2,003 stories by "Scotty Zacher"
Collected Stories is a compelling look into these two women's lives and the stories they told and wrote. Highly Recommended.
It's fascinating how innocent a comedy about sex industry workers creating "porn art" can feel. The talented sextet are quintessentially American even as they manage to dumb down everything …
Under Timothy Douglas' subtly effective direction, the three talented actors, using Rajiv Joseph's rich dialogue, succeed in creating a richly realistic family dynamic as troubled as it is v…
In the end, this world premiere is a production of considerable strengths and considerable drawbacks. But for all its flaws, there's no denying the poetic, impassioned voice of the playwrigh…
The sports-related stories at the heart of the production are endearing and entertaining, and the performers do a satisfactory job bringing them to life. But there are too many distracting e…
Tea with Edie and Fritz is a hot brew with a couple of lumps. Once the cast finds their bearings in Act 2, it's a lingering sophisticated libation with a hint of a bittersweet-ness. (read mo…
Despite some fine individual work and a plethora of timeless music, the show still needs more than shining moments to come together as a solid whole - especially with such a creaky script. (…
Kudos to Keely Flynn for a terrific new script, and to 20% Theatre for doing it such justice. Many aspects of the Chicago theater scene may be satire-worthy, but its production of great new …
There's no questioning the sincerity and commitment of this company to a piece that is an intelligent examination of unique challenges gay men and women face in fully integrating all their r…
British playwright Nina Raine's 2006 drama delivers a forensic showdown between some dubious friends who break apart along sexual lines, indulging in brutally explicit putdowns of their part…
Hearing the cast's gorgeous voices is what puts this show in the recommended column. Indeed, Laura McClain's wonderful soprano alone is worth the price of admission. (read more...)
The core of Othello is its base emotions of love, ambition and betrayal " and thanks to gloriously haunting music, flawless choreography and the magnificent Joffrey dancers, Lar Lubovitch's …
Willesden Lane offers a lot to audiences due to the compelling story and gorgeous music. Despite her stiff acting, Mona Golabek's inspiring piano performance in a narrative context makes thi…
Anything Goes is pure escapist enjoyment. From Cole Porter's classic songs to Kathleen Marshall's precise tap choreography, you'll be grinning in your seat. Nostalgia is powerful, and as ma…
In this most Chicago of shows, Porchlight Music Theatre has mounted a fun, frisky evening affair that's brimming with great moves, humor, and some now classic songbook numbers. (read more...)
With The Silent Language, TUTA Theatre provides exceptional sensory delight for children and adults alike, providing an experience you can't get anywhere else. It's well worth a trip to the …
The Exonerated is a series of vignettes based on true stories about people who had been wrongfully convicted. With each story is as heart wrenching as the next, It's safe to say that you nee…
Employing a creative and amusing use of song, staging, and big characters, Strawdog's Big Love delightfully comments on the varied nature of relationships and the complexity of gender roles.…
With Maria de Bueanos Aires, repurposing the original plot"with its more overt religious themes and fantastical elements"into a work of social and political commentary without changing a wor…
Out of all the musical endings I've ever seen, Big Fish is one of the most true. I wasn't manipulated. I was genuinely, completely moved. For all its imperfect lead-up, Big Fish has a perfec…
In James Barrie's Quartets, for the price of one show in two hours we see three. 1, 2, 3... Outstanding! ShawChicago knows how to deliver invaluable entertainment. (read more...)
The good definitely outweighs the bad in Steep Theatre's powerful production of The Knowledge, a title that carries three separate meanings in the play. You can attend secure in the knowledg…
Christine Mary Dunford's artful adaptation of Lisa Genova's novel chronicles the ending of a brilliant mind, and does so with pure poetry. *Still Alice* is a serious story, but there's humor…
A collaboration between Chicago Children's Theatre and Redmoon Theatre, the creative team of conceivers, designers, and performers work overtime to ensure this adorable story about friendshi…
Though not for everyone, this show's complete commitment to in-your-face prison realism and total lack of pretension or artiness makes this 50-year old opus feel fresh and exciting. (read mo…
