Lots of news to share. In the arts, the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival kicks off, Jonah Platt is performing on Jan. 17 ...

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

In 1950, Gertrude Berg was the popular creator and star of America’s first family sit-com, The Goldbergs. When co-star Philip Loeb is accused of communism, Gertrude must make an enormous decision: ...

On Sukkot, we strengthen our local communities, hosting elaborate meals with relatives and friends and leaving one wall of the sukkah open, symbolizing hospitality. Sukkot also invokes the Jewish ...

In a fall full of world premieres, “The First Lady of Television” at Northlight Theatre stands out. James Sherman's 75-minute play, which begins the theater's 50th-anniversary season and is directed ...

Broadcast pioneer and writer/actor Gertrude Berg — as imagined by playwright James Sherman and portrayed by the ideally cast Cindy Gold — issues that directive to the co-stars of her TV show several ...

Tillie Edelstein, better known as Gertrude Berg, was one of the most fascinating cultural figures of mid-20th century America. And testament to the power of writing what you know. She developed a ...

In 1950, Gertrude Berg was the popular creator and star of America’s first family sit-com, The Goldbergs. When co-star Philip Loeb is accused of communism, Gertrude must make an enormous decision: ...

When thinking about who is the first lady of television, someone like Lucille Ball or Betty White may come to mind. A new play at Northlight Theatre in Skokie shows why Gertrude Berg earns the No. 1 ...

For theater fans hungering for new works on suburban and Chicago stages, this fall promises a banquet. Among the dozen or more premieres scheduled this fall is the new punk/hip-hop musical by Rage ...