John Goodman to attend fundraiser

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Actor John Goodman has been scheduled as the featured guest at a fundraiser for the Lighthouse Children's Theatre in El Dorado Springs.

Goodman, a graduate of then-Southwest Missouri State University's theater department, will be the featured guest at the theater program's third annual gala on April 30.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Lighthouse Children's Theatre provides an after-school program for children ages 3-18.

Goodman is well known for his role as Dan Conner on the "Roseanne" television series, for which he earned a Golden Globe and an American Comedy Award as well as several other award nominations.

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