Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended
"...One of our theatrical treasures on the North Shore, Citadel Theatre, in Lake Forest, loves to mix-it-up when they plan their season. They give us an oldie, but goodies, , something new, a musical and all-in-all, a solid variety of theater. They are currently doing Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes" which is the first time Chicago has seen this play in years. In fact, with last year's revival on Broadway and its amazing Tony nominations (6) and wins (2), this drama that explores the power struggle between family members, in particular, the men and the women is something to be looked at with 2018 eyes."
Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended
"...Lillian Hellman’s play grips the audience from its very first scene and never lets go until the final moments. Kristina McCloskey’s production about a ruthless, selfish, well-to-do family, who continually want to have more, is intense, sometimes a little slowly paced, but perfectly cast, truthfully acted and gorgeous to behold. This is the Citadel Theatre at its finest, and an omen of more good things to come this season."
Patch - Highly Recommended
"...Citadel Theatre's production of "THE LITTLE FOXES" takes this classic work and makes it come alive with a litany of moral concepts that are timeless. The play by dramatist Lillian Hellman is set in 1900, but it could just as easily take place today. It's about power, deception and greed and who's left holding the bag… or left alone."
Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended
"...Revived on Broadway in 2017 where it received six Tony Award nominations, “The Little Foxes,” Lillian Hellman’s blistering tale of a Southern family’s greed is replayed at Citadel Theatre with all the destructive power that made this drama a classic."
Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended
"...As a theater major, teacher and director, I have of course encountered the great American playwright Lillian Hellman at various points of time over the last twenty years, but amazingly enough had never actually seen a live production of one of her plays. I was curious what a play written by a woman in the 1930's would be like today - what story it would tell. And what I saw was a world that didn't feel that different from our own: where women are often controlled by men, where men are believed over women, where women are shamed into silence. It was both sad and telling that the world Hellman was writing about almost 80 years ago reflected so brightly today. This has been a particularly hard week for many Americans, especially women. Personally, I have had many moments of contemplation and conversation about women, how we are viewed and how we are treated. So it was inevitably through that lens that I sat down to see Citadel Theatre's production of Little Foxes."
