Musical of the Living Dead presented by The Cowardly Scarecrow Theatre Company at Charnel House Chicago

Centerstage - Recommended

"...There's an improvised quality to the musical, perhaps because most of the cast comes from an improv background. They also sport pretty impressive vocal chops. Standouts include Quinton Guyton as a strong, Forest Whitaker-like Ben, Tim Soszko scoring in multiple roles and Mandy Whitenack's scenery chewing Bette Davis parody. But Jill Valentine is the star as innocent, blond, shell-shocked Barbra. Dead babies, body parts and blood flood the stage, but Valentine keeps slipping along."

Chicago Theater Beat - Recommended

"...Musical of the Living Dead succeeds most when it takes the audience to uncanny, unexpected places. Ben, being the lone voice of reason among a gang of crazy white people, isn’t allowed to get his Rambo on until the end. That’s really too bad. After all, between the living and the undead, there’s really only so much a brother can take."