CHICAGO- UNDERSCORE THEATER- (PHOTOS ABOVE)-- nominated for two 2016/2017 JEFF Theater Awards; winner of Best Supporting Actress - review quotes below~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUMMER 2018 in TEXAS: REGIONAL PREMIERE IN TEXAS-- OHLOOK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER; DALLAS, TX (PHOTOS & INFO BELOW)- TONYA & NANCY IN TX REVIEWED AS "PERFECT FOR LATE-NIGHT THEATER FUN" (THEATER JONES- JUNE, 2018) Scroll to the bottom of page for more photos & info from the Summer 2018 Texas production!

CHICAGO: UNDERSCORE  THEATRE-
PlayED  6  week RUN- Award winner in the   2016/2017  'JEFF  Theater  AWARDS'
Two 2016/2017 JEFF AWARD   NOMINATIONS : 'Best Actress' and 'Best supporting actress; ' WINNER  (VERONICA GARZA) AS 'BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS!'
Produced by  Underscoretheatre.org

SELECTED  BY ' NEW  CITY'  AS  ONE  OF  THE
TOP  FIVE  MUSICALS  OF  2016-
MEDIA  COVERAGE  INCLUDEs: BROADWAY  WORLD  (PHOTO FLASH- FEATURE), CHICAGO  TRIBUNE,  SHOWBIZ  CHICAGO,  CHICAGO  MAGAZINE, PERFORM.INK,   CHANNEL 9 CHICAGO,  NEW CITY,  WINDY CITY TIMES, GRAB MAGAZINE, TIME OUT CHICAGO 

REVIEW  QUOTES: CHICAGO  2016
'A   VIBRANT   RE-TELLING  OF AN   HISTORIC   EVENT THAT  SHOCKED  THE  WORLD...BRILLIANT'
-THEATRE  WORLD

'TONYA & NANCY' LANDS A TRIPLE AXEL!
-PERFORM.INK

"A  CUTTING  COMEDY  ABOUT  THE  OLYMPIC  SCANDAL"
-CHICAGO TRIBUNE   (THEATER  LOOP)

'HILARIOUS!'
-PLAYLIST-HQ

“THE  PLAY  RADIATES  LIKE  STROBE  LIGHT  HITTING  A  DISCO BALL…TONYA & NANCY’ RELATES A  CAUTIONARY  TALE  OF  AMBITION,  MANIPULATION, COMPETITION  AND  THE  APPALLING  WAY  MEN  AND  WOMEN  TREAT  GIRLS.”
- NEW CITY

'BOTH  AMANDA   HOVARTH  AND  COURTNEY MACK ARE  EXCELLENT.  FUNNY,  SMART  AND  STRONG  SINGERS  TO  BOOT"
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER  JON MARTINEZ  LANDS  A  TRIPLE AXEL…SKATES  THE  LINE  BETWEEN  DRAMA  AND  COMEDY.”
PERFORM.INK

"DELICIOUSLY  SALACIOUS"
CHICAGO  MAGAZINE

"VERONICA  GARZA   HILARIOUS  AND   DISARMING -TOP PICK: TABLOID/REALITY TV LOVERS”
PICTURETHISPOST.COM 

“A  FUNNY  AND  QUITE  PROFOUND  COMIC  TURN  BY  THE  VERY  CAPABLE  VERONICA  GARZA”
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“I  HAD  A  LOT  OF  FUN- AMANDA  HORVATH  PLAYS  TONYA  TO  PERFECTION...COURTNEY  MACK  IS  AN  EQUALLY  GOOD  CHOICE  TO  PLAY  NANCY...VERONICA  GARZA,  WHO  PLAYS  BOTH  MOTHERS  STOLE  THE  SHOW-- KUDOS  TO  UNDERSCORE  [THEATER]"
AROUND  THE  TOWN

“AMANDA  HORVATH  NOT  ONLY  HAS  MADE  HERSELF  A  TONYA LOOK-ALIKE, BUT  BELTS  OUT  EVERY  SONG  WITH  FIRE…IT  IS  A  STROKE  OF BRILLIANCE  TO  HAVE  THE  MOTHERS  OF  BOTH  WOMEN  PLAYED  BY  THE SAME  ACTRESS,  AND  GARZA  IS  A  PERSONA-SHIFTING  HOOT…[JUSTIN] ADAIR  USES  HIS  SENSATIONAL  VOICE, GUITAR-PLAYING SKILLS  AND DANCE  MOVES  TO  GIVE  US  A  SLY “INTERIOR” PORTRAIT  OF  GILLOOLY THAT  IS  DOWNRIGHT  BRECHTIAN  IN  ITS  CONTRADICTIONS.”
CHICAGO  SUN TIMES

“A  funny, savvy, skillful  and   enjoyable  romp…The  music  was  catchy, the  costumes divine, the  divas  singing  first rate  and  the  dancing  high  quality…In  a  stroke  of absolute  brilliance,  both   moms  are  played  by  the  same  actoR…a lot of fun!”
Splash   magazine, la

"THE  SHEER  ENERGY  AND  MANIC   PACE   CAPTURES   ROCK   FANS   AND   THOSE   WHO   LOVE   PARODY   INTO   AN   INFECTIOUS   ROMP. "
-CHICAGO CRITIC 

"DRIVING   ENERGY...DELICIOUS'
-CHICAGO SUN TIMES

“A  FABULOUSLY  WEIRD  AND  LEGITIMATELY  EXPERIMENTAL  MUSICAL  PRESENTED  IN  A  TIME  WHEN  THEY'RE  TOO  HARD  TO  COME  BY.” 
​CHICAGO   READER

“A  ROCK SCORE  TO  BE  REMEMBERED"
-PICTURE THIS POST.COM

Chicago Production Nominated for two 2016/2017 JEFF THEATER AWARDS

Founded in 2011, Underscore Theatre Company is a team of Producing Artists dedicated to exploring stories of power and resonance through a musical lens; fostering the development of new musicals; and bolstering Chicago's role as a national leader in musical theatre. Since its creation, Underscore has produced 44 new musicals in Chicago. Underscore is proud to be Chicago's home for new musicals.

SUMMER 2018 REGIONAL PREMIERE IN TEXAS 
SUMMER 2018: PHOTOS BELOW FROM REGIONAL PREMIERE IN TEXAS- 
Tonya & Nancy makes its Regional Premiere at Ohlook Performing Arts Center in suburban Dallas TEXAS in a new SUMMER 2018 production directed by Jill Lord, starring Kristin Payne Smith and Lacey Jane Dangerstone at the award-winning Ohlook Late Night Summer Series.  THEATER JONES REVIEWED THE TX PRODUCTION AS "PERFECT FOR LATE-NIGHT THEATER FUN." 

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