A Christmas Carol OnStage Content Page 2.. Decades of Delight Page 6… About Charles Dickens Page 8… Ringing in the Holidays with the Cast of A Christmas Carol Page 13… A Note from Artistic Director Robert Falls Page 15… A Christmas Carol Page 16… Cast Page 21… Artist Profiles Page 47… Happening at the Goodman Page 49… History of the Goodman Page 52… Ticketing, Parking, and More at the Goodman Page 56… Bob Crachit, Mr. Fezziwig, and Ghost of Christmas Past Guides Page 61…Support of A Christmas Carol and the Goodman
JUSTIN AMOLSCH* (Musician) returns to Goodman Theatre for his 14th appearance in A Christmas Carol. Mr. Amolsch has been a performer of horn and classical piano from a young age and made his orchestral debut at the age of 17 with the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra. After attending the DePaul University School of Music and receiving a BA in music education, Mr. Amolsch played a season with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. Other orchestral credits include Concertante di Chicago, Ravenswood Winds, Camerata Chicago and numerous other groups in the Chicago area. Mr. Amolsch currently plays trumpet, trombone and horn in a variety of local bands including Mucca Pazza, The Hemispheres, The Congregation and Expo ’76. He has been in horn sections playing behind Broken Social Scene, Poi Dog Pondering, The Walkmen, Jesse Dee and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Mr. Amolsch has recorded on albums by Califone and Iron & Wine, as well as brass tracks for numerous regional theater companies. Since 2012, Mr. Amolsch has operated Brass Inferno Productions LLC, a company that contracts and actualizes unique musical experiences for private and corporate events. KAREEM BANDEALY* (Narrator/Scrooge as a Young Man/Topper/Scrooge Alternate) returns to the Goodman, where he previously appeared in two seasons of A Christmas Carol, Rock ‘N’ Roll, Gas For Less and King Lear. His Chicago credits include The Wheel at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Oklahoma! at Paramount Theatre; The Good Book and The Illusion at Court
Master’s Degree in public health epidemiology at Loyola University. MALCOLM RUHL* (Musician/ Mr. Sims/Musical Director) returns to the Goodman, where his previous credits include A Christmas Carol (musical director, Mr. Keys), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (musical director) and Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky (bass/accordion). Chicago music direction credits include Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash (Mercury Theater and Theatre at the Center); Hank Williams: Lost Highway (American Blues Theater, Jeff Award); Hairspray, Pump Boys and Dinettes and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Drury Lane Theatre); Eastland (Lookingglass Theatre Company); Grease (Theatre at the Center); Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Oklahoma! (American Theater Company); Woody Guthrie’s American Song (Jeff Award), Blues in the Night and Smoke on the Mountain (Northlight Theatre); Pump Boys and Dinettes (Apollo and Forum Theatres); Big River (Apple Tree Theatre) and Million Dollar Quartet (Apollo Theatre, musical coordinator). Orchestration credits include Heart of Spain, The Original Grease and re-orchestrations of A Little Night Music for Writers Theatre and Oklahoma! for American Theater Company. Mr. Ruhl appeared as Jackson in the Broadway production of Pump Boys and Dinettes and in the five-year run at Chicago’s Apollo Theatre. He served as producer and arranger for Cory Goodrich’s albums Wildwood Flower and W.O.M.A.N. and most recently, Christine Mild’s Love is Everything.
