
Wishful Drinking
Created by Carrie Fisher
Directed for Broadway by Tony Taccone
at Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe (map)
thru Oct 16 | tickets: $25-$65 | more info
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A hilarious journey from childhood to Leai to sobriety

Broadway in Chicago presents
Carrie Fisher Wishful Drinking
Review by Katy Walsh
“This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope." The first time I heard Carrie Fisher speak it was the 70’s and her ship had fallen under attack. She was a radically contemporary take-charge princess. She was the anti-Disney heroine and I wanted to be her.

This show has been around since its 2006 Broadway run. It’s even been on HBO. I read the book. But nothing beats seeing it in person or more specifically seeing *her* in person. Carrie Fisher is intoxicating in sobriety. She outs herself as a loon, drunk and bitch. She finds the humorous moments in working on these personal problems in public. The tabloids drooled over her past headline-worthy antics. Now, she has and

For me, Wishful Drinking was a nice hearty Malbec. Full-bodied, sassy and hangover proof! Sipping on it, I giggled a lot and begin to believe Carrie and I were friends.
“If my life wasn’t funny, it would just be true.” In 2011, Carrie Fisher has radically taken-charge of her life to control addictions and a bi-polar disorder. In the end Obi-Wan didn’t save her. Carrie Fisher rescued herself and I still want to be her.
Rating: ★★★½

Carrie Fisher Wishful Drinking continues through October 13th at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe (map). Tickets are $25-$65, and can be purchased by online. Half-price tickets are also available through Goldstar.com. More information at BroadwayInChicago.com.
Show times: Thursday, Oct 6 at 7:30pm, October 7 at 8pm, October 8 at 2pm and 8pm, October 9 at 2pm and 7:30pm, October 11 at 7:30pm, October 12 at 2pm and 7:30pm, and October 13 at 7:30pm. (Running time: Two hours and thirty minutes, which includes one intermission)
All photos by Cylla von Tiedemann
