For now, enjoy Fun Home in a way you probably have not enjoyed it previously. According to a reporter at The Daily Mail, Tesori and Jake Gyllenhaal are working on a film adaptation of the musical, in which the actor would play Bechdel’s father. Victory Gardens often takes on challenges since Chey Yew took over as artistic director, and the successful results should keep bringing people back to the theater or future productions. Adapted from Alison Bechdels groundbreaking graphic novel, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through. The characters are real, played with authenticity, complemented by strong voices (even the youngest actors) that fill the house with emotion and power. “I don’t often find myself saying ‘better than Broadway’, but Victory Gardens Theater’s production of Fun Home truly connects with the Chicago audience in a way I did not feel it in New York.CRITICS’ PICK “I Feel Indebted to These Performers, and to Tesori, Kron, and Bechdel, for Their Willingness to Dig Deep…To Tell This Story.“An Intimate, Emotional Powerhouse…That Rivals (If Not Bests) the Original Broadway Production.” Sundays ends April 1 (call for exceptions) Tickets: 25-125 (subject.It’s a fitting question to ask in a story that hinges on the idea that things left unsaid can have as much. One day, Bechdel received a call from someone who said they wanted to write a Broadway musical based on her graphic novel. “A Chicago Fun Home to Savor…You Do Not Want to Miss This.” It introduces us to author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel at three different ages, revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family- her mother, brothers and volatile, brilliant. Alison Bechdel asks midway through her critically acclaimed graphic memoir, Fun Home.
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