Hello from NY – what a weekend!
Sunday afternoon, I met Heather Schmucker, who we work with on a project(opens in new tab) that Broadway In Chicago is doing with American Musical Theatre Project(opens in new tab) at Northwestern. Together we saw GOD OF CARNAGE(opens in new tab) – produced by Stuart Thompson, who is also working on SHREK(opens in new tab). All those stars on stage – Jeff Daniels(opens in new tab), Hope Davis(opens in new tab), James Gandolfini(opens in new tab), Marcia Gay Harden(opens in new tab) – and a hilarious play! But the stars weren’t only on stage. Right next to me in the seat was Meg Ryan(opens in new tab). Now that is a real bonus.
There are so many great shows that we are all hoping will tour and come to Chicago first or longest. Just a few:
- BILLY ELLIOT(opens in new tab)
- ROCK OF AGES(opens in new tab)
- GOD OF CARNAGE
- WEST SIDE STORY(opens in new tab)
- NEXT TO NORMAL(opens in new tab)
- HAIR(opens in new tab)
What are you hoping for? At this point, all we can do is wait and see what develops.
-Eileen
