Articles tagged with: Juno
‘Juno’ at TimeLine: Good effort can’t redeem Blitzstein’s tepid musical on O’Casey classic
![‘Juno’ at TimeLine: Good effort can’t redeem Blitzstein’s tepid musical on O’Casey classic The cast of 'Juno' performing 'We're Still Alive' at TimeLine Theatre. (Lara Goetsch)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-cast-of-Juno-performing-Were-Still-Alive-at-TimeLine-Theatre.-Lara-Goetsch-125x125.jpg)
Review: Sean O’Casey’s colorful play “Juno and the Paycock,” about a poor family’s bit of luck in strife-torn Ireland, has enjoyed unstinting popularity since its premiere in 1924. But when Marc Blitzstein turned it into a musical in 1959, the show flopped and has never recovered. TimeLine Theatre’s ambitious revival demonstrates why. Review: ★
Theater 2013-14: TimeLine will raise curtain with fresh look at classic ‘Raisin in the Sun’
![Theater 2013-14: TimeLine will raise curtain with fresh look at classic ‘Raisin in the Sun’ Mildred Marie Langford and Greta Oglesby in Milwaukee Rep's Raisin in the Sun alternate feature (Michael Brosilow)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Mildred-Marie-Langford-and-Greta-Oglesby-in-Milwaukee-Reps-Raisin-in-the-Sun-alternate-feature-Michael-Brosilow-125x125.jpg)
First in a series of season previews: TimeLine Theatre rolls into its 17th season by turning back the clock more than half a century to Lorraine Hansberry’s classic story of racial prejudice in Chicago, “A Raisin in the Sun.” Though two of the Milwaukee Rep leads will appear at TimeLine – Greta Oglesby as Mama, who’s bent on seeing her family better situated, and Mildred Marie Langford as her daughter Beneatha, who dreams of a medical career – this production will be a complete rethinking of the work, from sets to concept.