Victory Gardens Theatre's The Snow Queen

Victory Gardens Theatre's THE SNOW QUEEN Returns To Chicago 11/27-12/27

Hold on tight, because Victory Gardens Theater's smash hit winter musical The Snow Queen - conceived by Chicago folk music legend Michael Smith, Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati, and master puppeteer Blair Thomas & Co - is sledding back into town for her fourth season as Chicago's #1 alternative to traditional holiday fare.

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's beloved winter tale about a boy who is lost in the cold, and the girl who won't give up until she finds him, Victory Gardens' The Snow Queen is the rare family musical that sings to children, and speaks to adults. Eye-popping puppetry, warm storytelling, and a chillingly beautiful score combine for "a terrific holiday show in a great theater" (Chicago Sun-Times) and "the nicest present we've gotten for the holidays" (Time Out Chicago). Anticipating this year's remount, Chicago Magazine just added "any musical rhyming ‘sturgeon' with ‘virgin' deserves a look-see."

The article is quite extensive, and for once, much more helpful than the Victory Gardens Theatre website. (The website is fine, but the article is a wonderfully informative write-up by Broadway World.com.) It reads like the materials straight from the playbill with information on Hans Christian Andersen as well as the talent responsible for the musical.

Anyway, this sounded intriguing and I thought I would share it now instead of waiting for my next Fairy Tales in Theatre posting. If you are in Chicago for the holidays, this should be a great night out.