2,003 stories by "Scotty Zacher"
For The Gacy Play, Playwright Calamity West zeroes in on the early days of a serial killer, sort of a prequel to the bloody massacre in the distant future.
What's most delightful about RAIN is the communal experience. Whether you're screaming along to *Revolution* or *Let It Be*, each audience member is entranced by the music's power. Highly Re…
Though sometimes feeling dated, if viewed merely as a snapshot of another era and feel-good story of hope, this production is successful, and there are elements in it that everyone can appre…
The Cousin From Nowhere is a highly stylized, immensely entertaining production; one that manages to deliver old world Viennese farce with artistry, stunning visuals, impressive choreography…
Directed by Emily Ruth Campbell, Keith Reddin's play is baffling and inconsistent, a clunky mash-up of fantasy, farce and serious drama. Not Recommended.
As presented, Oh, The Humanity! gets a lot done in an hour's time, and doesn't leave the audience wanting for laughs (or other exclamations). Recommended.
In only 70-minutes, this world premiere collaboration of playwrights and composer Diana Lawrence, spins seven stories (at ten minutes a tale) about various Chicago hopers and dreamers. Highl…
Set in Chicago on a Lake Michigan beach, Crystal Skillman's *Wild* looks at the confusion and missteps of relationships which, in final analysis, come down to love and forgiveness.
What has been created in this world premiere musical is a touching, ephemeral requiem for the hundreds of dreams that died the day the Eastland sunk in the Chicago River. Perhaps this musica…
Director Peter Marston Sullivan should be proud of his cast, a crack team making the most of a so-so show. This overly long and inconsistent source material makes for an overall unremarkable…
Goodbye Cruel World is a lively, romping mockery that makes for the perfect way to amuse yourself on a hot summer evening. Highly Recommended.
It's now officially time to give ABBA a rest. Not Recommended.
What happens to a story over time when key elements are changed?
Directed by Cassy Sanders, *Exit, Pursued by a Bear* begins with some degree of promise, but quickly descends to an evening of cliches, confusion and unbelievability. Not Recommended.
Breathing new life into a lost or forgotten piece can be an empowering and affirming triumph. Or it can be The Circus Princess. Clocking in at over three hours and chock full of amateurish e…
Adept ensemble crafts a believable family struggling to contend gracefully with difficult circumstances. Recommended.
Theo Ubique's newest production not only does justice to a great composer but to the art form of the American Song Book. Highly Recommended.
More a bundle of wisecracks preloaded into gag machine guns, these characters don't spring to life but for the effort of the actors. Die-hard Simon fans will most likely still enjoy this mor…
In Oracle Theatre's *The Rorsky Plays*, we end up with two one-act plays that are mostly devoid of timing, articulation or any real point. Not Recommended.
Playwright Robert Hewett wrote an intricate one woman show. He uses seven different characters, all played by Deborah Staples, to narrate the story. Very entertaining and highly recommende…
As brought to life by Filament Theatre Ensemble, this production, as a labor of love, becomes a transportive musical experience exploring the life and music of that bard of the heartbroken b…
Instead of reaching State Street, this new musical instead only makes it to the intersection of cute and ordinary. Slightly Recommended.
Mark Hackman's story-through-dance of the underworld of Gotham City between sundown and sunrise is a tornado of anime and post-apocalypse America seen with a Kafkaesque lens. Highly Recommen…
A perfect play for Pride Month, this labor of love by Chicago writer Paul Oakley Stovall examines, raucously and gently, the challenge of how one minority learns to cherish another. Highly R…
Luna Nueva Choreographed by Mónica Cervantes, Gustavo RamÃrez Sansano and Diana Szeinblum at MCA Stage, …
