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 of adulthood, who have the stamina to remain on stage for the entire 90-minute play and who could perform intricate soccer drills. Associate Casting Director Erica Sartini-Combs and Casting Coordinator Rachael…
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 husband, Michael, and four children. Here, she reflects on their love of the play—and why it is an Essential presence in Chicago. “Attending A Christmas Carol reminds my family that Christmas…
Jaw-dropping acts of magic + the poignant punch of Chicago theater = “a singular new play” (The New York Times). Andrew Hinderaker’s The Magic Play, which makes its world premiere here in the Goodman’s Owen Theatre, uses visual spectacle to tell an intimate story of love and loss—and the desperate measures we take to hold…
“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 Street,” the opening musical number of Wonderful Town. Costume designer Ana Kuzmanic was tasked with bringing that sense of individual style to the “poets, actors, dancers, writers” of 1950s Greenwich Village…
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 World Premiere musical War Paint. Starts June 28 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre! GoodmanTheatre.org/WarPaint…
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 19. GoodmanTheatre.org/Soups…