| Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended
"...The voices in the cast are pretty decent -- especially the pipes of a handsome young fellow called Eric Labanauskas, a name to watch -- but the musical direction is often shoddy."
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Chicago Sun Times - Recommended
"...The Circle Theatre production, directed with warmth and high spirits by Bob Knuth, has a great deal going for it. Most notable is Kevin Bellie's choreography of several big numbers -- lavish affairs infused with Broadway-style flash, exuberance and ambition. (Will someone please hire this guy for a show on a big stage?)"
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Chicago Free Press - Recommended
"...Of course, no one will ever make us forget a radiant Judy Garland in Vincente Minelli’s equally glowing 1944 MGM film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” No one ever could. But we can still be wonderfully distracted from one golden memory by new ones richly rendered in this stage version of the holiday heartwarmer. Deliciously detailed by designer-director Bob Knuth, Circle Theatre’s tiny, busy stage teems with the Smiths of St. Louis as seen across one summer, on a happy trolley, celebrating a ghoulish Halloween and having themselves a merry little Christmas in their scrumptious turn-of-the-century manse."
Gay Chicago Magazine - Recommended
"...This is a very daring show for Circle Theatre, with a huge cast and intricate sets and costumes. Circle Theatre has successfully embraced the challenge. In the end, “Meet Me in St. Louis” is a definite crowd-pleaser; a perfect way to chase away the holiday blues."
Wednesday Journal - Highly Recommended
"... Circle Theatre's current production of the Broadway musical based on the MGM movie, Meet Me in St. Louis, is a beautiful, delightful experience that is nearly identical to the film in many warm and spirited ways. The production, exuberant from start to finish, has been Jeff-nominated."
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ChicagoCritic - Recommended
"...Meet Me in St. Louis is a cute, family-friendly musical that contains all the sweetness and charm of those early days in America in the 20th Century before all the trauma hit. Those innocent days are cherished. Circle Theatre’s excellent production sings well and dances excellently."
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