You don’t have to be a rabid Jane Austen fan—though I confess I am one—to love the world premiere musical “Sense and Sensibility” at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, directed by CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines. CST commissioned the work by Tony Award-nominated composer Paul Gordon, who also provided book and lyrics as well as music. Gordon […]
I’m throwing a little shade on “50 Shades.” Listen, I don’t want to rain on anyone’s sex-fueled parade as gaggles of ladies and their partners head out to see the much-heralded movie version of E.L. James’ runaway erotica read. But honestly, there’s just so much better out there when it comes to love stories. Looking […]
A most agreeable stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” opened March 19 at Northlight Theatre. The production is commendable for its fidelity to the text and spirit of this esteemed author’s first novel, which, though I should not be so bold as to mention it, was rebuffed many times before its publication in […]
Heidi Kettenring is best known for her role as Elphaba’s spoiled sister in the Chicago production of “Wicked”—but now, she’s playing a very different sister. The Evanston resident plays Elinor Dashwood in Northlight’s current world premiere of Jane Austen’s beloved “Sense and Sensibility.” As Elinor, who brings the “sense” to romantic Marianne’s “sensibility,” Kettenring had […]
