Fancy Nancy (Chicago)

Our granddaughter was mesmerized from start to finish! The performance was first class: entertaining, polished and educational. Thanks to all for their hard work in providing a wonderful Sunday outing! Our granddaughter is still quoting fancy nancy vocabulary!!

My daughter smiled the entire time. The performance was great. Really loved how they interacted with the audience.

The show was great. The seats were great. The sound was great. It was the perfect length. Only thing I can complain about is...THE THEATER WAS FREEZING!! Most of the little girls were in pretty sleeveless dresses. It's summertime! No reason for the theatre to be 60 degrees though. Very unpleasant.

Very good musicals for the children age 3 to 7 or so. ACtually I had a ten year old with me and she loved it b/c she loves to act and see all the musicals and plays she can. We had great seats. I would say their is not a bad seat in the theatre at WAter Tower Place.

An hour was the perfect amount for a three year old to sit still! Loved that the cast met with the audience after!

Fancy Nancy is the perfect show for little girls even casually familiar with the book series. The songs are catchy, the dancing is simple and cute, and there is enough humor to entertain adults, too. The take-home message at the end is perfect, and should put to rest any concern that Fancy Nancy, as a literary role model, promotes consumerism and materialism in the quest to be "fancy".

This was a perfect show to take my 6 year old and mother to. The story was adorable, the theatre was perfect, not a bad seat in the place. We had an amazing time!

The musical was wonderful! It kept my daughter & nieces attention. They definitely weren't ready to leave they wanted more! I would highly recommend this musical to anyone with young girls!

Loved it! What a positive message and a fun event. The cast was fantastic and I loved how well they connected with my daughter after the show at the autograph/picture opportunity.

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed herself. She loved the characters and the singing. A must see for fans of Fancy Nancy.

Cute story, great enthusiastic actors, perfect length. My granddaughter was thrilled to meet the actors at the end of the play!

The story teaches good lessons. The songs are very clever and memorable. I really enjoyed the show.

Was a great storyline with a great lesson for kids. Acting was excellent, especially the lead.

This was one of the best children's shows that I have taken my girls to see. The moral of the story was woven throughout. The music was great. The characters made the kids feel that they were speaking directly to them. My 6 year old had a smile on her face for the entire show. Even my 9yr old, who is "too cool" to show she likes children's plays, said that this was great and she would see it again. Every actor performed well. 5 star for sure!

Good show. Broadway Playhouse is a favorite of ours.... Never a bad seat in the quaint theater. Show is overpriced for it's run-time and quality. My 3-year-old loved it, 7-year-old enjoyed it and my 6-year-old son only liked the second half. Too much squealing for my husband, "if there had been an intermission, I'd have left." My thoughts are it was geared towards little girls and go for that reason. I don't think it was a good value for my dollar.

I took my daughter for her birthday to fancy Nancy with my son. Both of my kids loved it. My son wants to go see it again. He was nervous about going but was glad he did. My daughter loved everything about it the dancing, singing, the costume and the funny jokes and gestures they made. Thank you for the beautiful memories.

This show has found its target audience and knows just how to entertain it. At 90 minutes the show is just long enough without losing anyone and all members large and small walked out with huge grins on their faces. Then the cast members took time to sign autographs and pose for pictures with each child patient enough to stand in line. the show itself moves along with lots of music and dance numbers and just enough sly humor to engage the adults as well. And the finale is a stunner.

This was a very disappointing, low budget production. The costumes and limited set were also low bugdet and dull. The script was poor, boring, and hard to follow. I have taken my children to countless children's plays, performances, and shows and this was by far the worst production we have attended. It was a complete waste of money and I do not recommend seeing it. I also want to mention that the theater lobby smelled like the restroom. The children's theater at the Marriott Lincolnshire has far superior performances for children with excellent costumes, sets, and scripts,and the tickets are half the price. I'm still angry and would like my money back for the Fancy Nancy tickets.

My wife and I took our daughter to see fancy nancy. She is familiar with the books so we thought it would be fun. Daughter was capitivated, great audience interaction. I would recommend to any 3-9 year old who likes the fancy nancy books.

I took my grand- daughters 8 years old and 6 years old, They enjoyed it! I felt the length of the performance was perfect! We had a great time! My only complaint was the baby sitting behind us.. Distracting ...!

I didn't like the play very much. I actors talked to fast, it was a little hard to understand sometimes.

Over the years, I've heard Emerald City Theatre praised high and low as the best children's theatre in Chicago. Based on "Fancy Nancy," this reputation is not valid. Our granddaughter was bored more often than not (she liked the ballet a lot) and I could see why. I found it screechy and irritating. The diction was atrocious. The songs too long and too complicated for young children. (And, really, what does a tea party have to do with anything?) Overall, I was delighted when the hour was up. This reminded me of a college production of a children's show as performed by student actors. Very disappointing. Also...why were the ushers reseating people after the show had started? Annoying.

This was absolutely entertaining and adorable! Perfect length for children and fully engaging. Big thumbs up!

Darling show with a great message for children of all ages. Teaches about being happy for others even when you're disappointed, how to be a friend, making the best of a situation, and that you don't need "things" to be fancy and special. Very interactive. My 4 year old really enjoyed it and loved getting autographs from the cast afterwards.

My only suggestion, is that sometimes the voices were a bit shrill, and hard to understand. Sometimes talking too fast for younger children. Good length of time for children.

i would highly recommend this to anyone who has little girls in their life. it's a fast, funny, enjoyable and adorable hour. the music is fantastic! it surely brought the books and characters to life and all the girls in the audience wanted to be fancy!! the theater is perfect for the show. all seats are great. the autograph signing afterward is fun and an added treat.

My daughter and I had great time. Highly recommended.