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National Managing Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP Jeanette Sublett and Langdon Neal Robert Sullivan, Regional President, Fifth Third Bank Lyndon A. Taylor, Managing Partner, Chicago, Heidrick & Struggles Franco Tedeschi, Vice President (Chicago), American Airlines Elizabeth Thompson Maria (Nena) Torres and Matthew Piers Mr. Carlos E. Tortolero, President, National Museum of Mexican Art Arthur Velasquez, Chairman, Azteca Foods, Inc. Frederick H. Waddell, Chairman and CEO, Northern Trust Corporation Laysha L. Ward, President, Community Relations, Target Corporation and President, Target Foundation Benna B. Wilde, Program Director, Arts and Culture, Prince Charitable Trust Donna F. Zarcone, President and CEO, The Economics Club *As of November 2016 GOODMAN THEATRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chair Joan E. Cliffordˆ Vice Chairmen Roger Baskesˆ Adnaan Hamidˆ Kimbra Walterˆ Patrick Wood-Princeˆ President
Darlene Bobb Secretary Linda Krivkovich COMMITTEE CHAIRS Annual Fund Andra S. Press Mary Schmitt Civic Engagement Julie Learner Renee L. Tyree Education Nancy Swan Lorrayne Weiss Gala Denise Stefan Ginascol Wendy Krimins Diane Landgren Hospitality Joan Lewis Membership Monica Lee Hughson Courtney Sherrer Program Teri Brown Members-at-Large Anu Behari Carole Wood Past Presidents Swati Mehta Sherry John Joan E. Clifford Alice Young Sabl Susan J. Wislow Linda Hutson Carol Prins Sondra A. Healy Members Sharon Angell Mary Ann Clement Jodi Hebeisen Ava LaTanya Hilton Margie Janus Julie Korzenik Kay Mabie Amalia Perea Mahoney Pauline M. Montgomery Merle Reskin Sara F. Szold Non-Resident Member Jane K. Gardner Sustaining Members Linda W. Aylesworth Kathleen Fox Dr. Mildred C. Harris Mary Ann Karris Honorary Members Katherine A. Abelson Christine Branstad Mrs. James B. Cloonan Joan M. Coppleson* Ellen Gignilliat Gwendolyn Ritchie
Mrs. Richard A. Samuels* Orli Staley Carole David Stone* Mrs. Philip L. Thomas* Rosemary Tourville* Susan D. Underwood* *Past President GOODMAN THEATRE SCENEMAKERS BOARD The Scenemakers Board is an auxiliary group comprised of diverse, young professionals who support the mission of the theater through fundraising, audience development and advocacy. President Justin A. Kulovsek Vice President Megan McCarthy Hayes Treasurer Jacqueline Avitia-Guzman Secretary Desmond Pope Members Nirav Amin Brigitte Anderson Elizabeth Balthrop Shelly Burke Tom Cassady Tracy Clifford Morgan Crouch Cara Dehnert Huffman Kelli Garcia Tony Glenn Heather Grove Kristin Johnson Boswell Kevin Jordan Shannon Kinsella* Jason Knupp Gordon Liao* Craig McCaw Cheryl McPhilimy Lee Mickus Teresa Mui Jessey Neves Mollie O’Brien Eddie Patel Della Richards Kristin Rylko Jeffrey Senkpiel Clayton Smith David Smith Anne Van Wart
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Muchin Rosenman LLP Marsha Serlin, United Scrap Metal, Inc. Genevieve Thiers, SitterCity.com Steve Traxler, Jam Theatricals, Ltd. Steve Trepiccione, HSBC North American Holdings Andrea Van Gelder, JLL Patty VanLammeren, Allstate Insurance Company Steven A. Weiss, Schopf & Weiss LLP Patrick Wood-Prince, Jones Lang LaSalle Maria Wynne, Leadership Greater Chicago Neal S. Zucker, Corporate Cleaning Services PREMIERE SOCIETY COUNCIL The Premiere Society Council develops a dynamic Premiere Society membership base and enhances the experience of its members by providing guidance, leadership and feedback on programming and events. Co-Chairs Joan E. Clifford Kathleen Cowie Alice Young Sabl Susan Wislow Members Joyce Chelberg Rebecca Ford Lynn Hauser Jeff Hesse and Julie Conboy Hesse Linda Hutson Fruman and Marian Jacobson Claudia Katz Dietrich and Andrew Klevorn Jeff and Julie Korzenik Andrea Kott Linda Krivkovich Andra Press Carol Prins Jacquelyn Robinson Mary Schmitt Cynthia Scholl Anne Van Wart
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The Goodman holds dear the memory of the following individuals who have honored the work on our stages with a bequest. Hope A. Abelson Alba Biagini Trust George W. Blossom III Camilla F. Boitel Trust Estate of Marjorie Douglas Bettie Dwinell Joan Freehling Florence Gambino Bernard Gordon Trust Evolyn A. Hardinge Patricia D. Kaplan Theodore Kassel Charles A. Kolb Jeffrey Korman Nancy S. Lipsky Kris Martin Alfred L. McDougal Mr. and Mrs. William McKittrick Eric Nordholm James F. Oates Helen J. Peterson Neil Pomerenke Carol Ann Poremba Alice B. Rapoport Gladys L. Ripley Verla J. Rowan Rose L. Shure George Northup Simpson, Jr. Vlada Sunders Lenore Swoiskin SUPPORT Honor and Memorial Gifts Honor gifts provide an opportunity to celebrate milestones such as anniversaries, birthdays, graduations or weddings. Memorial gifts honor the memory of a friend or
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