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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jun 30, 2003
Closed Aug 3, 2003

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director Harold Prince reunite at the Goodman for the world premiere of Bounce, featuring a book by John Weidman. Bounce is the story of Addison and Wilson Mizner, brothers born into a late-19th century America which seemed to offer them a life of limitless adventures and boundless opportunities - if only they had the energy and audacity to sieze them. From the Gold Rush in Alaska to the land boom in Florida, the Mizner Brothers tumbled through a country still writing and rewriting the rules by which it would choose to live. Addison and Wilson tried a little bit of everything, cheerfully reinventing themselves as prospectors, gamblers, entrepreneurs, con men, and visionary artists. Bounce is their brash, boisterous epitaph, a story which may resonate, more than a little, with the fever dreams of risk, riches and disaster which dominate the business pages of today's newspapers.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Goodman Theatre
170 N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60601

The Goodman Theatre, recipient of a Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, is a leader in the American theater and internationally recognized for its artists, productions and educational programs. Under the leadership of Artistic Direc [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

As portrayed in Bounce, Addison Mizner is a reluctant scoundrel while brother Wilson Mizner is an enthusiastic one; but both are scoundrels, no mistake. The emotional Addison repeatedly strives for legitimacy but allows the callous Wilson to compromise that legitimacy. Commented one first-nighter who disapproved of both brothers, "I don't think Sondheim has any moral principles." Indeed, if one cannot sympathize with either Addison or Wilson -- if not exactly root for them -- then Stephen Sondheim does not have a show.

Of course, Bounce is not solely the vision of composer/lyricist Sondheim. It's the product of several years' work (including legal battles over production rights) by Sondheim[...]


Reviewed by Jonathan Abarbanel on Jul 2, 2003

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