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February 10, 2010
Mary Zimmerman Reimagines Bernstein's Candide in a Major Fall Musical Event; Robert Falls Re-Examines Chekhov's The Seagull; Plus New Works by Sarah Ruhl, Regina Taylor and Thomas Bradshaw Headline Goodman Theatre's 2010/2011 Season.
March 4, 2010
Rebecca Gilman and Robert Falls Reunite for an Epic Spectacle World-Premiere Production,
A True History of the Johnstown Flood.
March 2, 2010
Goodman Theatre Announces Cast For Tracey Scott Wilson's The Good Negro.
February 5, 2010
"Going Once, Going Twice...Sold!" Goodman Theatre's Fame, Fantasy, Food, Adventure Auction a Success.
February 5, 2010
The Long Red Road Extends By Popular Demand Through March 21.
February 4, 2010
Goodman Theatre Announces Cast for Rebecca Gilman's A True History of the Johnstown Flood.
January 20, 2010
Chicago Wants More Krapp! Goodman Theatre Extends Hughie/Krapp's Last Tape Through February 28.
January 11, 2010
London's Stage and Screen Star Tom Hardy Makes His U.S. and Chicago Theater Debut in Brett C. Leonard's World-Premiere Production of The Long Red Road.
December 23, 2009
Chicagoland Servicemen Ring In The New Year At Goodman Theatre With Free Tickets to A Christmas Carol On December 31.
December 21, 2009
Goodman Theatre's 2010 Artists Talk Series Begins With Krapp's Last Tape.
December 17, 2009
One legendary actor, two extraordinary playwrights, five unforgettable weeks: Brian Dennehy commands Hughe/Krapp's Last Tape, January 16 – February 21, 2010.
December 11, 2009
Goodman Theatre presents world premiere of Brett C. Leonard's The Long Red Road, February 13 – March 14, 2010.
December 7, 2009
Goodman Theatre celebrates the life of Michael Philippi on Monday, December 14.
December 1, 2009
Goodman Theatre welcomes 29 high school 11th greade girls and 21 mentors to the third year of the "Cindy Bandle Young Critics" program.
November 17, 2009
Goodman Theatre celebrates the 2008/2009 season of unprecedented artistic success and commitment to quality, diversity and community.
November 6, 2009
Goodman Theatre and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies toast High Holidays with a festive dining event, "Tasting Tradition: Tales at the Table of Jewish Culture."
October 29, 2009
Goodman Theatre presents the Broadway–bound double bill of Highie and Krapp's Last Tape.
October 22, 2009
Larry Yando stars as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Chicago's premier holiday tradition at Goodman Theatre, November 20 – December 31.
October 21, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning Ruined by Lynn Nottage Makes Its London Debut at the Almeida Theatre,
April 15 – June 5, 2010.
October 13, 2009
Goodman Theatre's Education and Community Programs Honored by the Illinois Theatre Association.
October 9, 2009
Alan Gross' Comedic Drama High Holidays World Premieres at Goodman Theatre, October 31 – November 29
October 5, 2009
Goodman Theatre Presents the 2009 New Stages Series, December 11 – 20
October 2, 2009
"Hooray" For Six More Performances! Animal Crackers Extends One Week, Through November 1
September 15, 2009
Mayor Daley proclaims Friday, September 18 "Laugh Out Loud Day" in Chicago, in honor of Animal Crackers at Goodman Theatre.
August 28, 2009
Chicago Theatres Shine in Outstanding Jeff Nominated Productions of 2008-2009 Season.
August 25, 2009
"Hooray, Hooray, Hooray!" for Animal Crackers. Goodman Theatre delivers a ground-breaking adaptation, September 18 - October 25.
August 25, 2009
Groucho Would Be Proud - Chicago Set a Guiness Book World Record.
August 20, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-Nominated poet/performer Dael Olandersmith brings eleven characters from the stoop to the stage in Stoop Stories at Goodman Theatre.
August 12, 2009
Goodman Theatre Presents The 2009/2010 Season, Starts September 2009.
August 7, 2009
Goodman Theatre Invites Young Actors to Audition for the 32nd Annual Production of A Christmas Carol on August 31st.
July 30, 2009
Goodman Theatre Presents the World Premiere of High Holidays by Award-Winning Playwright Alan Gross.
July 28, 2009
A First-Rate Creative Team, Including Two-Time Tony-Nominated Choreographer John Carrafa, Joins Marx Bros Musical Romp Animal Crackers at Goodman Theatre.
July 20, 2009
Goodman Theatre Presents Stoop Stories From Pulitzer Prize-Finalist Dael Orlandersmith.
July 14, 2009
Help Make History and Break a World Record at the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival.
June 26, 2009
Goodman Theatre Schedules Dael Orlandersmith's Stoop Stories In Place Of Joan D'Arc, September 11 – October 11 .
June 18, 2009
Joey Slotnick Stars as "Captain Spaulding," Completes the 9-Member Cast of Marx Bros Romp Animal Crackers, Starting September 18 at Goodman Theatre.
