NEWS& RECENT EVENTS
DUE TO THE CURRENT HEALTH CRISIS, SCOTT'S ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL LIVE EVENTS AND PRODUCTIONS IS POSTPONED UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO INVITE AUDIENCES TO RETURN.
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Here are a few items from pre-pandemic times:
PLAYWRIGHT & LYRICIST
Plays
Musicals
PERFORMER
AEA, SAG-AFTRA
PERFORMANCE MAKER/DIRECTOR
photo by Joe Mazza - Brave Lux
IN THE PRESS
“
We loved this holiday tale...
The indefatigable Scott Bradley channels legendary diva Liza Minnelli in a queer holiday musical that’s unexpected, uplifting and totally joyful.
We Three Lizas
KRIS VIRE,
TIMEOUT CHICAGO
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Packing
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
This incredible solo performance taps into our own hearts and souls and leaves us enlightened as well as entertained.
COLIN DOUGLAS,
CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW
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Alien Queen
EDITOR'S PICK!
Ridiculously entertaining.
STEPHEN GOSSETT, FLAVORPILL
MICHELLE MCMANMON,
THE EXAMINER
BIO
Scott Bradley (Liza Is), About Face Theatre's WE THREE LIZAS
Photo by Michael Brosilow
SCOTT BRADLEY is a writer, performer, and stage director. As co-founder of The Scooty & JoJo Show, he wrote books for, directed, and performed in Chicago’s long-running "cult" musicals Alien Queen (BroadwayWorld Chicago Award: Best Special Theatrical Event) and Carpenters Halloween, as well as the acclaimed Mollywood, Tran: The Atari Musical, the comedy/variety programs The Scooty & JoJo Variety Hour, Thank God! It's The Scooty & JoJo Show, and weekly entertainment Diva Brunch. His musical We Three Lizas (book, lyrics, performer) premiered with About Face Theatre and has enjoyed multiple productions nationally. His solo memoir Packing premiered with About Face Theatre in 2019.
Regional credits include Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, New Works Project, adobe theater company, Next Stage Theater, HOME for Contemporary Theatre & Art, BACA Downtown, About Face Theatre, Metro Chicago, The Hypocrites, Walkabout Theatre Company, BigTop JoJo, Hell In A Handbag Productions, Washington Shakespeare Company, Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre, UMO Ensemble, Open Circle Theater, AHA! Theatre and Bald Faced Lie.
Bradley is a 2019 Iowa Arts Fellow, an Artistic Associate of About Face Theatre, alumnus of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop, and a member of Dramatists Guild, AEA and SAG/AFTRA.