"Like a Dog on Linoleum" Extended as Chicago Embraces Show
Tue. August 16, 2005 12:00 AM by ChicagoPride.com News Staff
Smash Hit Play Now Extended Through September 4th at Chicago's Bailiwick Arts Center
Chicago, IL -
Based on enthusiastic audience response and positive critical reactions to his opening Chicago performances, star of stage, film and television, Leslie Jordan, announced today that he will extend his hilarious, one-man play "Like a Dog on Linoleum" at the Bailiwick Arts Center through Sunday, September 4.
"In 20+ years in the theater, I've never seen a performer generate such a buzz!" said David Zak, Artistic Director of the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre. Everywhere I go people who've seen the play are raving about it."
Joe Spotts, producer ads, "It's happening so fast. Audience members are calling friends on cell phones even before they leave the theatre telling them not to miss it. Chicago loves Leslie Jordan."
Critics across the country have praised Jordan and "Like a Dog on Linoleum"---deeming it "profound, poignant and brutally honest." The Chicago Tribune calls Leslie Jordan, " . . . a highly accomplished raconteur, capable of forging verbal portraits of small-town characters in a colorful style that lands somewhere between the styles of Tennessee Williams and David Sedaris." The Tribune went on to add, ". . . it's already well worth seeing."
Tickets for "Like a Dog on Linoleum" are on sale now. General Admission is $40 and Preferred Seating is $50. Seating is limited and advance reservations are strongly suggested. Tickets can be purchased online at www.brotherboy.com or by calling the automated ticket line at 323-960-1083 or by calling The Bailiwick box office at 773-883-1090.
"In 20+ years in the theater, I've never seen a performer generate such a buzz!" said David Zak, Artistic Director of the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre. Everywhere I go people who've seen the play are raving about it."
Joe Spotts, producer ads, "It's happening so fast. Audience members are calling friends on cell phones even before they leave the theatre telling them not to miss it. Chicago loves Leslie Jordan."
Critics across the country have praised Jordan and "Like a Dog on Linoleum"---deeming it "profound, poignant and brutally honest." The Chicago Tribune calls Leslie Jordan, " . . . a highly accomplished raconteur, capable of forging verbal portraits of small-town characters in a colorful style that lands somewhere between the styles of Tennessee Williams and David Sedaris." The Tribune went on to add, ". . . it's already well worth seeing."
Tickets for "Like a Dog on Linoleum" are on sale now. General Admission is $40 and Preferred Seating is $50. Seating is limited and advance reservations are strongly suggested. Tickets can be purchased online at www.brotherboy.com or by calling the automated ticket line at 323-960-1083 or by calling The Bailiwick box office at 773-883-1090.