September 6
October 30, 2022
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson
book by Bekah Brunstetter
based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks
choreographed by Katie Spelman
directed by Michael Greif & Schele Williams
Co-Director
MICHAEL GREIF CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: War Paint, Randy Newman’s Faust (Goodman Theatre); Mad Forest (Remains Theatre Ensemble). BROADWAY: Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal (Pre-Broadway at Arena Stage, Second Stage Theatre); War Paint, If/Then, Grey Gardens (Pre-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons); Never Gonna Dance, Rent (Pre-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop). OFF BROADWAY: Make Believe, Parallelogram (Second Stage Theatre); The Low Road, The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide, Fucking A, Dogeaters, Machinal (Public Theater); Our Lady of Kibeho, Angels in America, Landscape of the Body, A Few Stout Individuals (Signature Theater). REGIONAL: Artistic director at La Jolla Playhouse, 1995–1999, ten seasons with Williamstown Theater Festival. AWARDS: 4 Tony nominations, 3 Lortel nominations, 3 Obie Awards. EDUCATION: BS, Northwestern University; MFA, University of California, San Diego.
Tickets $53–$125
Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
(includes intermission)
Seat Map (PDF)
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