Article posted: 12/21/2012 5:00 AM

Superbly staged ‘War Horse’ stands tall in the saddle

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Soldiers (Grayson DeJesus riding black horse Topthorn and Michael Wyatt Cox riding Joey) do battle in the North American tour of "War Horse," which plays Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre through Saturday, Jan. 5.

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Albert (Andrew Veenstra) must train the family's horse, Joey (manipulated by Christopher Mai, Derek Stratton and Rob Laqui), in the North American tour of "War Horse," playing Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre now through Saturday, Jan. 5.

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Albert (Andrew Veenstra) rides his family's horse, Joey (manipulated by John Riddleberger, Patrick Osteen and Jessica Krueger), in the North American tour of "War Horse," playing Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre now through Saturday, Jan. 5.

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Joey, left, is forced to spar with Topthorn in the North American tour of "War Horse," playing Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre now through Saturday, Jan. 5.

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"War Horse" is a powerful epic stage show that bursts with theatrical daring and compelling drama centered around a horse's harrowing journey during World War I. The Tony Award-winning play continues through Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago.