Articles by Juanita Nicholson
Joffrey Ballet’s “Winter Fire” Review - Two Premieres and a Favorite
Artistic Director Ashley Wheater deserves credit for bringing newer works into the repertoire. The Winter Fire program offers two premieres and audience favorite After the Rain
Lyric Opera's Tales of Hoffmann: Opera Fantastique
Joffrey Ballet Chicago’s Don Quixote Review - Remake of a Traditional Ballet
Beautiful stage pictures and flawless dancing highlight Joffrey Ballet Chicago’s traditional Don Quixote
MCA First Fridays Review: All This and Art Too
If you’re afraid you might not “get” contemporary art, you’re curious about what it is, or you’d just like to mingle with 1,000 or so over-21-year-olds in a beautiful setting, try the MCA’s First Fridays
" Red" Review - Seeing Red at the Goodman Theatre
Whether you’re an art lover or someone who’s looked at nonrepresentational art and thought, “My six-year-old could do that,” Goodman Theatre’s production of "Red" is for you
Chicago Dancing Festival Review - Work of Masters on Display
A lively and satisfying evening of dance offered five works sampling dance history from 1841 to 2010 with a high level of dance skill and varied, inventive, and fascinating choreography
Sense and Sensibility Review - Northlight Theatre World Premiere
Northlight Theatre celebrates the bicentennial of "Sense and Sensibility" with a world premiere
"Eclipsed" Review - Northlight Theatre's "Eclipsed" Shines
Thanks to excellent writing and a first-rate cast, production staff, and direction by Hallie Gordon, Northlight Theatre's "Eclipsed" had us hooked from the beginning
The Merry Widow Review - A Joffrey Ballet Premiere
The Joffrey Ballet presents the Midwest Premiere of
The Merry Widow, February 16-27 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago
Joffrey Ballet Nutcracker Review - Magic Under the Tree
Like a kid who’s been hounding his parents for a specific toy for weeks, you pretty much know what you are going to get under this Joffrey Ballet Christmas tree. There are no choreographic surprises, but there are fine dancers, beautiful settings, and magical happenings
A Civil War Christmas Review - A Music-filled Holiday Pageant
A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration is a holiday pageant with a broad scope, a talented cast, carols and other music of the period, and many interesting historical characters, some of them famous
Lion King Blogger Bash Review - Onstage and Backstage
What you see onstage and a peek at how the performers create it
Joffrey Ballet Review - “All Stars” Opens 2010 – 2011 Season
Balanchine, Robbins, and Wheeldon dances offer beauty, fizz, and fun
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Review – 2010-11 Season Opens with Hispanic and Spanish Choreographers
Dancers shine in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 2010 Fall Series featuring premieres by Hispanic and Spanish choreographers
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