by Christine Trevino | July 6, 2026“Iceboy!” Keeps Things Cool at the Goodman Goodman concludes their centennial with a star-studded musical comedy headlining real-life couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
by Robert Eric Shoemaker | May 15, 2026In This “Covenant,” Thrills Will Have You Say “Jesus, Don’t Do That!” Goodman Theatre’s gothic thriller delivers us from and unto evil.
by Mary Wisniewski | March 30, 2026“Theater of the Mind” Is an Interactive Trip Through a Memory Palace David Byrne and Mala Goankar's show explores the science of perception, taking audience members through experiments involving sight, vision and taste, while telling a story of a life from its end to the beginning.
by Amanda Finn | March 11, 2026“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” Shows Our Lives Are What We Make Them The Goodman Theatre's production is an enchanting exploration of the self, by way of Oscar’s life and his Dominican American family’s fukú (curse) connected to the brutal dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina.
by Mary Wisniewski | March 4, 2026The Science Behind “Theater of the Mind” David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's immersive theater project combines neuroscience experiments, art and storytelling.
by Charles Kenney | February 13, 2026“Holiday” Blends the Past and Present at Goodman Theatre The play is primarily a family drama, webbing together the relationships of the fabulously wealthy Seton family with those who pass in and out of their lives on New York City’s Upper East Side.
by Amanda Finn | December 3, 2025Goodman’s “Christmas Carol” Imparts Holiday Lessons in Humanity The forty-eighth annual "Christmas Carol" returns to Goodman with a stellar cast that will rejuvenate your holiday spirit.
by Dennis Polkow | November 20, 2025A Fresh Meeting of Mozart and Salieri as Robert Falls Meets Steppenwolf The legendary Chicago theater maker, most known for his work at Goodman Theatre, directs a contemporary and understated version of Peter Shaffer’s "Amadeus."
by Amanda Finn | October 17, 2025Goodman’s New Musical Shows How One Spark Can Ignite a Revolution It's no surprise that a show with music and lyrics by Tom Morello is finding its moment right now.
by Mary Wisniewski | September 19, 2025In “Ashland Avenue,” One Chicago Shop Owner Must Come to Terms with the Future Goodman's new play, crammed with Chicago details, stars Jenna Fischer and Francis Guinan.
