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Applause Continues for
House of Blue Leaves.
Now entering its second week of
performances, The House of Blue
Leaves is picking up speed as the praise of patrons and press
continue to accumulate. Six performances have already sold out and
remaining tickets are
going fast-- don't wait to reserve your seats! Call the Victory Gardens
box office at 773. 871.3000 or buy online at Ticketweb.
New press this
week
Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune
heralds ensemble member Doug McDade's turn as Artie Shaughnessy as "the performance of his career" and
calls Ann Filmer's direction "surely
her best
local work to date."
(Read
full article here.)
The Chicago Reader's Lawrence Bommer gives
the show a "Highly Recommended" designation
and calls the show " a five-star
revival."
(Read
full review here.)
"The
production crackles," says Barbara Vitello of the Daily Herald,
"It's first-rate
throughout."
(Read
full article here.)
Daily Southtown critic Betty Mohr describes
the show as "sharply directed with
exceptional comic timing, and perfomed to perfection by an incredibly
talented ensemble."
(Read
full article here.)
"Doug
McDade, Linda Reiter and Eileen are all sensational," raves Dan
Zeff of Copley News Service.
The House
of Blue Leaves runs through March 5th at
the Victory Gardens Theater (2257 N. Lincoln Avenue).
View
video clips from the production.
Read
more about the show at www.shatteredglobe.org.
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The highly motivated Bunny (Eileen Niccolai) cajoles a reluctant
Artie (Doug McDade) into
pursuing a career as a Hollywood composer.
The Little Nun (Heather Graff) gets revenge on
Ronnie (Kevin Viol) for
some rough treatment.
CAST
Josh Bonifas, Kurt Chiang, Peter
DeFaria, Jacquelyn Flaherty, Gwynn Valentine Fulcher, Heather Graff,
Ann James, Doug McDade, Eileen Niccolai, Linda Reiter
and Kevin Viol
PRODUCTION TEAM
Judy Anderson, Valerie Black-Mallon, Ann
Filmer, Kevin Hagan, Clare Hane, Josh Horvath, Cybele Moon, Ed Reardon,
John Rodriguez, Nick Sandys, Morgan Steinberg and Shelley
Strasser Holland
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