James Sherman's The First Lady of Television at Northlight tells a story from 1950 that's uncomfortably relevant for our times.

Cindy Gold plays Gertrude Berg, the creator and star of early sitcom The Goldbergs, in Northlight's The First Lady of ...

The First Lady of Television” — 3 stars “On your toes, darlings.” Broadcast pioneer and writer/actor Gertrude Berg — as imagined by playwright James Sherman and portrayed by the ...

This world premiere play in Skokie recounts the important story of the courageous, Emmy-winning Gertrude Berg, but it only ...

The play puts Gertrude Berg front and center in a period piece embedded with a razor’s edge of contemporary urgency and ...

Experience the captivating play 'The First Lady of Television' by James Sherman, celebrating the life and legacy of TV ...

The world premiere play will be many audiences’ introduction to Gertrude Berg, a television pioneer who refused to back down.

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 ...

Ben Feldman, Max Greenfield and Abbi Jacobson voice siblings coping with a lifetime of tsuris in this Netflix animated dramedy.

With complete peace in our hearts, we are rejoicing in the transition of our dearly beloved Edith Gertrude Frett on Aug. 12, 2025 from this world of sickness into her Great Reward. She is survived by ...

Kathleen Gertrude Platzer died peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 14. She was born in Cambridge, MA, in 1937 to Gertrude M. and J. Claude Shea. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold L.