Falls Takes over as Director on David Cale’s Season-Opening Solo Show at Goodman

Falls Takes over as Director on David Cale’s Season-Opening Solo Show at Goodman

Cale’s solo piece is a musical memoir, featuring original songs he has written with arrangements and underscoring composed by Matthew Dean Marsh. 

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Review: PAMPLONA at Goodman Theatre

Review: PAMPLONA at Goodman Theatre

The era of writing the tragic creative male hero as an aspirational and sympathetic figure is over. Keach presents a broken and bitter Hemingway on the far side of his prime, years of broken marriages and broken promises weighing heavily on his heart.

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Goodman Announces Playwrights Unit Reading Lineup

Goodman Announces Playwrights Unit Reading Lineup

The Goodman Theatre has announced a line-up of free staged readings written by members of its Playwrights Unit.

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Review: FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2, & 3) at Goodman Theatre

Review: FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2, & 3) at Goodman Theatre

Misplace yourself at the Goodman for “Father Comes Home From The Wars Parts 1, 2 & 3,” the most enjoyable history lesson on stage since Hamilton.

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theTEN with Kamal Angelo Bolden

theTEN with Kamal Angelo Bolden

Pictured: Kamal Angelo Bolden (right) and director Niegel Smith in rehearsal for FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS. Photo by Cody Nieset.  Jump inside the brains of Chicago theater artists as we ask them 10 questions that were in no way inspired by “Inside the Actor’s Studio.” What’s the one...

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REVIEW: HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS’ FIRST 100 YEARS at Goodman Theatre

REVIEW: HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS’ FIRST 100 YEARS at Goodman Theatre

What is most compelling about the Delany Sister’s story is their ability to retell a 100 years’ worth of history from a Black woman’s experience.

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Goodman Announces SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN Cast and Production Team

Goodman Announces SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN Cast and Production Team

Photo: Anthony Lee Irons, Jeff Louis Kurysz, and Keith Kupferer in the 2016 New Stages Festival production of SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN. Goodman Theatre has announced the cast for the premiere of SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN, a new comedy by Ellen Fairey. The play, which was developed in the Goodman’s...

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WATCH: Goodman Makes Production of “2666” Available for Free Streaming

WATCH: Goodman Makes Production of “2666” Available for Free Streaming

Photo: Henry Godinez (Oscar Amalfitano) in the Goodman’s “2666” | Liz Lauren The Goodman Theater’s “2666,” the 2016 production of Chilean author and poet Roberto Bolaño’s novel, co-adapted and co-directed by Robert Falls and Seth Bockley, is now streaming online free of charge at goodmantheatre.org/Watch2666. Live streaming productions present many challenges due to...

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Goodman Sets 18-19 Season, including Nottage, Gilman, Holter, Orlandersmith and More

Goodman Sets 18-19 Season, including Nottage, Gilman, Holter, Orlandersmith and More

Artistic Director Robert Falls has announced Goodman Theatre’s upcoming 14-play line-up, including 5 world premieres.

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Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Goodman Theatre

Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Goodman Theatre

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE is a play of potent and polarizing ideas.

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