Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is moving and magical. Marionette-like figures in colorful, exaggerated costumes dance on and off the stage, opening little doors to reveal light boxes with wreaths, dolls, and other tokens of Christmastime before Mary Zimmerman's transcendent adaptation of this Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale even begins. It's a sig…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 06:15PM on November 12, 2019