July 24, 2009
El Grito del Bronx extends through August 9 at Goodman's Owen Theatre.
July 8, 2009
Goodman Theatre Honors Outgoing Board Chairman Shawn M. Donnelley and Artistic Director Robert Falls With Stars on its "Walkway of Stars".
June 22, 2009
Lynn Nottage's Ruined, A Goodman Theatre Commission and Co-Production with Manhattan Theatre Club, Achieves Unprecedented Accolades.
June 18, 2009
Patricia Cox, Longtime Chicago Theater and Marketing Profesional, Named Goodman Theatre Chairman-Elect.
June 10, 2009
Goodman Theatre Receives Its Largest Ever Annual Support Grant.
June 3, 2009
Goodman Theatre's "General Theater Studies" Program Marks Its Fifth Summer, June 22 – July 30, 2009
May 29, 2009
Two Worlds, 40 Years and Many Life Journeys Later...Can Love Endure? Boleros for the Disenchanted by Academy Award-Nominee José Rivera
May 20, 2009
Goodman Theatre's June 9 Women's Night Celebrates Strong Women, Strong Voices and Strong Spirits!
May 19, 2009
Goodman Theatre launches a new way to experience its upcoming 2009/2010 season, ExploreTheGoodman.org.
May 6, 2009
Three couples, six points of view, big life decisions in The Crowd You're In With by Rebecca Gilman at Goodman Theatre.
April 29, 2009
Special events in conjunction with Rock 'n' Roll at Goodman Theatre.
April 28, 2009
Goodman Theatre joins Science Chicago and the world's largest science celebration.
April 20, 2009
Lynn Nottage wins the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Ruined, a Goodman Theatre commission and co-production with Manhattan Theatre Club.
April 3, 2009
The Stones roll in, Russian tanks roll out...but love remains, in Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard at Goodman Theatre, May 2 - June 7, 2009.
April 3, 2009
Goodman Theatre honored with Actors Equity Association's "2009 Spirit Recognition Award" for diversity on stage.
April 2, 2009
Boleros for the Disenchanted calendar and information.
March 31, 2009
Regina Taylor announces Eyes on Chicao - A "Cell Short Takes" competition.
March 30, 2009
The Crowd You're in With calendar and information.
March 20, 2009
Naomi Iizuka's Ghostwritten premieres at Goodman Theatre April 4 - May 3, continues the 2008/2009 "Strong Women, Strong Voices" Owen Theatre Series
March 19, 2009
Six Chicago theater companies unite for a city-wide series, "Taking the Stage: A Celebration of Women Making Theater
March 13, 2009
Tony and Emmy Award-Winner - and Chicago native - Mandy Patinkin headlines Goodman Theatre's May 30 Gala fundraiser.
March 11, 2009
Goodman Theatre's critically acclaimed Eugene O'Neill Exploration is an unprecedented success.
February 20, 2009
Stage and screen star Brian Dennehy named a member of Goodman Theatre's Artistic Collective.
February 20, 2009
Desire Under the Elms directed by Robert Falls transfers to Broadway.
February 19, 2009
Regina Taylor's World Premiere Magnolia blossoms at the Goodman Theatre, featuring stage and screen stars Annette O'Toole and John Earl Jelks.
February 19, 2009
Greg Allen and the Neo-Futurists present imaginative new take on Eugene O'Neill's epic, Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece Strange Interlude.
February 17, 2009
Innovative Dutch director Ivo van Hove and the renowned Toneelgroep Amsterdam make Chicago debut.
February 6, 2009
Carla Gugino departs Goodman Theatre's hit Desire Under the Elms February 17.
February 3, 2009
Sean Graney directs a radical new interpretation of Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape.
February 3, 2009
Off-Loop theater companies come downtown for the 21st century exploration of Eugene O'Neill."
January 26, 2009
Goodman Theatre recieves prestigious Joyce Award to support new work.
January 21, 2009
Goodman Theatre extends Desire Under the Elms through March 1.
January 12, 2009
Goodman Theatre welcomes Companhia Triptal for U.S. Debut.
January 2, 2009
Goodman Theatre rings in the new year with The Wooster Group's groundbreaking The Emperor Jones, January 7 – 11 only.
December 26, 2008
Robert Falls and Brian Dennehy together again Jan 17 - Feb 22 for a bold, contemporary interpretation of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms.
December 4, 2008
Goodman Theatre announces complete line-up for A Global Exploration: Eugene O'Neill in the 21st Century January 7 - March 8, 2009.
November 24, 2008
Ruined extends by popular demand through December 14.
November 10, 2008
Bark-Humbug! Goodman Theatre introduces "Pooch on Scrooge" on November 29.
November 5, 2008
Bah-Humbug! A Christmas Carol begins November 21.
October 29, 2008
Goodman Theatre Presents "Remixed, Revised, Ripped Off? The fine line between fair use and musical infringement.
October 29, 2008
Goodman Theatre presents free readings of three new works in Noah Haidle's 12-Play cycle,
Local Time.
