Richard Christiansen is the retired chief critic
of the Chicago Tribune and author of the forthcoming book, A
Theater of Our Own: A History and a Memoir of 1,001 Nights in Chicago. Mr. Christiansen
has been an arts journalist for more than forty years, covering theater,
dance, film, and the visual arts in Chicago, the nation, and abroad.
He began his career in 1956 as a reporter at the City News Bureau of
Chicago and moved to the Chicago Daily News a year later. In 1978, he
joined the Chicago Tribune as its critic at large and then moved on
to become the arts and entertainment editor. Subsequently, he became
chief critic and senior writer — a post he held until his retirement
in 2002.
Robert Falls has been the artistic director of the Goodman Theatre since
1986. Under his leadership, the Goodman Theatre received the Special
Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre (1992) and was named by Time
magazine in May of 2003 as "the number one regional theater in the
U.S.” Mr. Falls most recently directed Brian Dennehy in a revival
of his widely acclaimed production of Arthur Miller’s Death
of a Salesman in London’s West End. His production of Elton John and
Tim Rice’s Aida for Walt Disney Theatricals is currently playing
in Germany and Japan, and will open in Seoul, South Korea, in August.
Productions directed by Mr. Falls have been recognized by numerous Tony,
Obie, and Joseph Jefferson Awards. He is the 1999 recipient of the Illinois
Arts Council's Governor's Award for outstanding contributions by an individual
artist.
Frank Galati, PhD Northwestern, is professor of Performance Studies
at Northwestern. He is also Associate Director of the Goodman Theatre,
and ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. As a professional
actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, Mr. Galati has earned
international acclaim for his work as adaptor and director, including
two Tony Awards. In 1989, both the British Academy Awards and the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated him for outstanding achievement
in the category of best-adapted screenplay for The
Accidental Tourist.
He has received the Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Actor in a Principal
Role and for Best Direction. In 2000 he was made a member of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the spring of 2003, Galati collaborated with
composer Stephen Flaherty on the world premiere of the musical "A Long Gay Book,"
(lyrics by Gertrude Stein). Galati directed the Tony Kushner play "Homebody Kabul"
at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in 2003, and again at the Mark Taper Forum
in Los Angeles and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in 2004. In 2004,
he adapted and directed "Oedipus Complex" for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in
Ashland, Ore.
Sheldon Harnick is one of Northwestern’s most distinguished alumni.
His musical theatre career began in the 1950s, and in 1957 he teamed
up with composer Jerry Bock. This team went on to create the scores for
some of America’s most enduring musicals including: Fiorello (Tony
Award, Pulitzer Prize), She Loves Me (Grammy), and Fiddler
on the Roof (Tony). Other musicals: Rex (Richard Rodgers), A
Wonderful Life (Joe
Raposo), A Christmas Carol (Michel Legrand), and Dragons (for which he
wrote book, lyrics and music). He has contributed songs to the films
The Heartbreak Kid, and Blame It on Rio (Cy Coleman). In the world of
opera, he has provided librettos for Jack Beeson's Cyrano, Dr.
Heidegger's Fountain of Youth and Captain Jinks
of the Horse Marines. Mr. Harnick
has won two Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, three gold records and a
platinum record.
Tina Landau is a highly-acclaimed writer and director whose original
work includes Theatrical Essays (Steppenwolf), Beauty (La Jolla Playhouse),
Space (Steppenwolf, NY's Public Theater, Mark Taper Forum), Floyd
Collins (Playwrights Horizons, Old Globe, Goodman), Dream
True (Vineyard Theater),
Stonewall (En Garde Arts), and 1969 (Actors Theater of Louisville). She
directed the Broadway revival of Bells Are Ringing,
Myths And Hymns (Public
Theater), Orestes and Trojan Women (En Garde Arts), and the upcoming
musical, The Miracle Brothers (Vineyard.) Ms. Landau is a graduate of
Yale College and later attended A.R.T.'s Institute for Advanced Theatre
Training at Harvard.
Mary Zimmerman, professor of Performance Studies at Northwestern University;
BS, MA and PhD from Northwestern. She has worked with Lookingglass for
over twelve years, and is part of the Goodman Theatre artistic team.
She has twice directed for the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central
Park. She has received international acclaim and numerous awards, including
the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship, more than
20 Joseph Jefferson Awards, and received the 2002 Tony Award for Best
Direction for Metamorphoses. Ms. Zimmerman’s most recent work is
the world premiere production of Silk for the Goodman Theatre.
