Emerald City Theatre is getting ready to open their new show, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Emerald City is well-known for their charming, silly and highly-creative adaptations of classic fairy tales. From the show’s press information: There are two sides to every story. The Big Bad Wolf says his is the true… Read More The big bad wolf gets his say

Prior to American Buffalo at Steppenwolf, I caught a matinée of Emerald City’s praised production of A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas. (Talk about theatrical whiplash!) From what I could tell, the packed house of eager children loved this clever and silly retelling of the holiday classic The Nutcracker. They were completely into it. Unfortunately, the performance… Read More A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas @ Emerald City Children’s Theatre