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Exchanges, free of any fees, will first be offered to a future performance of the same production or any future production in the current season. If there are uncontrollable circumstances which cause a performance to be cancelled, all ticket holders will be notified. To begin discussing an exchange, please email us at or call the Box Office at 302.475.2313.
This fee is waived for Candlelight Season pass holders. Ticketholders who exchange into a performance priced at a higher rate will be charged the difference. Subject to availability, tickets may be exchanged into a performance of the same production for a fee of $5.00 per ticket. Countless framed pictures of such shows-including "My Fair Lady," "Oklahoma!" "Show Boat," "Carousel," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Man of La Mancha" and "The King and I"-decorated the dining room/theater for years, attesting to that love.The Candlelight Theatre reserves the right to ask a patron to leave if unwilling to respect the safety and comfort of other patrons in the theatre and our artists. Pullinsi made the difficult Broadway show "Nine" into a palatable wonder.Ĭompetitors Walker and Pullinsi even teamed up in 1990 to co-produce a version of Sondheim's "Into the Woods," which played both theaters.īut even more than enterprise, Candlelight shone in its undying passion for the classic American musical, easily staging every one of them, sometimes repeatedly, most of the time with great style, enthusiasm, choreography and showmanship. He also took "Rags," a Broadway failure, and turned it into a hit. Pullinsi revived Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" and restored interest in it at a time when it had been all but forgotten. Many aspiring Chicago talents, especially in musical comedy, worked at Candlelight, including Hollis Resnik, Paula Scrofano, Lee Pelty and Dale Benson, the company's resident character actor. Itinerary Stop at: Stars Of Magic Theater Details: Adult themed show but also good for kids, Enjoy Masters of Magic staring magicians from around the world. Many famous actors have worked at the theaters over the years, including Shelley Long, Mandy Patinkin, John Reilly and Mark Jacoby.
From the beginning, Pullinsi maintained a high artistic standard-determined to mount shows as high in quality as Broadway, if not quite as big-and began working with some of the bright young talents of Chicago's theater scene, such as Frank Galati.īig musicals graced the larger Candlelight, while the Forum often took on challenging fare, such as the American premiere of Peter Nichols' "The National Health."Īt the complex, the anti-war "Macbird" played to raves and the original musical version of Mike Royko's "Boss" caused a minor scandal-the Daley family and others were not pleased with its portrayal of the late mayor. Variety and other publications soon touted the phenomenon, and it spread throughout the country. He soon became fast friends with fellow student D'Angelo and the two joined up, relocating their project to Chicago, first on what was then Archer Road in Summit, and later on the site it occupies today. Pullinsi was a college student at Catholic University in 1959 when he opened the first Candlelight in Washington, D.C.-shrewdly understanding that the old Broadway saw, about "dinner and a show," might work well when literally strung together. Whatever the cause, a major force in the cultural life of the Chicago area is shuttered, even if only temporarily. "My company's not worried, but we haven't enjoyed the growth in the past two years we had been enjoying for a long time prior to that." If theres a show that fits the definition of a cult musical. Marriott's has seen subscription numbers grow to record levels in the past decade, but Walker said even his theater has felt a leveling off in the past two years. Review: The Secret Garden at The Candlelight Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware. "They had Drury Lane on one side, Drury Lane Theatre (in Evergreen Park) on another and the city of Chicago on a third," Walker noted. While we take steps to minimize the risk of cross-contamination, we cannot guarantee that any of our products are safe to consume for people with the aforementioned allergies. "I doubt that would be suitable for my audiences," Marriott's Walker noted.Ĭandlelight also saw increased competition, not only from Marriott's, but from Drury Lane Oakbrook. Allergy Disclaimer: Our kitchen cooks with peanuts, shellfish, tree nuts, soy, milk, eggs, and wheat.
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