ReaderRecommended: The Downton Abbey star lesley_nicol offers a charming musical peek into her career in How the Hell Did I Get Here?
Lesley Nicol notes that as a child she was described as “bonny,” which can mean either pretty or a bit too chubby. By the same token, describing a show as “cute” can mean either it’s charming or merely trivial. Fortunately, in Nicol’s case, it’s the former: her tales of growing from a painfully shy cross-eyed child into a literally world-famous character actor are sweet and funny, if not world-shatteringly insightful.
Through 4/3: Wed-Thu 7 PM, Sat 3 and 8 PM, Sun 3 PM ; Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, 773-404-7336,So I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Nicol describe her experiences at boarding school , meeting Richard Chamberlain at nine and again at 59 , and encountering a staring farmer in a field in China who finally asked, through the translator, “Is that the lady frommovie was there a certain sinking feeling that the entire show had been a commercial for its May opening.
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