The Notebook 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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I left my heart in the 400 Theater, and my gum under the seat

by J.R. Jones June 26, 2009August 19, 2021

The long-shuttered Village North in Rogers Park reopens tonight as the New 400 Theater. Plus this week’s new movie reviews.