The Incredibly Famous Willy Rivers presented by Sinnerman Ensemble at The Viaduct

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...Jeff Ginsberg's enthusiastic cast tackles the sometimes creaky material with gusto, making even the sentimental scene with Willy's dad watchable. As Willy, Levi Petree understands that his character acts as a sponge for the insanity around him and tends to underplay as needed. Calliope Porter's fame-hungry Blonde reflects the present-day pursuit of empty-calorie stardom."

Windy City Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...But just because Metcalfe has never written a thoroughly stupid play doesn’t mean that this is a smart one. Not yet comfortable singing in the key of music-industry excess, his lonely-at-the-top insights are based in images already old in 1984, and downright arteriosclerotic in 2007. (Director Jeff Ginsberg, whose playbill note hints at the reasons behind this geriatric selection, should be aware of this, but chose to ignore it, nonetheless)."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...It’s a little disappointing, then, that SiNNERMAN revives Stephen Metcalfe’s Rivers, a Network-light take on rock & roll celebrity without the benefit of Paddy Chayefsky’s erudite, circuslike prose. Plus, do we really need to see another play exposing the problems of celebrity worship?"