Reviews
Goodman Theatre: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Goodman Theatre presents The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao now through April 22, 2026. A nerdy college freshman has a story to tell but needs to understand his Dominican family roots in order to write it.
Goodman: Holiday
Goodman Theatre presents Holiday now through March 8, 2026. We’re taken inside this upper-class family’s home and get a peek behind a curtain seeing their dysfunction and that money isn’t everything.
Goodman Theatre: Revolution(s)
Goodman Theatre presents Revolution(s) extended through November 22, 2025. Going back and revisiting their family’s radical activism history set in Chicago, two brothers face what that means for them in their own ways.
Goodman Theatre: Ashland Avenue
Goodman Theatre presents Ashland Avenue now through October 19, 2025. Stuck in the glory days when his shop was filled with people and locals loved his kooky commercials, Pete and his daughter, Sam, must figure out how to move Pete’s TV and Video store forward.
Goodman Theatre: The Color Purple
Goodman Theatre presents The Color Purple now through August 3, 2025. Simply staged and focusing on the beautiful score and growth of these characters, Goodman’s production delivers an emotional performance that shows the depth of these characters.
Goodman Theatre: Betrayal Review
Goodman Theatre presents Harold Pinter’s Betrayal now through March 30, 2025. Working backwards from the end of an affair, we watch the relationship between married couple Robert and Emma and Robert’s best friend and Emma’s lover, Jerry evolve and devolve.
Goodman Theatre: Fat Ham Review
Goodman Theatre presents Fat Ham extended through March 9, 2025. In this adaptation of Hamlet, we’re taken to a family’s backyard barbeque wedding reception where we get this modern retelling exploring being Black, queer, and your community around you.