Upcoming Events at Steppenwolf Theatre
Thu May 3, 7:30 PM - Sun May 13, 7:30 PM
Steppenwolf Theatre
1650 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614
Community: Lincoln Park
Description
HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS the Midwest Premiere of Our Great Tchaikovsky, a new play-with-music featuring the compositions of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Directed by Trevor Hay with a book and performance by Hershey Felder.
Event Details
HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS the Midwest Premiere of Our Great Tchaikovsky, a new play-with-music featuring the compositions of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Directed by Trevor Hay with a book and performance by Hershey Felder. Following critically acclaimed and record breaking productions at San Diego Rep, Hartford Stage, Los Angeles’ Wallis Annenberg, Theatreworks Silicon Valley and London’s West End, Felder’s newest work takes on Russia’s most celebrated and perhaps most mysterious composer, Tchaikovsky. A time-bending story of culture andpolitics that explores the mystery around some of the greatest music ever composed, Our Great Tchaikovsky will preview April 11 and close May 13 at Steppenwolf’s Upstairs Theatre, 1650 North Halsted, Chicago.
In Our Great Tchaikovsky, the actor/writer/pianist/historian Felder recreates, through music and performance, the world of Russia's most famous composer, his life under an unforgiving regime, and explores the mystery of his death, nine days after conducting a symphonic premiere in apparently perfect health. The musical play made a remarkable debut in January 2017 at San Diego Repertory Theatre, where the San Diego Tribune hailed Felder's bold portrayal as "Stunning. Potent. His virtuoso touch brings beautiful life to Tchaikovsky." Our Great Tchaikovsky has since played to critical acclaim in Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, and most recently in London where it was declared "fascinating, an absorbing and poignant study" by The Stage UK, while What's On Stage London lauded Felder as "astoundingly talented," "magnetic," and "sensationally good," noting, "It is a rare privilege to see such extraordinary talent live. Hugely interesting, a very special piece of theatre. Well worth seeing." Coming directly from its Bay Area premiere with TheatreWorks, Felder's piece on the Russian composer was a hit with critics and audiences alike. The Mercury News wrote Felder's "ability to conjure the great Russian master certainly swept the opening night audience away," while the Palo Alto Weekly shared "fans will thoroughly relish another evening with the maestro" and "exhilarating" (San Francisco Examiner).
Returning to Chicago, this time at Steppenwolf in the Upstairs Theatre, following multip
In Our Great Tchaikovsky, the actor/writer/pianist/historian Felder recreates, through music and performance, the world of Russia's most famous composer, his life under an unforgiving regime, and explores the mystery of his death, nine days after conducting a symphonic premiere in apparently perfect health. The musical play made a remarkable debut in January 2017 at San Diego Repertory Theatre, where the San Diego Tribune hailed Felder's bold portrayal as "Stunning. Potent. His virtuoso touch brings beautiful life to Tchaikovsky." Our Great Tchaikovsky has since played to critical acclaim in Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, and most recently in London where it was declared "fascinating, an absorbing and poignant study" by The Stage UK, while What's On Stage London lauded Felder as "astoundingly talented," "magnetic," and "sensationally good," noting, "It is a rare privilege to see such extraordinary talent live. Hugely interesting, a very special piece of theatre. Well worth seeing." Coming directly from its Bay Area premiere with TheatreWorks, Felder's piece on the Russian composer was a hit with critics and audiences alike. The Mercury News wrote Felder's "ability to conjure the great Russian master certainly swept the opening night audience away," while the Palo Alto Weekly shared "fans will thoroughly relish another evening with the maestro" and "exhilarating" (San Francisco Examiner).
Returning to Chicago, this time at Steppenwolf in the Upstairs Theatre, following multip
