"King Lear": A Bold, Contemporary Staging From Chicago Shakespeare

Woven throughout the show is the hauntingly melodic music of Frank Sinatra, echoing the memories of Lear's former glory. Chicago Shakespeare Theater founder and artistic director Barbara Gaines directs this inventive staging, which stars local theater leg

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September 05, 2014 King Lear: A Bold, Contemporary Staging From Chicago Shakespeare Theater  Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier (Chicago, IL) FULL PRICE $48.00 - $68.00 OUR PRICE $28.00 - $42.00 8 Dates Available  Star 4 Not Yet Rated A monarch obscured by the shadows of dementia resolves to retire, and divides his kingdom among his three daughters. The unexpected consequence of losing everything that defines him is shattering, a sobering reminder that even the most powerful can be swiftly undone. Chicago Shakespeare's contemporary production of King Lear reinforces the universality of the family's experience in the face of a parent's decline. Woven throughout the show is the hauntingly melodic music of Frank Sinatra, echoing the memories of Lear's former glory. Chicago Shakespeare Theater founder and artistic director Barbara Gaines directs this inventive staging, which stars local theater legend Larry Yando — in his 23rd production with Chicago Shakespeare — in the title role. A monarch obscured by the shadows of dementia resolves to retire, and divides his kingdom among his three daughters. The unexpected consequence of losing everything that defines him is shattering, a sobering reminder that even the most powerful can be swiftly undone. Chicago Shakespeare's... more Select Your Date   Tue, Sep 9 @ 7:30pmTue, Sep 9 @ 7:30pm Check Availability ›   Wed, Sep 10 @ 7:30pmWed, Sep 10 @ 7:30pm Check Availability ›   Thu, Sep 11 @ 7:30pmThu, Sep 11 @ 7:30pm Check Availability ›   Fri, Sep 12 @ 7:30pmFri, Sep 12 @ 7:30pm Check Availability ›   Sun, Sep 14 @ 2:00pmSun, Sep 14 @ 2:00pm Check Availability ›   Tue, Sep 16 @ 7:30pmTue, Sep 16 @ 7:30pm Check Availability ›   Thu, Sep 18 @ 7:30pmThu, Sep 18 @ 7:30pm Check Availability › Witch Slap! Raven Theatre West Stage (Chicago, IL)  28 FULL PRICE $20.00 OUR PRICE $10.00 7 Dates Available Chicago Indie Spirits Expo The Chicago Hilton Towers (Chicago, IL)  21 FULL PRICE $60.00 - $85.00 OUR PRICE $30.00 - $42.50 Tue, Sep 30 California Sunset Cruise California Sunset Cruise (San Francisco, CA)  1504 FULL PRICE $58.00 OUR PRICE $29.00 56 Dates Available Penn & Teller Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio (Las Vegas, NV)  1496 FULL PRICE $92.00 OUR PRICE $56.00 18 Dates Available Champagne City Lights Cruise Yacht Manhattan (Manhattan, NY)  1720 FULL PRICE $52.00 OUR PRICE $26.00 Any Date: May-Oct 2014 (Reserve... Live Music at Scullers Jazz Club Scullers Jazz Club (Boston, MA)  449 FULL PRICE $25.00 OUR PRICE $12.50 Thu, Sep 11 @ 8:00pm (Jane... Music at The Iridium The Iridium (New York City, NY)  1314 FULL PRICE $25.00 - $30.00 OUR PRICE $12.50 - $15.00 12 Dates Available New York Harbor Cruise The Spirit of New Jersey (Weehawken, NJ)  400 FULL PRICE $119.57 - $132.87 OUR PRICE $71.74 - $79.72 5 Dates Available Chicago Ultimate Women's Expo Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (Rosemont, IL) 41 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $5.00 COMP 2 Dates Available The Second City's Incomplete Guide to Everything UP Comedy Club (Chicago, IL) 258 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $24.00 - $29.00 COMP - $14.50 23 Dates Available Randolph Street Market Plumbers Union Hall (Chicago, IL) 116 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $14.00 $7.00 1 Date Available Weekend Brunch Tours 221 North Columbus (Chicago, IL) 329 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $40.00 $20.00 8 Dates Available Live Comedy at Jokes & Notes Jokes & Notes Comedy Club (Chicago, IL) 998 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $5.00 - $20.00 COMP - $10.00 13 Dates Available Chicago Book & Paper Fair Plumbers Union Hall (Chicago, IL) 58 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $6.00 COMP 1 Date Available Disney on Ice: Princesses & Heroes United Center (Chicago, IL) 66 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $22.00 - $27.00 $14.00 - $17.00 4 Dates Available Hank Williams: Lost Highway Greenhouse Theater Center (Chicago, IL) 190 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $29.00 - $39.00 $12.00 - $19.50 17 Dates Available Journey and Steve Miller Band First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (Tinley Park, IL) 37 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $30.00 - $69.00 $15.00 - $35.00 1 Date Available Million Dollar Quartet Apollo Theater - Mainstage (Chicago, IL) 6885 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $67.50 - $72.50 $33.75 - $36.25 5 Dates Available Mark Toland, Mind Reader The Bar Below (Chicago, IL) 42 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $25.00 COMP - $12.50 8 Dates Available Be Healthful Moonlight Studios (Chicago, IL) 15 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $39.00 COMP - $10.00 1 Date Available Blue Man Group Briar Street Theatre (Chicago, IL) 5358 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $69.00 $35.58 - $49.82 9 Dates Available Sweet Charity Skokie Theatre (Skokie, IL) 19 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $38.00 $19.00 10 Dates Available Lyric Opera of Chicago 5-Show Subscription Package Civic Opera House (Chicago, IL) 73 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $170.00 - $660.00 $100.00 - $208.00 5 Dates Available The Second City's Game Night UP Comedy Club (Chicago, IL) 99 FULL PRICE OUR PRICE $24.00 - $29.00 COMP - $14.50 10 Dates Available Browse All Events ›

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