October 27, 2008
Chicago actor Mary Beth Fisher named one of eleven inaugural Lunt-Fontanne fellows.
October 16, 2008
Goodman Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club present the world premiere of Ruined by Lynn Nottage.
June 23, 2008
Goodman Theatre announces Turn of the Century.
June 23, 2008
Goodman Theatre finalizes its 2008/2009 season schedule.
April 15, 2008
International programming explores Eugene O'Nell in the 21st century.
April 1, 2008
The world premiere of Regina Taylor's Magnolia added to Goodman Theatre's 2008/2009 Season.
March 6, 2008
Rock 'N' Roll by Tom Stoppard and The Crowd You're in With by Rebecca Gilman added to Goodman Theatre's 2008/2009 Season.
March 6, 2008
Sara Lee Foundation sponsors a season of women's work.
January 28, 2008
Naomi Iizuka's Ghostwritten premieres at Goodman Theatre in 2008/2009.
January 4, 2008
Tommy Tune, Lynn Nottage, Brian Dennehy and Philip Kan Gotanda highlight Goodman Theatre's upcoming 2008/2009 Season.
July 10, 2008
Goodman Theatre announces the complete lineup for its fourth Latino Theatre Festival, curated by Henry Godinez.
July 1, 2008
Ain't Misbehavin' extends through August 3.
June 9, 2008
Bebe Neuwirth draws SRO crowd at Goodman Theatre's 2008 Gala.
May 30, 2008
Chuck Smith's all-new Ain't Misbehavin' makes the joint jump.
May 21, 2008
Goodman Theatre's education and community programming presents CONTEXT: The Legacy of Emmett Till.
May 9, 2008
Goodman Theatre announces its 4th Latino Theatre Festival.
May 8, 2008
Carlos Murillo awarded Goodman Theatre's 2008 Ofner Prize.
May 4, 2008
Brett Neveu's Gas For Less, Portrait of gentrification's impact on a north side Chicago neighborhood, premieres at Goodman Theatre.
April 10, 2008
Goodman Theatre and Serendipity Theatre Collective partner to bring unique offering to 2nd annual Looptopia.
April 3, 2008
Robert Falls, Jennifer Tarver to direct Brian Dennehy in double bill.
April 2, 2008
The spirit of Emmett Till infuses Goodman Theatre in the world premiere of The Ballad of Emmett Till by Ifa Bayeza
March 28, 2008
Goodman Theatre darkens its Dearborn Street Marquee for March 29 Earth Hour.
March 20, 2008
Goodman Theater announces final play of 2007/2008 Season—Gas For Less by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard.
March 20, 2008
Goodman Theatre announces final play of 2007/2008 Season.
March 19, 2008
Robert Falls' production of King Lear to be remounted in 2009 at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2008
Goodman Theatre announces a change to its 2007/2008 schedule.
February 4, 2008
Broadway and television star Bebe Neuwirth headlines Goodman Theatre's May 17 "String of Pearls" Gala.
Horton Foote Festival
January 14, 2008
Robert Falls brings his acclaimed Broadway staging of Shining City to Goodman Theatre.
January 14, 2008
Goodman Theatre presents the 2008 Fame Fantasy Food Adventure Auction on January 28.
January 14, 2008
Goodman Theatre welcomes three new Trustees, Sherry Barrat, Thomas F. Aichele and Sanjay Khosla.
January 14, 2008
Irish guitarist and vocalist Rob Bochnik of The Frames performs at Goodman Theatre on January 15.
October 26, 2007
A Christmas Carol celebrates 30 years at Goodman Theatre, one millionth ticket buyer to be honored.
October 10, 2007
Goodman Theatre holds a costume sale on October 20.
October 5, 2007
Goodman Theatre elects Shawn M. Donnelley as Board Chairman.
October 5, 2007
Open auditions for The Boys are Coming Home on October 15.
September 28, 2007
Goodman Theatre serves up the Chicago premiere of The Cook By Eduardo Machado, directed by Henry Godinez.
September 28, 2007
Goodman Theatre and Illinois Humanities Council present a panel: Myth of Separation: Politics, Religion and Secular Space.
August 28, 2007
Larry Yando cast as Scrooge in 30th anniversary production of A Christmas Carol.
August 28, 2007
Goodman Theatre presents the fifth annual New Stages Series, free reading of new plays by Noah Haidle, Tina Howe, Naomi Iizuka, Mickle Maher, Brett Neveu and Lynn Nottage.
August 27, 2007
Sarah Ruhl's darkly comic trilogy Passion Play: a cycle in three parts opens Goodman Theatre's new season.
August 17, 2007
Goodman Theatre holds open children's auditions for the 30th annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
August 3, 2007
Goodman's Horton Foote Festival includes The Trip to Bountiful starring Lois Smith
April 26, 2007
Ain't Misbehavin' Added to Goodman Theatre's 2007/2008 Season
April 19, 2007
Goodman Theatre Collaborates With The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
March 27, 2007
Goodman Theatre's 07/08 Season Features Today's Finest Playwrights