Clowning Around with the Cast of Cirque du Soleil's Banana Shpeel

After years of successful big-top-style shows, Cirque du Soleil is debuting Banana Shpeel, its first foray into a proscenium theater. Inspired by vaudeville, this mix of comedy, tap, hip hop, eccentric dance and slapstick is debuting at the Chicago Theatre prior to an engagement at New York’s historic Beacon Theatre. During a recent trip to the Windy City, Broadway.com captured the backstage transformation of Cirque’s talented cast into the wacky inhabitants of Banana Shpeel. Click on for a photo preview of an exciting new show.