Ashland Avenue – Podcast Theater Review

Ashland Avenue at The Goodman is a humorous and poignant look at the end of an era.

A dusty TV store on Ashland Avenue in Chicago is the flagging flagship of a once great regional empire that boasted multiple locations. Over his tenure owner Pete (Francis Guinan) became a local celebrity, famous for his “Crazy Pete” commercials.

He is to be recognized for his forty years of service to the business community. The question becomes whether this publicity bump is truly the end of the road or does it signal the first step of a new journey.

Now in his early seventies Pete still has dreams and ambitions but his daughter Sam (played by Jenna Fischer known for her role as Pam Beesly on the popular sitcom The Office) has been at Pete’s his side throughout her life and is ready for new adventures of her own together with her husband Mike (Chike Johnson).

Ashland Avenue is at The Goodman, Albert Theatre, 170 N Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL through October 12, 2025. For tickets and information call (312) 443-3800 or visit goodmantheatre.org