PAST PRODUCTION PHOTOS HERE
- 2025 -
at CITY LIT
Role: Dr. Watson
“Recommended
As a warm seasonal cup of retro cheer...Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Clowns hits the sweet and silly spot.”
“Highly Recommended
For audiences seeking a playful twist on a classic detective during the holiday season, this production offers an entertaining escape.”
“Recommended
...a beautifully decorated Christmas cookie - sweet, satisfying and just the right size.”
“Recommended
I was tickled to no end...the cast throws itself into the tomfoolery with abandon. ...perfect light entertainment for holiday visitors. ”
“Recommended
...broad comedy and nonsense that strikes just the right lighthearted notes...”
“Recommended
...a delightful romp...everything needed for a terrific holiday treat.”
- 2024 -
at YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE OF CHICAGO
Role: Otto Frank
“Highly Recommended
★★★★★
Sharpley directed...a powerful production that tells a chilling story...complex, authentic, and compelling...””
“Highly Recommended
★★★½
...director Randy White does a masterful job...[his] cast members are all strong performers and tell a compelling Anne Frank story... ”
“Recommended
...a raw, poignant, and heartfelt production...timely and well-acted...”
“Recommended
...an impressive cast. ...[it] hits all the emotional high points that make this play so essential. It was touching to see how affected some tiny audience members were by the play’s chilling conclusion.”
- 2022 -
at CITY LIT
Role: Arnold Drake
WINNER FOR “Best Theater” in Picture This Post’s
2022 READER’S CHOICE Poll
“Highly Recommended
★★★★★
”Enormously thought-provoking, delightfully stimulating, and wretchedly heartbreaking, The Mark of Kane is a narrative drama that excels in every way. Beautifully written by Mark Pracht and directed by Terry McCabe, this is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in a long time. This world premiere production by City Lit Theater is not to be missed!…While the play is a drama, the comedy is riveting, and the timing of the actors is extraordinary!”
“...an incredible play...””
“Highly Recommended
“...an exceptionally well-executed production, that makes this recommended for more than just comic-book lovers….Stripped to its core, Mark of Kane is a darkly woven origin tale leading its viewers well past the safe kitschy territory of the Bat Cave.””
“Recommended
“In City Lit Theater’s entertaining world premiere, directed by Terry McCabe, Josh Zagoren plays Kane as a glad-handing, ascot-wearing dandy who bears a bit of a resemblance to Adam West’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne, Batman’s daylight alter ego, in the 1966-68 ABC TV series Batman….The show benefits greatly from the visual design by G. ‘Max’ Maxin IV and the ominous music by Petter Wahlback—augmented occasionally by the wailing of real-life sirens from Bryn Mawr Avenue outside the theater.””
at CITY LIT
Role: Old Mahon
“Highly Recommended
…one of the greatest and most entertaining works in 20th-century English-language drama…served up “fully flavoured” in City Lit Theater’s boisterous, intimate production.... Director Brian Pastor’s vigorous, imaginative staging features a fine 12-member cast...and their collective mastery of the script’s Hiberno-English idiom is awesome (a word I seldom use).”
“Highly Recommended
…there is much to love about City Lit’s production... Director Brian Pastor’s talented cast and crew breathe life and energy into the distinctly Irish classic. ...the play tells a story of human frailty and the ways people find love, joy, and hope in the places they can.”
“Recommended
…a lot of fun! ...[a] giddy yet serious comedy…with a deeper meaning attached to it.”
“Recommended
…witty comebacks, elaborate storytelling, and a series of unexpected twists. While there are moments of seriousness, sincerity, and confrontation throughout, levity is always waiting around the corner.”
- 2019 -
at CITY LIT
Role: Dr. John Watson
“Highly Recommended
Holmes and Watson are effectively embodied by James Sparling and Adam Bitterman... The supporting cast is solid and the design work is atmospheric ... Good dog!”
“Highly Recommended
Top Pick
Satisfies so deeply ... this is one heckuva fun production ... 100% charm.”
