Shimi trained at the Guildford School of Acting and with the the Impulse Theatre Company.
Theatre work includes: Singin' In The Rain, Evita, Into the Woods, Dirty Dancing, Chicago, Bombay Dreams, Salt and Honey, Party Time, Mountain Language, Cabaret, Anyone Can Whistle, Songs For A New World, Carmen, A Summer Holiday and The Attic(workshop).
Cast recordings: Dirty Dancing, Over The Threshold, The Attic.

A London based actor, singer and dancer, Shimi Goodman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the age of fifteen he began working with the musical theatre company “Chich's Neighbours” which was hugely popular in Israel. It was there that Shimi got his first lead role in a musical starring as Don Jose (Daniel) in Carmen – a Rock Opera which was later televised.

After serving in the Israeli army, during which time he was given permission to work as an actor, he moved to England to study at the Guildford School of Acting. He graduated with distinction in 2002 receiving a BA in Musical Theatre Studies. Whilst studying he won the Musical Theatre Award 2001 and was a prize winner at the Surrey Male Singer Competition. Soon after graduating Shimi landed a role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of Bombay Dreams at the Apollo Victoria understudying and playing the principal - Akaash.

Shimi's next West End show was Chicago at the Adelphi where he had the opportunity to play all the male ensemble parts and also the role of Mary Sunshine opposite Brooke Shields. Shimi went on to be a featured singer in the original London cast of the record breaking production of Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych, where he also understudied and played Robbie Gould. Shimi then joined the Impulse company to train at the Meisner acting technique. In 2008, Shimi returned to Israel to create the lead role of Samuel in the world premiere of the musical Salt&Honey at the Mount Scopus Amphitheatre in Jerusalem. He then came back to London to play Douglas in Party Time and the hooded man in Mountain Language both by Harold Pinter and at the Landor. Shimi played Rapunzel's Prince, the Wolf and Florinda in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at Upstairs at the Gatehouse . The show was extremely well received and to date is the best selling show in the history of the theatre. Among many, What's on Stage metioned “Goodman in particular steals every scene he’s in, ... he has the whole show - and the audience - ”

In 2009, Shimi went on his first national UK tour with the acclaimed Bill Kenwright production of Evita, playing the role of Che. On his return to London, "comfortably slipping into Gene Kelly's dancing shoes" Shimi played the role of Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain at the Broadway Theatre. Reviews described him as "a true triple threat" and "a looker, a hoofer and boy can he sing!".

Shimi is currently working on his first album which will be released in summer 2011 when he will be embarking on a solo tour around the UK and abroad. The album and tour will include famous classical and musical theatre numbers and some original material by the award winning composer Christopher Hamilton. Watch this space!