![]() ![]() Nicholas ) by Clement Clarke Moore, circa 1837. Enfolded in this highly entertaining performance are selected sections of the classic poem The Night Before Christmas (aka A Visit from St. In the new, revitalized ‘Twas the Night Before… Cirque du Soleil show, world-class circus acts parade across the stage embodying all that is beautiful about the holiday as Isabella, a slightly preoccupied teenage protagonist, and her father, who is yearning for the connection the holiday used to bring them, are wooed by the magic. We had a run-through of the show at the head office for employees just before we left…it was a really beautiful but emotional return to the stage.” Hadley said, “It was really emotional and I think it was even more than people expected first of all because people hadn’t performed in quite a long time and they had been going through what all of us had been going through for this past year and a half. ![]() ![]() He explained that when the original show launched at Chicago Theatre in November 2019, it was part of Cirque du Soleil’s efforts to engage family audiences (and to provide an introduction for youth into the world of circus). I spoke to director James Hadley just before the show and asked him what it meant to the performers to return to the stage again in Chicago. They last played to Chicago in 2019, selling out the house for 17 holiday shows, and this year will be just as lively as theater- and circus-starved audiences jostle for top-notch entertainment. At the Chicago Theatre until December 5, you and the family can catch the Cirque du Soleil show ‘Twas the Night Before… Hoop-diving reindeer bring Santa home in the finale of Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Twas the NIght Before…Īfter a long dark night in circus and indeed performing arts history, Santa is back on stage, and his elves and reindeer are there too, full of hype for the coming holidays. ![]()
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