by Mary Wisniewski | April 10, 2026Goodman Stages a Magnificent Production of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” by August Wilson In Wilson's 1982 play, the playwright imagined a recording session for prolific early-blues recording artist Gertrude “Ma” Rainey and her band in Chicago in 1927.
by Mary Wisniewski | June 11, 2025Silver Lining: A Review of “Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues” at American Blues Theater
by Hugh Iglarsh | April 30, 2024Secrets Not Revealed: A Review of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at the Goodman Theatre
by Mary Wisniewski | February 27, 2024Monticello’s Façade: A Review of “The Reclamation of Madison Hemings” at American Blues Theater
by Hugh Iglarsh | February 4, 2022A Jewel of a Show: A Review of Gem of the Ocean at the Goodman Theatre
by Kevin Greene | July 27, 2017What’s In A Name: Definition Theatre Company Defies Labels with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “An Octoroon”
by Kevin Greene | May 11, 2017The Heart of Conflict: A Review of Objects in the Mirror at Goodman Theatre
by Loy Webb | September 4, 2016The End of the Line A Review of Dutchman/TRANSit at American Blues Theater
