Riverdance at Nederlander Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...Perfectly timed for St. Patrick's Day, "Riverdance," the spectacular display of Irish folk dance, speckled with the arts of a few other ethnicities in its mix, returns for what's billed as its farewell visit, on view through Sunday at the Oriental Theatre."

ChicagoCritic - Highly Recommended

"...At this point, heaping additional superlatives upon this cultural emissary becomes unnecessary. With only a few performances remaining in this short-run goodbye embrace from these stunning artists, get there now and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a fashion that will soon disappear (and how lucky is Chicago that the tour would overlap the holiday?). It may yet return one day in the future, but that’s no excuse to risk not seeing this wonder of the modern cultural landscape."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended

"...What "Stomp" offered in percussive street-dancing, "Forever Tango" gave Argentina's national cooch dance and "A Chorus Line" did for tap, "Riverdance" breathtakingly delivers to Irish dance and its cultural spin-offs. Wowing rapt crowds in its final appearance after 15 years of touring, this high-hoofing extravaganza can pound a stage to raise the dead. It's impossible not to get caught up in its chief contradiction--the spontaneous thrill as the literally kneejerk precision of a line-dance of awesomely coordinated feet drives home a beat that feels stronger than your heart."