Jeffrey Carlson dead: Chicago stage actor played trans role on 'All My Children'
Mr. Carlson, who acted at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater as well as the Goodman, died July 6 at 48.
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Mr. Carlson, who acted at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater as well as the Goodman, died July 6 at 48.
Director Gaines wanted to go out on a positive, happy note, and with this playful, whimsical “The Comedy of Errors” she has wonderfully succeeded.
The founding artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater might possibly direct a show here or there in retirement, but the production that opened Thursday night on Navy Pier is the end of an era.
"Layalina," a play about Iraqi immigrants, makes its world premiere at Goodman Theatre; Chicago Shakespeare Theater founder Barbara Gaines takes her final bow as artistic director by revisiting "The Comedy of Errors"; and Evanston's Music Theater Works revives "Avenue Q."
Some things adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic will carry over but others will be like 2019 for Peninsula Players, Northern Sky and Door Shakespeare