TEN: Come Back, Little Sheba "David Cromer's astute direction and exceptional performances by Linda Reiter and John Judd revealed the unvarnished eloquence of William Inge's melodrama about loss and longing in 1950s middle America...Oether noteworthy productions included...'House of Blue Leaves' at Shattered Globe." Barbara Vitello DAILY HERALD Full Story TOP EIGHT: The House of Blue Leaves "Thirty-five years after its premiere, a group of young artists found empathy and coherence in John Guare's madcap look at 1965 America." Mary Shen Barnidge WINDY CITY TIMES Full Story TOP FIFTEEN: Dealer's Choice "Three shows that made the most of the Victory Gardens Greenhouse upstairs studio, a charmed space that deserves an award of its own: Shattered Globe's Dealer's Choice, TUTA Theater's Huddersfield, and Eclipse's Spinning Into Butter." Justin Sondak CHICAGOIST.COM Full Story TOP TWENTY-SIX OF 2006: Come Back, Little Sheba and The House of Blue Leaves Dan Zeff COPLEY NEWS SERVICE Come Back, Little Sheba "William Inge’s Come Back Little Sheba excruciatingly reveals the slow and painful erosion of a loveless couple’s lives, their deep regrets strangling any possibility of future happiness, leading to a disturbing final abusive confrontation. This production’s ensemble was superb, especially John Judd playing Doc and Linda Reiter playing his wife Lola. From start to finish, through David Cromer’s inspired direction, Shattered Globe Theatre pieced together a nearly flawless production." Dealer's Choice "This completely convincing ensemble played its cards just right by delivering characters who were delightful as well as flawed, thereby creating a fully vested reality with each passing hand of the game, leaving no trace that this might be something scripted or prearranged." GAY CHICAGO MAGAZINE "For the all-important limning of human relationships you could point to...'The House of Blue Leaves,' a revelatory rendering of the John Guare farce; 'Dealer's Choice,' a sensationally acted tale of a 'family' of British restaurant workers and poker players...William Inge was championed with 'Bus Stop' (Writers' Theatre), 'Come Back, Little Sheba' (Shattered Globe) and 'The Dark at the Top of the Stairs' (American Theatre Company)." Hedy Weiss CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Full Story "Focused to ferocity, Shattered Globe's revival of John Guare's 'House of Blue Leaves' cut through the silliness to deliver the non-negotiable longings behind the whimsical eccentricities... Shattered Globe Theatre's riveting 'Dealer's Choice' raised the stakes in every scene, driving home how individual desperation can feed group panic." Lawrence Bommer PERFORMINK Full Story INDIVIDUAL MENTIONS Memorable Performances, Male Division "John Judd as a repressed alcoholic in the Shattered Globe Theatre's 'Come Back, Little Sheba.'" Chris Jones CHICAGO TRIBUNE Full Story Outstanding Tag Teams Doug McDade and Nigel Patterson (Dealer's Choice, Shattered Globe) Outstanding Set Dressing Kevin Hagan and Arow Blackdragon (House of Blue Leaves, Shattered Globe); Kevin Hagan and Eileen Niccolai (Dealer's Choice, Shattered Globe) Dialect Coaches Clare C. Hane (Dealer's Choice, Shattered Globe) Mary Shen Barnidge WINDY CITY TIMES Full Story |
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