Tracy Letts, wearing a plaid shirt and brown plaid jacket, kneels at left next to Mike Nussbaum, who is wearing an orang plaid shirt and red suspenders. Nussbaums is seated in a tan chair with a plaid blanket over his legs and lap.

Mike Nussbaum died just a few days short of 100 on December 23, 2023. BJ Jones, artistic director of Northlight Theatre and longtime friend and colleague of the legendary Chicago actor, remembers what made Nussbaum one of a kind. A version of this tribute also appears online at americantheatre.org. Mike Nussbaum was my artistic father. […]

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