Methtacular is a “top notch musical about bottoming out” hails Catey Sullivan in today’s Chicago Sun-Times. “Methtacular is gruesome, laugh-out-loud funny and riddled with original songs that Strafford delivers with barnburner vocals and copious charm.” Read Catey Sullivan’s entire Chicago Sun-Times review here. And then get your streaming tickets here. Limited run streaming only throughRead more
Steven Strafford’s solo remains honest and hilarious, even through a screen… HMS Media, which has been recording live performances in Chicago for years, did the admirable honors here; the visual and aural quality is excellent.) … Strafford exudes exuberance, leavened with David Sedaris–like dashes of self-deprecating snark … In these days of enforced isolation, maybeRead more
For the safety of our audience, artists and staff in this time of social distancing toward the mutual goal of halting the spread of COVID-19, 16th Street will be cancelling all live performances of Steven Strafford’s METHTACULAR! Stay tuned as we are looking into how to bring password-protected streaming of METHTACULAR! into all ticket holdersRead more
Steven Strafford, who had a hit with 2019’s Small Jokes About Monsters, returns to 16th Street with his one-man show METHTACULAR! for a limited 3 week run March 19 – April 4. Highly Recommended by Village Voice with 4 Stars from TimeOut New York, Chris Jones in Chicago Tribune calls Methtacular “surprisingly funny and strikinglyRead more
Chris Jones writes in Chicago Tribune: “Life teaches us that the funniest people we know often have been through the most personal trauma. You can see that with professional comedians, of course, and it can lead them into trouble. And you might well be able to see it with someone in your own family. LaughterRead more
“Ryan, the bright, witty, psychologically damaged protagonist of Steven Strafford’s dark domestic comedy (played with uncommon power and pathos by Esteban Andres Cruz) begins the play by dividing all comedians into three types: the Godzillas, who come on strong, firing joke after joke; the more subtle Mothras, who hold back but then destroy the audienceRead more
Monsters is worth the journey for Steven Strafford’s surprising family drama at 16th Street Theater “It’s a delight to see the four adept actors in 16th Street’s staging bouncing off one another—not least because not every theater in town would cast these four actors of varying ethnic backgrounds as a biological nuclear family in a contemporaryRead more