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Hoogenakker's first professional role was in 1999 as Scarus in the Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. [2] In 2000, he played Chris Smith in the Tracy Letts play Killer Joe when it was at The Theatre at 2851 N. Halsted Street; [5] [6] and the title character in the play Robyn Hood of Barnsdale Wood at the Equity Library Theatre. [7]
The Goodman was founded in 1925 as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who died in the Great Influenza Pandemic in 1918. The theater was funded by Goodman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William O. Goodman, who donated $250,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago to establish a professional repertory company and a school of drama at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. [2]
The show first premiered in 2022 at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, with Sean Hayes as Oscar Levant. [2] The production ran from March 12 until April 24, 2022. [3] The Broadway production was directed by Lisa Peterson. Rehearsals began on March 13, 2023. [1] The production opened April 24, 2023.
The cast of characters, based on Carol Burnett and her real-life relatives, includes no-nonsense grandmother Nanny; Louise, a beautiful, alcoholic mother determined to be a writer for movie magazines; Jody, an absent father who is struggling with his own demons; and Helen, a young girl whose only escape is the rooftop of their rundown building ...
A silent short shot in 1898, “Something Good – Negro Kiss” is the first film featuring footage of African Americans […] The post Watch: The first ‘Negro Kiss’ on film and its impact in ...
Ruined was commissioned by the Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Illinois) and is a co-production with the Manhattan Theatre Club. Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey traveled to Uganda to interview women as background for the play, [ 3 ] which was first performed in 2007 in the Goodman Theatre New Stages Series. [ 4 ]
On Friday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. in the Detroit Film Theatre and Auditorium, co-curator Berger will discuss Black participation in film over a 70-year period, showcasing the longstanding relationship ...