The cast of ChiShakes’ “Beauty and the Beast.”

It’s clear, based on yesterday’s sold-out performance of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, that Chicago Shakespeare Theatre has a hit. From the moment Belle (the charming Emily Rohm) comes strolling down the aisle singing that well-known passage (“Little town, it’s a quiet village…”), kids of all ages in the intimate Chicago Shakespeare Theater marveled at the talent and stagecraft in this exceedingly high-quality production. Read the full review on Chicago Like a Local >