PRESS

"Not everyone in the cast manages Shakespeare’s language with as much dexterity. But Grant Goodman is an eloquent Banquo — no surprise after his polished performance in 'La Dispute.'”  - THE NEW YORK TIMES
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"The Director J.R. Sullivan is fortunate to have three excellent actors in the pivotal roles:  Goodman, as a passionate, fiery Bolingbroke, who will usurp the throne..."  -  THE NEW YORKER


"And as the wrongly banished Bolingbroke, the intense Goodman gives a powerful, commanding performance that calls to mind a younger Liev Schreiber."  -  OFFBROADWAY.COM


"Grant Goodman gives a complementary, commanding performance as the even younger Bolingbroke, all prosaic practicality and physicality, representing the new order..."  -  BACKSTAGE


"The lightweight thread holding the heavier story lines together is the conflict between impending marriage and tenuous resignation from The Examiner for ace reporter Hildy Johnson, played with high energy and radiance by Grant Goodman, whose regional theatre credits are heavy with Shakespeare."  -  VARIETY


"Friends, this is how it's done...where to start with compliments?  Obviously with Grant Goodman's unsinkable work as Hildy Johnson."  -  THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY


"There is fine support...abetted by a chillingly charismatic Grant Goodman, who plays her husband, the sadistic Duke of Cornwall."  -  VARIETY


"(Grant Goodman as)...the lame god Hephaestus, is high comedy as he grovels against Zeus on the side of his mother, Hera."  -  THE NEW YORK TIMES


"You must see this intense and compelling production of Merchant...Bassanio, the facile Grant Goodman, is a worthy prize for Portia.  Tall, blond and handsome, he glides through the role as if he has Shakespeare's words flowing through his veins."  -  MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL


"Smashing performances abound, including the suave Grant Goodman as the tutor Septimus Hodge."  -  CHICAGO TRIBUNE


"...a highly polished ensemble that includes the luminous, captivating Caputo and the edgy Goodman."  -  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES


“As played by Grant Goodman (Macbeth) and Kymberly Mellen (Lady Macbeth), the couple begins the play as attractive young innocents, he a returning war hero and she his steadfast anchor at home.  Both Goodman and Mellen shine as the Macbeths…”  -  (SALT LAKE) CITY WEEKLY

 
"...while in the relatively small role of Agrippa, Grant Goodman can be granted 'Good man!' salutations."  -  THEATREMANIA


"...her hard-drinking, ultra-preppy, sailboat-designing first husband, C.K. Dexter Haven (Grant Goodman in fine F. Scott Fitzgerald mode)..."  -  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"...but it's Grant Goodman's dashing Colonel Brandon who provides the strength and compassion worth cheering for as he protects young Marianne."  -  DC METRO THEATRE ARTS

"Grant Goodman portrays the dignified Colonel Brandon, who is helplessly in love with Marianne. Goodman is charming as he brings out the  character's honor and kindness and he gives a sublime performance."  -  THEATRE SENSATION

"Grant Goodman gives us a straight-jacketed Sherlock, crazed but smart and convincing in his portrayal's originality."  -  BROADWAY WORLD

“I swooned for Grant Goodman as actor Ned Alleyn, played by Goodman as an Elizabethan rock star, complete with leather britches and kohl eyeliner.”
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"As Bolingbroke - who on Richard's downfall becomes Henry IV - Goodman is a fine figure of aristocratic outrage and determination.  Sporting a tight helmet of blond hair and towering over Richard (which makes an unmissable point about Henry's prospects), he seems to travel in his own spotlight."  -  THEATREMANIA


"La Dispute' opens with Grant Goodman and Kate MacCluggage, as a pair of exquisitely bewigged, bejeweled aristocrats...Mr. Goodman and Ms. MacCluggage are excellent."  - THE NEW YORK TIMES


"Grant Goodman is intense and commanding as Henry Bolingbroke, prone to a dark, laser like stare as he ferociously conveys Henry's strict sense of honor."  -  ASSOCIATED PRESS
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"Played brilliantly by Grant Goodman, Bolingbroke's language takes us right to the present...Goodman's performance is good preparation for the upcoming BBC film of Richard II, in which Rory Kinnear plays Bolingbroke.  Kinnear was a brilliant Hamlet, handpicked by Nicholas Hytner, who waited years to find just the right modern actor for the role.  Goodman too is one of those just right modern actors."  -  BERKSHIRE FINE ARTS


"I was particularly impressed by the Banquo of Grant Goodman, who plays the general as an affable, honorable family man who serves as loyal friend to Macbeth until he begins to suspect the course of events that led to his friend's ascent to the throne. His ghost famously returns to terrorize the usurping King, which Goodman handles with an appropriately shocking visage and...relentless gait."  -  THE EXAMINER


"...the cast is terrific, too, and incredibly well-spoken and exact in intent. As Banquo, Grant Goodman clearly shows the path of right when faced with bewitching temptation."  -  HARTFORD COURANT


"...Grant Goodman and Catherine Lynn Davis wreak havoc and provide unadulterated screwball comedy..."  -  THE NEW YORK TIMES


"Supporting performances are uniformly good...Grant Goodman as a boyish yet decisive  Octavius Caesar, almost steals the evening, finding equal measures of ego, brutality, gentleman's honor and sadism."  -  VARIETY


"Goodman's depiction of the personal growth of Hal to Henry V over the course of the two plays is a masterpiece of self discovery."  -  SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES


"Grant Goodman shines as Prince Hal, the king's eldest son and heir. "  -  MARIN INDEPENDENT


"...there are many wholly successful performances in supporting roles. Grant Goodman is pleasingly ambivalent as Tracy's most experienced love (C.K. Dexter Haven)."  -  CHICAGO TRIBUNE


"Grant Goodman's Darcy wields his arrogance like a blunt instrument, but we start seeing an ethical framework behind it that slightly mitigates its severity.  When Goodman's cavalier Darcy flashed a surprising vulnerability with his marriage proposal to the skeptical Elizabeth, I began rooting for him, too. It was then a swift and slippery slide into total infatuation with this 'Pride and Prejudice.'"  -  MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

"Grant Goodman succeeds in making the dark and often overlooked Colonel Brandon into a complex and charismatic figure."  -  TICKET PHILADELPHIA

"There's also good work from...Grant Goodman as stalwart, cultured Colonel Brandon."  -  BROAD STREET REVIEW
 
"...abetted by a gifted ensemble with impeccable comic timing  -  particularly Grant Goodman as larger-than-life player Ned Alleyn."  -  THE CLEVELAND NEWS HERALD
 
"The acting is superb. Standouts include Grant Goodman as Prince William."  -  BROADWAY WORLD
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