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The Latest Breaking News from the Goodman Theatre

More magic shows and venues materialize in Chicago for fans of the art of illusion

Performers are mystifying audiences in an elegant downtown basement, a former Rogers Park vaudeville house and even a Lincoln Square gelato shop.

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Laughter is the best medicine as family drama unfolds, secrets emerge in glorious ‘Nacirema Society’

Pearl Cleage’s exuberant drama, now at the Goodman Theatre, is a nuanced, fraught and incongruously hilarious exploration of class privilege, generational wealth and family betrayal.

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Things to do in Chicago Sept. 14-20: The Mix

Karol G at Soldier Field, the Goodman Theatre celebrates Pearl Cleage, and “The Lehman Trilogy” at the Broadway Playhouse are among the week’s highlights.

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‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ musical set for Goodman Theater world premiere

The stage musical, set for the summer of 2024, will feature a book by Taylor Mac, directed by Rob Ashford.

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Robert Falls leaves an indelible legacy at the Goodman Theatre as his final season ends

Under his leadership, the Goodman produced more than 150 world premieres. It also sent more than two dozen shows to Broadway, where they garnered 22 Tony Awards.

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Race, gender, fatherhood collide amid one man’s journey to self-discovery in ‘Antonio’s Song’

Through spoken word and movement Antonio Edwards Suarez’s memoir play, co-written with Dael Orlandersmith, delivers a resonating portrait of one man’s real-life turmoil.

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‘Some Like It Hot’ musical leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods

Sean Hayes received a best actor nomination for his work in “Good Night, Oscar,” which had its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre last year.

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‘Life’s gone by’

Robert Falls steps down as artistic director of the Goodman Theatre with aptly chosen “The Cherry Orchard.”

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Goodman’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’ is superbly cast and staged in sublime production by Robert Falls

Anton Chekhov’s final work is both comedy and tragedy, both cruel and compassionate, and an emotional journey worth taking.

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Susan Booth ushers in a new day with a new season at the Goodman Theatre

Artistic director — the first woman to lead the 98-year-old theater — revealed an eclectic lineup for 2023-24.

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One family, two generations come to grips with colliding worlds in ‘Layalina’

There’s so much to like about “Layalina,” in both the writing and the production. But where Act One possesses an underlying drive and the capability of surprise, Act Two floats and meanders, mostly presenting the predictable.

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