Richard Christiansen is the retired chief critic
of the Chicago Tribune and author of the forthcoming book, A
Theater of Our Own: A History and a Memoir of 1,001 Nights in Chicago. Mr. Christiansen
has been an arts journalist for more than forty years, covering theater,
dance, film, and the visual arts in Chicago, the nation, and abroad.
He began his career in 1956 as a reporter at the City News Bureau of
Chicago and moved to the Chicago Daily News a year later. In 1978, he
joined the Chicago Tribune as its critic at large and then moved on
to become the arts and entertainment editor. Subsequently, he became
chief critic and senior writer — a post he held until his retirement
in 2002.
Robert Falls has been the artistic director of the Goodman Theatre since
1986. Under his leadership, the Goodman Theatre received the Special
Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre (1992) and was named by Time
magazine in May of 2003 as "the number one regional theater in the
U.S.” Mr. Falls most recently directed Brian Dennehy in a revival
of his widely acclaimed production of Arthur Miller’s Death
of a Salesman in London’s West End. His production of Elton John and
Tim Rice’s Aida for Walt Disney Theatricals is currently playing
in Germany and Japan, and will open in Seoul, South Korea, in August.
Productions directed by Mr. Falls have been recognized by numerous Tony,
Obie, and Joseph Jefferson Awards. He is the 1999 recipient of the Illinois
Arts Council's Governor's Award for outstanding contributions by an individual
artist.
Frank Galati, PhD Northwestern, is professor of Performance Studies
at Northwestern. He is also Associate Director of the Goodman Theatre,
and ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. As a professional
actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, Mr. Galati has earned
international acclaim for his work as adaptor and director, including
two Tony Awards. In 1989, both the British Academy Awards and the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated him for outstanding achievement
in the category of best-adapted screenplay for The
Accidental Tourist.
He has received the Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Actor in a Principal
Role and for Best Direction. In 2000 he was made a member of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the spring of 2003, Galati collaborated with
composer Stephen Flaherty on the world premiere of the musical "A Long Gay Book,"
(lyrics by Gertrude Stein). Galati directed the Tony Kushner play "Homebody Kabul"
at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in 2003, and again at the Mark Taper Forum
in Los Angeles and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in 2004. In 2004,
he adapted and directed "Oedipus Complex" for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in
Ashland, Ore.
Sheldon Harnick is one of Northwestern’s most distinguished alumni.
His musical theatre career began in the 1950s, and in 1957 he teamed
up with composer Jerry Bock. This team went on to create the scores for
some of America’s most enduring musicals including: Fiorello (Tony
Award, Pulitzer Prize), She Loves Me (Grammy), and Fiddler
on the Roof (Tony). Other musicals: Rex (Richard Rodgers), A
Wonderful Life (Joe
Raposo), A Christmas Carol (Michel Legrand), and Dragons (for which he
wrote book, lyrics and music). He has contributed songs to the films
The Heartbreak Kid, and Blame It on Rio (Cy Coleman). In the world of
opera, he has provided librettos for Jack Beeson's Cyrano, Dr.
Heidegger's Fountain of Youth and Captain Jinks
of the Horse Marines. Mr. Harnick
has won two Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, three gold records and a
platinum record.
Tina Landau is a highly-acclaimed writer and director whose original
work includes Theatrical Essays (Steppenwolf), Beauty (La Jolla Playhouse),
Space (Steppenwolf, NY's Public Theater, Mark Taper Forum), Floyd
Collins (Playwrights Horizons, Old Globe, Goodman), Dream
True (Vineyard Theater),
Stonewall (En Garde Arts), and 1969 (Actors Theater of Louisville). She
directed the Broadway revival of Bells Are Ringing,
Myths And Hymns (Public
Theater), Orestes and Trojan Women (En Garde Arts), and the upcoming
musical, The Miracle Brothers (Vineyard.) Ms. Landau is a graduate of
Yale College and later attended A.R.T.'s Institute for Advanced Theatre
Training at Harvard. 
Mary Zimmerman, professor of Performance Studies at Northwestern University;
BS, MA and PhD from Northwestern. She has worked with Lookingglass for
over twelve years, and is part of the Goodman Theatre artistic team.
She has twice directed for the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central
Park. She has received international acclaim and numerous awards, including
the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship, more than
20 Joseph Jefferson Awards, and received the 2002 Tony Award for Best
Direction for Metamorphoses. Ms. Zimmerman’s most recent work is
the world premiere production of Silk for the Goodman Theatre.