Bedknobs and Broomsticks 2019

Opened: May 30, 2019
Closing: July 28, 2019

Bedknobs and Broomsticks - 2019 - Chicago History , Info & More

The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
800 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611

The iconic Walt Disney film, based on the stories by British novelist Mary Norton and featuring music by Oscar and Grammy Award-winning brothers Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, comes alive onstage as a musical. At the outset of World War II, three children evacuated from the London Blitz arrive in a seaside village on the doorstep of Miss Eglantine Price, a patriotic witch-in-training and inexperienced broom flyer. Through their fantastical misadventures, they discover that their strength - and their own true magic - lie in one another, paving the way to save their town and all of England. The world premiere production will be directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award-winner Rachel Rockwell.

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