Michael Greif Archives - Chicago Reader

Three different couples, each representing a different age for the two romantic lead characters in The Notebook are onstage. The youngest and middle couples are left and right, respectively, with the younger couple holding hands and the middle couple looking at each other across a space. In the center is the older version, embracing in front of a bed.

As teardrops fall

by Catey Sullivan October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

If you’re a fan of The Notebook—either the romantically waterlogged, sugary-sentimental 2004 movie or the Nicholas Sparks novel that prompted it—you’ll probably be swept away by the musical, directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams and getting a pre-Broadway run at Chicago Shakespeare. The love story between rich girl Allie and working-class Noah spans decades, […]

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Dear Evan Hansen portrays its teen hero with wit and pathos

by Kerry Reid February 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Hey, white boys have feelings too!