2,003 stories by "Scotty Zacher"
Artistic Director Frank Chaves celebrates 20 years with River North this fall, successful in his never ending quest to make dance accessible. With seven different pieces " including two work…
In just an hour, Waiting for Pierrot makes you laugh more than many full-length comedies. It also features some tender moments that make you stop and think. This is an affordable way to have…
Director Brian Golden takes on this ambitious, world premiere project. Most of the pacing trots right through the complex script, but some scene transitions get clunky as sidebar action get…
Evanston…Which Is Over There… is beautifully written and the cast is quite captivating. The only problem I have with the show is the length. There needs to be some serious trimming so th…
We all tend to get a little nostalgic at this time of year, and The Marriott Theatre's look back at George and Ira Gershwin's bouncy show tunes and the nearly forgotten art of tap dancing ar…
Avoiding hokey traps, Griffin Theatre instead presents us with a touching bluegrass musical with a Big River-esque soundtrack that rarely gets maudlin, with a story of family ties and the af…
Lives intertwine and collide when a 31-year-old finds himself in a coma after a motorcycle accident. Expected and unexpected faces surround his hospital bed, and breaks & bikes astutely…
More madcap than magic, these wack-a-doodles from London captivate the kids and their families. Though starting out slow, show ends with evil-squashing, fun-loving finale. (read more...)
Take time out to check out Joy To The World this year as part of your holiday planning, where you'll listen to some great Christmas classics in a cozy setting. (read more...)
A timely play by Tony Fiorentino makes its world premiere at the Prop Thtr. Set at a Thanksgiving dinner around the advent of Obamacare, The Feast depicts a family struggling with the ethics…
A lot of people in the midst of the troubles of life ask, "Why me?" Chicagoland native Jen Bosworth has a more interesting question, and it's the title of her one-woman (and back-up musician…
Hellcab isn't a schmaltzy holiday show. It is gritty, authentic and still tender-hearted, like seeing a gang-banger wearing an ugly Christmas sweater. True Christmas spirit is most surprisin…
The characters might no longer quite resonate as well as they did in the 1960s, but The Odd Couple remains a very funny play. (read more...)
Communal catharsis of this ilk moves beyond theatre and into an exercise in empathy. Thanks to the powerful performances of the troupe, Will You Stand Up presents a visceral look at the terr…
Rather than hope and redemption, *Sparkling Planet* is cautionary tale: Mere wishful thinking about the future can be destructive when it never becomes the work necessary to actually create …
Under Sir Andrew Davis' animated baton, Massenet's opera fills the opera house with dreamy hope and steamy allure. The first act is a flirtation. The beautiful music takes us by the hand to …
If, by the end of this world premiere you're not muttering "WTF", it's likely that you had already checked out long before the final scene. Playright Matthew Paul Olmos' work simply provide…
Go watch Toast of the Town if you enjoy laugh-a-minute humor and happy, if improbable, endings. Be prepared, however, for a lingering feeling of wishing that the theater industry in reality …
This is one of those pseudo-catastrophic romps where one problem piles on another in a kind of comic scrum. A director has to enforce major discipline on his caricaturing actors in order to …
While not a flawless endeavor, Six Stories Tall is representative of Adventure Stage Chicago's innovative take on children's theater. The production is wonderfully cast and well-directed, pr…
Aspiring to great heights, Milwaukee's First Stage Children's Theater's production of 'Big, the Musical' hits the mark with stellar cast and top notch production values. (read more....)
500 Clown premiered the original 500 Clown Frankenstein years ago. Although the structure remains the same, the new cast bring their own clown personas to this newest version, a version whi…
You don't have to be a fan of Absurdist drama to enjoy these two one-acts: Rare Terra Theatre has done a terrific job of making them entertaining and accessible to anyone. Judging by the aud…
PORN is not what you imagine. Though it's mostly someone else's unimaginable reality, it fills the senses with a profound understanding. (read more...)
Two from the Trailer Court: Dirty Girl and Salome Go A…
