Woz: A Rock Cabaret at Victory Gardens Theater - Biograph

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...As often happens in jukebox musicals, some of the songs feel shoehorned in for their crowd-pleasing properties-why else would the Scarecrow belt out Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again"? But most of the musical selections make sense, and some are ingenious, as when the heart-deprived Tin Man performs "I Want to Know What Love Is." What makes the 70-minute show irresistible, though, is the cast, who sell the hell out of the material with hammy charisma and shameless camp."

ShowBizChicago - Highly Recommended

"...WOZ: A Rock Cabaret is an excellent show. Returning us to the dreams of OZ, that is one of the many common experiences of all our child hoods, with music that brings to mind the greatness of our youths. So if Music is the heartbeat of the Universe, and dreams are the soul of god, then WOZ: A Rock Cabaret is divinity anthropomorphized."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended

"...The entire cast deserves mention for their terrific performances. Heather Currie (Wicked Witch) Clara D'Onofrio (Glinda) Edward Fraim (Lion) Kim Lawson (Dorothy) David Lipschutz (Munchkin/Winkie Soldier) James Nedrud (Tinman) Kevin Webb (Scarecrow) Sarah Wurz (Munchkin/Winkie Soldier) and last but most certainly not least Scott Gryder (Wizard). Scott pretty nearly steals the entire show in his two big numbers as the wizard, the earlier mentioned Man in the Mirror is definitely a highlight of the evening. Gryder's gifts do not stop onstage as he is also the director of the madcap proceedings, where his offstage gifts certainly mirror his onstage presence."