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Jenna Fischer’s Next Chapter: From 'Ashland Avenue' at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre to the Big Screen With Green Day

Ashland Avenue has been extended a second time — through Oct. 19! (Updated 10/1/25) When Jenna Fischer takes the stage in Ashland Avenue at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre (Sept. 6–Oct. 19), she’s doing more than debuting a new character. The Emmy-nominated actor — beloved as Pam Beesly on The Office and co-host of the Office Ladies […]

Jenna Fischer
by Brooke McDonald
October 1, 2025

Leave “American Idiot” to Die-Hard Green Day Fans and Tweens or Teens

My love of Green Day peaked in middle school, and I probably would have loved “American Idiot” in my angsty, grungy tween and teen years. It’s really more of a rock concert than a musical. But, I’m not in middle school anymore, so I longed for the usual anchors of a theatrical show—a plot, character […]

by Liz Logan
February 8, 2012
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