While the upcoming holiday season is a time to shine for some theaters, the Citadel Theatre glistens all year long. From spring and fall workshops and a summer camp, to its annual gala and live shows, the team behind the nonprofit gem has limited downtime. The Citadel’s 2021-22 season is currently underway, with diverse productions […]
This weekend is all about holiday favorites, including The Museum of Science and Industry’s Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light, Christkindlmarket and the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. You can also get some holiday shopping done at the Woman’s Club of Evanston’s Cornucopia. Plus, don’t miss Citadel Theatre’s latest production, “Oliver!” Christmas Around the […]
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without Scrooge, George Bailey and the Sugar Plum Fairies appearing on local stages. But November and December also bring other theatrical gifts, including some promising comedies and dramas that have nothing to do with Santa Claus. “You Can’t Take It With You“ Nov. 6 – Dec. 13 A huge […]
How thin is the veneer of civilization? Pretty skimpy if we believe “God of Carnage,” now running at the intimate Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest. Michael and Veronica have invited Alan and Annette to their Brooklyn apartment to discuss a touchy subject. Their 11-year-old son was hit in the face with a stick by the […]
Remember corporate raiders? The financial guys in the 1980s who bought companies to close them? Citadel Theatre Company in Lake Forest has Larry the Liquidator right on stage — the shark who swallows vulnerable companies whole by selling off their assets to maximize shareholder value. Larry Garfinkle is part of the five-person cast of “Other […]
It feels good to laugh, and Citadel Theatre’s production of the popular farce “Lend Me a Tenor” has everything from chuckles to just plain guffaws. The little stage in the 150-seat theater on the west campus of Lake Forest High School rocks with the antics of overblown characters who find themselves in bizarre situations. And […]
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is an intimate story of conversion. The heartless miser Ebenezer Scrooge becomes a compassionate, generous human being. A lean but authentic adaptation by Peter DeLaurier of that beloved holiday classic is now on stage at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest, and it is deeply satisfying. Frank Farrell plays Scrooge, […]
“Wait Until Dark” is a suspense-filled tale of a blind woman. She is trapped in her basement apartment in New York City by three criminals searching for a doll packed with heroin. A 1967 film starred Audrey Hepburn as Susy Hendrix, a young woman blinded from an accident and recently married to a mostly […]
Thanks to all involved in the Citadel Theatre’s production of local playwright Ann Noble’s “The Boarding House,” the seamless transportation to a post-World War ll love story— resplendent with emotional warfare and physical conflict—was a fabulous journey indeed. A serious head injury discharges Dell, (Michael Bullaro) from the armed services. Disembarked in New York […]
This off-beat comedy bears the master’s signature—one liners and sassy repartee. But most of the action takes place inside Jake’s head. Chuck Quinn gives a vigorous performance as the alternately manic and befuddled Jake, an author experiencing a mid-life crisis and facing the break-up of his second marriage. In addition to creating his fictional characters, […]