“Recommended
There is much to love in this production ... compelling performances ... perfect for the Halloween season. ”
“Recommended
The cast is great ... thoroughly enjoyable ... delightful...”
“Recommended
Excellent ... a must see ... a standout.”
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role: Lt. Dave Caro
“Highly Recommended
★★★★
Two hours of solid story telling... ”
“Highly Recommended
★★★★
”
“Highly Recommended
Definitely grab a ticket. This production...shines... Those who are wary of famous Broadway plays lacking in their transfer to other regions, or the acting suffering...should rest easy...”
“Highly Recommended
A hell of a show.”
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended
[A] gem of a production...”
- 2018 -
at CITY LIT
Role: Major Petkoff
“Highly Recommended
Deserves as many pairs of eyes on it ... as City Lit can squeeze into its Bryn Mawr black box.”
“Highly Recommended
Wonderfully funny ... delightful ... vibrant...”
“Highly Recommended
Brilliantly funny...”
“Highly Recommended”
“Recommended
Top Pick”
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role(s): Swifty Lazar / Mike Wallace
named to Theatre In Chicago’s
Top 10 Plays of 2018
“- TOP PICK -
Highly Recommended
Redtwist Theater Gives Us a BEST PLAY EVER Contender”
“Highly Recommended
★★★★★”
“Highly Recommended
★★★★★”
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
- 2017 -
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role: Jamie
“Highly Recommended
★★★★
[A] stunner that touches a core of hope in a mesmerizing production ... ensemble acting at its volatile best...”
“Highly Recommended
★★★½
Let the fun begin ... This is a very funny play ... [one of] the best plays of this type...”
“Highly Recommended
★★★★”
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended
Terrific, truthful performances...”
“Recommended
Top Pick”
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role: Joe Stottard
“Recommended
Seeing such variety onstage heightens our awareness of the many constituencies Wilder didn’t contemplate ... his writing manages to accommodate them all just the same ... the ultimate subject of ‘Our Town’ is life and death and the fact that latter comes inevitably to anyone who gets to experience the former.”
“★★★
Recommended
Splendid work ... skilled performances ... The world of theater is changing, and we must do so accordingly.”
“Recommended
A Huge Cast of Fine Actors...provides the emotional and intellectual payoff people want from this show.”
“Highly Recommended
A keen and interesting perspective on what life might look like if diverse communities were the norm ... The performances given by this illustrious cast lend an incredible amount of meaning to every action, every line and every cause for celebration or pain ... no character seems to fall into the trap of cynicism or monotony.”
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role: James
“Highly Recommended”
“A Must See”
“A Top Pick”
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role: Charley
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
“★★★★★”
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
-AWARDS-
The Hawk Chicago
2017 CHICAGO THEATRE AWARDS
Best Production of a Play - WINNER
Best Actor in a Play - WINNER
for my role as "Charley"
Best Ensemble (Nominated)
- 2016 -
at TEATRO VISTA
Role: Angel
“One of 2016’s Must-See Plays!
Highly Recommended”
“Recommended”
“Recommended”
-AWARDS-
The Hawk Chicago
2017 CHICAGO THEATRE AWARDS
Best Ensemble (Nominated)
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role: Mick
“★★★★”
“Highly Recommended”
“★★★★”
-AWARDS-
2017 Jeff Awards
Supporting Actor in a Play (Nominated)
for my role as "Mick"
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role: Morgan
“★★★★”
“★★★★★
Play of the Week”
“★★★★”
“★★★1/2
Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
“One of the Best
Top 5 Shows of 2016”
- 2015 -
at CITY LIT
Role: Dr. John Watson
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended
One-hundred-per-cent enjoyment!”
“Highly Recommended
A Must-See”
“Highly Recommended”
at REDTWIST THEATRE
Role(s): William Durant / Judge Bradley / Sheriff / Kapush
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
“Highly Recommended”
- 2014 -
at CITY LIT
Role(s): Dr. John Watson / The King of Bohemia
“Heckuva Good Show
Top 5 Shows of 2014”
“Recommended”
“Recommended”
“Recommended”
