Based on rudyard kiplings timehonored childrens tales and featuring music from the classic disney film, this spellbinding world premiere is the theatrical event of the season. Goodman theatres world premiere of the jungle book opens on july 1 and, with a second extension. Adapted from rudyard kiplings book and the 1967 disney film, the highly. Included are lists of mainstage productions, studio productions from 1974 when the space became a center for professional productions of primarily new works, childrens plays until 1972 when the childrens company disbanded and all productions staged in the new goodman theatre complex on. Additional information about this and other area productions can be found at. December 2017 november 2017 october 2017 september 2017. Jun 8, 2012 director and adapter of the upcoming 2012 seasons the jungle book mary zimmerman traveled to india with her design team to research and inspire their work on the production. She is an ensemble member of the lookingglass theatre company, the manilow resident director at the goodman theatre in chicago, illinois, and also serves as the jaharis family foundation professor of performance studies at northwestern university. Goodmans enchanting jungle book delights the ears and eyes. Montage of clips from the jungle book at goodman theatre.
Mary zimmermans jungle book may not have the same kind of. Artistic enough for adults and comprehensible and entertaining enough for kids, jungle book is a lovely piece and a solid retelling of the kipling stories. The jungle book, accordingly, is not a disney theatricals production, but a coproduction of chicagos goodman theatre, where zimmerman is. First off, chicago magazines catey sullivan noted that the material in the. Goodman s parents took up his cause after his death and in the fall of 1925, the kenneth sawyer goodman memorial. It contains additional songs to the disney animated songs, and has the ending used in the jungle book 2. Instead of dressing the people like animals, they wear clothes that suggest the animals personalities.
Apr 2, 2017 watch videos and browse photos from goodman theatre. Goodman theatres disney grant to fund 10 elementary schools. The jungle springs to life in a musicfilled spectacle that chronicles young mowglis adventures growing up in the animal kingdom. The jungle book tickets discount the jungle book theatre. Produced by the huntington theatre, in association with goodman theatre, at the bu theatre. Whenever you be on time to one of broadway 2017 musicals for instance the jungle book, you certainly have chosen to get hold of a ticket to the ocean of joy.
Its the 2021 gglassquerade ungala, a virtual event in support of the tony awardwinning lookingglass theatre company. Highlights from the jungle book musical at chicagos goodman. The jungle book goodman theater, chicago, ill 387 seats. View a montage of clips from the jungle book at goodman theatre. A complete production history of goodman theatre from its inception in 1925 to the present day. Jul 28, 2017 the jungle book at chicago s goodman theater, costumes by mara blumenfeld. Mary zimmerman born august 23, 1960 is an american theatre and opera director and playwright from nebraska. Sweet bird of youth, jungle book musical will bookend. Chicago credits include buried child writers theatre, titus andronicus defiant theatre. A new musical based on the disney animated film and stories by rudyard kipling. The jungle book plays through august 18 at the goodman theatre. Todays goodman theatre traces its roots back to the dream of multifaceted artist, kenneth sawyer goodman, who worked to open chicago s first major theater and training program from drama students at the chicago art institute. Even though its is still more than a year away performances start june 21, 20, mary and her design team have long been at work developing the production as part of a process that began many months ago with music and dance workshops, and will likely continue right up through rehearsals next. The jungle book at chicagos goodman theater, costumes by.
The goodman was founded in 1925 as a tribute to the chicago playwright kenneth sawyer goodman, who died in the great influenza pandemic in 1918. Mary is also part of the goodman theatre artistic team where she adapted and directed the white snake, the jungle book, candide, the notebooks of leonardo da vinci, silk, journey to the west, mirror of the invisible world. Jungle book musical born from chicagobred creative. Sixteen months after the goodman theatre announced artistic associate mary zimmerman. The world premiere of the jungle book officially opens at chicagos goodman theatre july 1. Goodman theatres the jungle book digs deep but still has. The jungle book goodman theatre jungle book costumes. Mary zimmermans the jungle book at the goodman theatre.
Goodman theatres upcoming season to highlight a mary. The jungle book at chicagos goodman theater, costumes. A new musical adaptation, directed by mary zimmerman, debuted at the goodman theater in chicago, and moved to the huntington theater in boston, in fall of 20. Mary zimmermans new musical adaptation of the jungle book is coming to the goodman next summer. Based both on rudyard kiplings timehonored childrens tales and the classic disney filmand with a score featuring the movies bestloved songs and original indianinspired music and dancethis spellbinding world premiere is the theatrical event of. The world premiere of the jungle book officially opened at chicago s goodman theatre in july. The jungle book at adventure theatre mtc dcmta jungle book. Stay home, stay safe, stay cozy, and all the while, sustain americas most innovative ensemblebased theatre. Presented november 18december 31 at the goodman theatre, 170 n. Jul 7, 2014 adventure theatre mtc presents the jungle book, based on the fables collected by.
See more ideas about jungle book, photo, zimmerman. Around 2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission. The jungle book is a feast for the eyes and ears, but leaves the. Tickets are available at the goodman box office, by calling 3124433800 or by visiting. The jungle book at albert ivar goodman theatre and others 20. Disney musicals in schools continues that effort, giving chicago. The jungle springs to life in a kaleidoscopic songanddancefilled spectacle that chronicles young mowglis adventures growing up in the animal kingdom.
Based both on rudyard kiplings timehonored childrens tales and the classic disney filmand with a score featuring the movies bestloved songs and original indianinspired music and dancethis spellbinding world. The goodman theatre, recipient of a special tony award for outstanding regional theatre, is a leader in the american theater and. Mary zimmerman was drawing heat for her stage version of the jungle book even before it hit the goodman theatre stage. The first official, disneysanctioned reimagining of the jungle book premieres june 21 at the goodman. Jul 01, 20 in the very last scene of mary zimmermans goodman theatre production of the jungle book, when mowgli the lost mancub is safely back with his own people and his adventures with bagheera, king.
In this summers new staging of the jungle book at the goodman theatre in chicago, the wildcat is the true king of the jungle. In 2002, zimmerman won a tony award for best direction for her adaptation of ovids metamorphoses that premiered at chicagos lookinglass. The jungle book goodman theatre the jungle springs to life in a kaleidoscopic songanddancefilled spectacle that chronicles young mowglis adventures. Goodman theatres disney grant to fund 10 elementary. Walt disneys the jungle book is one of those movies im sure ive seen, but i dont. The jungle book at the goodman theatre chicago tribune. The jungle book tickets see it before its sold out. Disneys jungle book opens at goodman theatre in chicago. A oneofakind experience brought to you by a oneinamillion theatre companyand you dont even have to be there in person. In the very last scene of mary zimmermans goodman theatre production of the jungle book, when mowgli the lost mancub is safely back with his own people and his adventures with bagheera, king. As previously announced, 10yearold akash chopra makes his chicago debut as young man cub.
Goodman theatre official site of the tony award winning. She is an ensemble member of the lookingglass theatre company, the manilow resident director at the goodman theatre in chicago. Bio as of november 2020 larry yando ebenezer scrooge returns to the goodman, where he previously appeared as ebenezer scrooge in 12 productions of a christmas carol, as well as bernhardthamlet, the little foxes, the jungle book and candide. Goodman theatre 170 n dearborn st chicago, il 60601.
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