The Iceman Cometh

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April 21 – June 17, 2012 In the Albert
Approximate running time: 4 hours and 45 minutes, including 3 intermissions

“[The Iceman Cometh] contains as many great performances as I've seen in a single show for years”— The New York Times
“A series of sudden, breathtaking punches to the gut, with moments of piercing emotion”— The New York Times
“Space forbids me from giving full due to all of the worthy performances”— The New York Times
“No matter how far you have to go to get there, the place to be right now is Chicago”— The Wall Street Journal
"Extraordinary" "A masterpiece"— The Wall Street Journal
"Mr. Lane gives a performance that will stay with you for as long as you live."— The Wall Street Journal
"A 'volcanic production'"— Variety
"[Lane] brings out qualities in Hickey that perhaps no actor could highlight as effectively"— Variety
"An 'intense ensemble of actors whose demons rage before you'"— Chicago Tribune
"Epic"— Chicago Tribune
— The Chicago Tribune
"Nathan Lane excels in Goodman's gorgeously dark 'Iceman Cometh'"— Chicago Sun-Times
"gorgeously realized, crystal clear [and] meticulously cast"— Chicago Sun-Times
"Dennehy undertakes an evening-long struggle with himself that’s riveting to watch"— Time Out Chicago

The Iceman Cometh is Sold Out

Eugene O'Neill's towering masterpiece becomes a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event, featuring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy.

Welcome to Harry Hope's saloon, home to a ragtag band of drunks and dreamers who today celebrate the arrival of Hickey, the charismatic traveling salesman whose raucous presence always ensures a grand good time. But when a newly sober Hickey blows in with a renewed outlook on life, his zealous attempts to fix the lives of his old friends lead to a series of events that are at once devastatingly comic and heartbreaking—and culminate with a revelation that threatens to shatter the tenuous illusions that fuel their lives. O'Neill's monumental drama is an unparalleled theatrical journey, "as corrosive as rotgut whiskey, as morbidly funny as a funeral gone amok, as hallucinatory as an alcohol-fueled excursion into purgatory" (Chicago Sun-Times).

We will not have our regularly scheduled Wednesday and Thursday post-show discussions.

Eugene O'Neill
Playwright
Robert Falls
Director
Patrick Andrews
Don Parritt
Kate Arrington
Cora
Brian Dennehy
Larry Slade
Marc Grapey
Chuck Morello
James Harms
Jimmy Tomorrow
John Hoogenakker
Willie Oban
Salvatore Inzerillo
Rocky Pioggi
John Judd
Pete Wetjoen
Nathan Lane
Hickey
Loren Lazerine
Moran
Larry Neumann Jr.
Ed Mosher
Stephen Ouimette
Harry Hope
John Reeger
Cecil Lewis
Tara Sissom
Pearl
Lee Stark
Margie
John Douglas Thompson
Joe Mott
Bret Tuomi
Lieb
Lee Wilkof
Hugo Kalmar
Kevin Depinet
Set Design
Natasha Katz
Lighting Design
Neena Arndt
Dramaturg
Merrily Murray-Walsh
Costume Design
Joseph Drummond
Production Stage Manager
Alden Vasquez
Stage Manager
Claire E. Zawa
Stage Manager
Adam Belcuore
Casting

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Behind the Scenes of The Iceman Cometh
Go behind the scenes with Robert Falls and the cast of The Iceman Cometh
Robert Falls on The Iceman Cometh
Robert Falls discusses the genesis of the Goodman's 2011/2012 Season production of The Iceman Cometh.
The Iceman Cometh Trailer
Directed by Robert Falls, starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy
Audiences Floored by The Iceman Cometh
Listen to what audience members have to say after spending the evening in Harry Hope's saloon.

