FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Goodman atre - The Untold Story

‘Toni Stone’ an engrossing look at a Negro League pioneer who followed her dream

Lydia R. Diamond’s play, now running at the Goodman Theatre, provides a compelling character study of a woman driven to achieve what she was told she couldn’t.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023

Things to do in Chicago Jan. 26-Feb. 1: The Mix

A musical ‘Wuthering Heights’ and a Patty Griffin concert are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 26, 2023

‘the ripple, the wave that carried me home’ soars amid a tidal wave of emotion, outrage in Goodman’s searing production

Like water itself, there are depths in this story that defy cut-and-dried boundaries.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

‘Clyde’s’ serves up food for the soul in a deliciously comedic staging at the Goodman Theatre

Cooks at a local diner hope to rebuild their shattered lives, one sandwich at a time.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2022

Chicago theater for fall 2022: Our top 10 includes ‘Dreamgirls,’ ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and ‘The Notebook’

CHICAGO — The total number of theater shows on offer in Chicago has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. But the lists of coming attractions still contain some appealing offerings of all stripes. Here’s a selection of 10 shows, all with Chicago origins and involving Chicago artists, that look to have…

Chicago Tribune · Sep 7, 2022

Goodman’s new artistic director will be first woman to lead the theater

Susan V. Booth of Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre will succeed Robert Falls, bringing her back to the Chicago company where she worked in the ’90s.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2022

A teen confronts a torrent of emotions after her father’s death in Goodman’s impassioned musical ‘Life After’

The family in Britta Johnson’s play is messy in a way that will be instantly recognizable to anyone who’s lost a loved one when unfinished business defined their relationship.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2022

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago June 23-29

The Pride Parade, the Logan Square Art Festival and Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown are among the things to do in Chicago in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2022

Summer Guide 2022: Theater offerings abound on Chicago area’s stages in the weeks ahead

Audiences have plenty to choose from when it comes to plays and musicals.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

Young playwrights use words to seek ‘power,’ tackle gun violence on stages nationally

CHICAGO — Echaka Agba and Adhana Reid read the parts of Joy and Eva, a mother-daughter duo in the play “Southside Summer,” describing at his funeral how the character Eva’s younger brother Emmanuel was killed.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 25, 2022