Siskel and Ebert Save Chicago presented by The Factory Theatre at Prop Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

"...In its best moments, the show evokes those great early Defiant Theatre movie parodies. And for those who like comedy loose and local, there are some good laughs. But the show never matches Mike Tutaj's hilarious fake Bond movie at the start, which features the silhouette of a naked body creeping across the Marshall Field's clock."

Chicago Sun Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...First-time playwright Eric Thomas Roach hits all of the usual marks one expects from a Factory show. That is to say the plot is contrived, convoluted, efficient and yet bloated. The minute the plot becomes predictable, Roach adds another element that you never could have seen coming."

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...Eric Thomas Roach's fitfully funny comedy, directed by Scott Oken, showcases Jennifer Pompa's boisterous combat staging. But the high point is filmmaker Mike Tutaj's witty, well-crafted send-up of the Bond movies' opening title sequences: female silhouettes tumble over colorful images of Chicago's skyline."

Windy City Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...Despite the huge and hard-working cast, I felt that Siskel & Ebert Save Chicago could have been consistently more funny. If Roach and director Scott Oken had concocted a stronger plot instead of throwing in easy and sometimes tangential pointless gags (like that annoying Tamale Guy) , everything wouldn’t have felt so scattershot and disjointed. Cutting a few unnecessary scenes (like a confusing scene in Starbucks) and characters (the numerous waitresses that Siskel hits on) would have helped trim the fat of the play and speed things up."

Time Out Chicago - Recommended

"...the good stuff is more than worth it. If the image of Oprah and Siskel playing slap-fight for the fate of the city doesn’t make you giggle, this isn’t your cup of tea; but then, the Factory’s more of a beer crowd anyway."