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The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O’Neill Directed by Robert Falls April 21 – June 17, 2012 Opening May 3, 2012
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Left to right) The amiable Hickey (Nathan Lane) addresses one-time syndicalist-anarchist Larry Slade (Brian Dennehy) and passed-out Hugo (Lee Wilkof), a one-time editor of anarchist periodicals, during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
Brian Dennehy returns to Goodman Theatre as Larry Slade in Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
Canadian actor Stephen Ouimette portrays saloon proprietor Harry Hope in Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Left to right) The young Don Parritt (Patrick Andrews) implores Larry Slade (Brian Dennehy) during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Left to right) “Tarts” Cora (Kate Arrington), Margie (Lee Stark), and Pearl (Tara Sissom) patronize Harry Hope’s saloon during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Center) Hugo (Lee Wilkof) fires off to (left to right) Joe Mott (John Douglas Thompson), Harry Hope (Stephen Ouimette), Willie Oban (John Hoogenakker), and Larry Slade (Brian Dennehy) during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Left to right) Jimmy Tomorrow (James Harms), Joe Mott (John Douglas Thompson), Harry Hope (Stephen Ouimette), Willie Oban (John Hoogenakker), and Don Parritt (Patrick Andrews) look off during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Left to right) Chuck Morello (Marc Grapey), Cora (Kate Arrington), Joe Mott (John Douglas Thompson), Rocky Pioggi (Salvatore Inzerillo), Pearl (Tara Sissom), and Margie (Lee Stark) celebrate Hickey’s gift of champagne during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Left to right) Ed Mosher (Larry Neumann, Jr) converses with his brother-in-law Harry Hope (Stephen Ouimette) during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Rehearsal Photos
(Center) A startled Harry Hope (Stephen Ouimette) stands amongst his saloon’s regulars (left to right) Piet Wetjoen (John Judd), Joe Mott (John Douglas Thompson), Rocky Pioggi (Salvatore Inzerillo), and Cecil Lewis (John Reeger) during a rehearsal of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, directed by Robert Falls, at Goodman Theatre (April 21 – June 17).
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Left to right) Salvatore Inzerillo as Rocky Pioggi, Brian Dennehy as Larry Slade, Nathan Lane as Theodore “Hickey” Hickman, Lee Wilkof as Hugo Kalmar, and Stephen Ouimette as Harry Hope in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Hugo Kalmar (Lee Wilkof) with Larry Slade (Brian Dennehy) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
James Cameron “Jimmy Tomorrow” (James Harms) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Piet Wetjoen (John Judd), Ed Mosher (Larry Neumann, Jr.), Joe Mott (John Douglas Thompson), and Cecil Lewis (John Reeger) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Wilie Oban (John Hoogenakker) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Harry Hope (Stephen Ouimette) and Theodore “Hickey Hickman (Nathan Lane) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Cora (Kate Arrington), Pearl (Tara Sissom), Theodore “Hickey Hickman (Nathan Lane) and Margie (Lee Stark) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Nathan Lane as Theodore “Hickey” Hickman, the quintessential purveyor and slayer of pipe dreams, in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Brian Dennehy as one-time syndicalist-anarchist Larry Slade with Nathan Lane as Theodore “Hickey” Hickman in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Brian Dennehy as one-time syndicalist-anarchist Larry Slade in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Brian Dennehy as Larry Slade with Patrick Andrews as Don Parritt in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
The regulars of Harry Hope’s saloon await Hickey’s arrival in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Chuck Morello (Marc Grapey), Cora (Kate Arrington), Joe Mott (John Douglas Thompson), Rocky Pioggi (Salvatore Inzerillo), Pearl (Tara Sissom), and Margie (Lee Stark) share a gift basket in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Margie (Lee Stark), Rocky Pioggi (Salvatore Inzerillo), and Pearl (Tara Sissom) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.
The Iceman Cometh Production Photos
Harry Hope (Stephen Ouimette) in Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh directed by Robert Falls at Goodman Theatre.

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Apr 20 2012

The Iceman Speaketh

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The Iceman is here, and he’s brought the language of 1912 with him.

After six weeks of rehearsal and nine months of anticipation, The Iceman Cometh begins preview performances in the Albert Theatre tomorrow night. Audiences, and especially O’Neillphiles, are in for a special treat, as the four-and-a-half-hour classic features a virtuoso ensemble that seamlessly become the residents of Harry Hope’s saloon, the Greenwich Village flophouse in which The Iceman Cometh is set.
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Apr 26 2012

“The Family Circle of Inmates”

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The gang at Harry Hope’s have all known each other for years and all ages, professions, nationalities and creeds are welcome under Harry’s roof. Since the cast is so large and the characters so varied, we’ve compiled an intro to these colorfully drawn characters, each with a history and a pipe dream that is uniquely their own.
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Jun 01 2012

Backstage with John Douglas Thompson

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In his many years as a New York–based actor, John Douglas Thompson has built a reputation so stellar that he is now “regarded by some as the best classical actor in America,” according a recent profile in The New Yorker. But John’s gripping performance as Joe Mott in the Goodman’s production of The Iceman Cometh marks only the second Chicago production for this celebrated actor, and his first on the Goodman stage. Here’s our Backstage interview with this extraordinarily talented actor.
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May 04 2012

The Iceman Speaketh, Part Two: Insults

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If you want a poetically snarky insult, then William Shakespeare is probably your man (“you starveling, you elf-skin,” “thou hast the most unsavoury similes,” etc.). But if you want a down-and-dirty dig without the floweriness of the bard, then Eugene O’Neill delivers.
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May 15 2012

The Iceman Speaketh, Part Three: Miscellaneous Terms

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In our first two installments of The Iceman Speaketh, we explored drinking terms and insults. Now for the miscellaneous catetory: words and phrases that O’Neill uses in Iceman that you don’t hear everyday.
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May 10 2012

At the Starting Line with Tara Sissom

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With nearly 50 performances of Iceman scheduled, the actors who work every day to bring this piece to life may have one perspective at the beginning of the eight-week run—when expectations are high and the general excitement of opening a show is pervasive—and another towards the end of the long run. We talked to Iceman cast member Tara Sissom, who plays one of the “tarts,” Pearl, to compare her perspective at the beginning of the run to her perspective at the end. Stay tuned to for our follow-up with Tara in mid-June.
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Jun 15 2012

At the Finish Line with Tara Sissom

Six weeks ago we checked in with The Iceman Cometh’s Tara Sissom as she and her cast mates began what was likely to be one of the most exhausting (and exhilarating) experiences of their stage careers. With nearly 40 performances of the four hour and 45-minute epic ahead of her, we wanted to see how she was feeling as the show opened and compare it to how she felt with all those performances behind her. Now, with only three performances of Iceman left, we caught up with Tara and asked her the same set of questions as before—check out her old interview to see how her answers have changed.
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