Champagne White Is Disastrous!D’Arcy DrollingerOasis Steven LeMay, Adam Roy, D'Arcy Drollinger & James ArthurSometimes there is clearly too much of a good thing, even orgasms; and that is the worldwide crisis that Champagne White is out to solve in the latest wild and wooly chapter of D’Arcy Drollinger’s evolving serial about his drag-queen, hot babe who is sometimes … [Read more...] about “Champagne White Is Disastrous!”
“Life of the Party”
Life of the PartyAndrew Lippa (Music & Lyrics)Conceived by Andrew Lippa & David BabaniTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Sally Ann Triplett, Teal Wicks, Damian Humbley & Andrew LippaTheatreWorks Silicon Valley welcomes home one whom Artistic Director Robert Kelley refers to as “family” as the company presents the U.S. premiere of Life of the … [Read more...] about “Life of the Party”
“Legally Blonde”
Legally BlondeLaurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin (Music & Lyrics); Heather Hach (Book)Hillbarn Theatre Courtney Hatcher and the Cast of Legally BlondeDare it be said that anyone who enters with a built-in dislike for high-pitched, somewhat shrill, and overly enthusiastic female voices still is a sure-fire bet to be infected with the catchy, contagious earworm of “Omigod … [Read more...] about “Legally Blonde”
“Day Nine (Last Day): Mini Reviews from 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
2016 Edinburgh Fringe Show #33Stop the TrainRick Guard and Phil Rice (Book & Music)More to Life Productions LtdParadise Green at AugustinesCan a musical about a bomb-vested terrorist threatening to end it all for hostages on a commuter train actually be funny, uplifting, and in the end, a totally feel-good experience? If that musical is called Stop the Train and is … [Read more...] about “Day Nine (Last Day): Mini Reviews from 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day Eight: Mini-Reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
2016 Edinburgh Fringe Show #28Lost in BlueDebs NewboldNimble FishSummerhallOne woman stands before us and on-the-spot creates an incredible sound track of effects to accompany the solo telling of her multi-layered, multi-character story that entices and grips with its mysteries, memories, and magic. Debs Newbold, both writer and performer of Lost in Blue,is nothing short … [Read more...] about “Day Eight: Mini-Reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day Seven: The 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
2016 Edinburgh Fringe Show #24Great ExpectationsPeter Fanning (Book): John Moore (Music)Shrewsbury SchoolCTaking one of the most beloved novels of all times and its two-dozen-plus major characters – several now iconic in their own rights – and turning that classic into a new musical with soaring music and a comprehensible book is quite a daunting task. When the impressive … [Read more...] about “Day Seven: The 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day Six: Mini-Reviews from Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
2016 Edinburgh Fringe Show #20Glasgow GirlsPachamama Productions David Greig (Book), Kielty Brothers, Cora Bissett, Patricia Panther & MC Soom T (Music)Assembly, Mound Hall In 2005, a group of seven teenage women in Glasgow, Scotland said enough is enough as they watched immigration officials break down doors in the early morning and haul away children and their parents for … [Read more...] about “Day Six: Mini-Reviews from Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
“Day Five: Mini-Reviews from the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
2016 Edinburgh Fringe Show #15Please Excuse My Dear Aunt SallyKevin ArmentoOne Year Lease Theatre CompanyThe PleasanceFrom the unique advantage of a cell phone, a riveting, screen-by-screen, word-for-word accounting is laid bare of an initially innocent-enough, later totally illicit relationship between a high school math teacher and a fifteen-year-old student. Five … [Read more...] about “Day Five: Mini-Reviews from the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
Day Four: Mini Reviews from 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2016 Edinburgh Fringe Show #10Callisto: a queer epicHoward CoaseForward ArenaThe PleasanceFour stories of the recent and far past and the much farther future intertwine in Howard Coase’s new work, Callisto: a queer epic, to explore same-sex relationships – all with the common thread of “Callisto,” the fourth and largest moon of Jupiter. Time and space, fact and fiction, … [Read more...] about Day Four: Mini Reviews from 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
“Day Three: Mini Reviews of The Edinburgh 2016 Fringe Festival”
2016 Edinburgh Fringe Show #5House + Amongst the ReedsSomalia Seaton & Chino OdimbaClean Break Theatre CompanyAssembly George Square, Box TheatreTwo sisters and a mother reunite in the family home after one sister has been away for five years, having been incarcerated and dealing with drug-induced issues in Somalia Seaton’s new work entitled House. As Patricia (Pat) … [Read more...] about “Day Three: Mini Reviews of The Edinburgh 2016 Fringe Festival”
“The 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Mini Reviews, Days One & Two
Our Nine Days at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe FestivalFor the third time, we are visiting Edinburgh, explicitly to attend the world-famous grandfather of all fringe festivals now popular around the globe. With over 3000 events in 464 venues for a total of 50,000+ performances in three weeks, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is clearly the world’s largest performing arts … [Read more...] about “The 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Mini Reviews, Days One & Two
“The Ice Cream Sandwich Incident”
The Ice Cream Sandwich IncidentBarry EitelFaultline Theater Becky Hirschfeld, Daniel Chung, Nora Doane, Adrian Deane & Paul RodriguesSo what if the space ship’s captain decides to indulge in four ice cream sandwiches found in the hold’s freezer? What’s the big deal? Well, for the other three fake astronauts locked up together for a year in a simulated starship … [Read more...] about “The Ice Cream Sandwich Incident”
“The Awakening”
The AwakeningAdapted by Oren Stevens (from novel by Kate Chopin)The BreadboxThe Cast of "The Awakening"“There’s so much I cannot understand about myself ... my motives ... I have no grand plan.” But Edna Pontellier is very willing to explore new boundaries and to break a few along the way as she mostly ignores late-nineteenth-century societal rules of what is proper and … [Read more...] about “The Awakening”
“Hearts of Palm”
Hearts of PalmPatricia MiltonCentral WorksFrieda de Lackner as Vi & John Patrick Moore as StrapOn the Southeast Asia island of Marititu, two corporate-type women ready themselves for negotiations with the locals over acquiring major land plots for their mega-company, Empire Holdings. They do so by trading personal jabs about who is and is not qualified enough to sit … [Read more...] about “Hearts of Palm”
“Wild Boy”
Wild BoyOliver GoldstickDragon Productions Theatre CompanyJohnathan TierneyWild Boy focuses on Oliver Goldstick's research about England’s Kings George I & II and a found, feral boy named Peter as well as on Mr. Collins’ and his wife’s parallel discoveries about their little ‘wild boy’ and themselves. With astute direction, intriguing … [Read more...] about “Wild Boy”
