Perhaps best known for her solo works in which she often inhabits multiple characters—with admirably expressive subtlety—playwright and performer Dael Orlandersmith is a storyteller through and through, an artist for whom no moment in life is insignificant, no person undeserving of consideration.
I want to aim really high, artistically and emotionally. In the ‘70s I saw Bette Midler, and what she did to me as an audience member in making me feel connected to life, I want to do to other people.
In casting The Wolves, the Goodman faced a unique task: find actors who could deliver a compelling story of teenage girls on the brink…
As we approached the 40th Anniversary of A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre, we were curious to hear the multitude of ways the show has touched audiences over the years.
Long before the first snowflake falls on our marquee, Goodman Theatre's staff begin the year-long preparations for the most anticipated show of the year–Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
For the past 25 years, Goodman Theatre Women’s Board President Cynthia K. Scholl has made A Christmas Carol a family tradition, together with her…
Jaw-dropping acts of magic + the poignant punch of Chicago theater = “a singular new play” (The New York Times). Andrew Hinderaker’s The Magic…
“Such interesting people live on Christopher Street…Here we live, here we love, this is the place for self-expression.” So goes the lyrics to “Christopher…
Two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole discuss the experience of portraying legendary cosmetics titans Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden in the…
Costume Designer Jenny Mannis talks about working on Rebecca Gilman's Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976. Now on stage in the Owen Theatre through June…
