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The Queen of the Bohemian Dream (Produced By Lorraine Treanor)
My Award: Off The Finge-o-meter
Capital Fringe 2007 winds down to an inevitable ending, I force my way out into the evening heat to see a few shows that I have been excited about since the Fringe started. [Read more...]
The Gregor and Olga Showby Joel Markowitz
It’s 3:44 AM, and I can’t sleep because I am still in schlock shock.
What were they thinking? They claimed it was a “comedy about Love, Lust and Loathing.” Nothing was funny, no one could sing, and all we saw was Gregory Levine (Gregor) screaming at the top of his lungs, or should I say shrieking, and Gabi Hegan (Olga) trying to sound Russian and sounding more like Bela Lugosi. [Read more...]
An Evening with George Burns
An interview with Alan DeValerio by Joel Markowitz
People always say that Lucille Ball was the greatest comedienne on TV, but I always believed that Gracie Allen was. Gracie was quick-witted and punny and she had that twinkle in her eyes that made her endearing. When something silly came out of her mouth, you laughed with her and not at her. And few would disagree with me that George Burns was the greatest “Straight Man” that ever lived. [Read more...]
The Neon Man and Me
An interview with solo performer Slash Coleman
by Joel Markowitz
He’s the man I keep bumping into at Warehouse, handing out cards for his shows and schmoozing with potential ticket buyers. I love a man who can schmooze, so here’s Slash Coleman enlightening us on his one-man, multi-character show, The Neon Man and Me. [Read more...]
Super Glossy!
Our Award: 4 Fringes (based on my gut feeling)
By Ronnie Ruff
I really wanted to get this show – I really did! Heck, I am a modern guy who enjoys trying to understand the opposite sex, right? I have read my female friend’s glossy fashion magazines. Vogue, Glamour, GQ… no that’s a guy glossy. I like a little SciFi. [Read more...]
It sounds like a Fringe show: Big wind from Tampa blows into town and swallows up the city’s hip freebie. Budgets get whacked. Production staff get one way tickets to Atlanta. Funny. Ha Ha. But the news released Tuesday is no joke. City Paper, along with Chicago’s Reader, have been sold to Tampa-based Creative Loafing. (whose production offices are in Atlanta.) We first read it in DCist. What will this mean for reviewers Trey, Bob and Greg? Hold on. It could be a bumpy ride.
The NEW Eddie Lounge Show – The Lord of the Lounge Tour
Our Award: 5 Fringes
“Oh, sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good.”
As the audience was swaying back and forth with their blue glow sticks during the encore, which happened to be that famous syrupy Neil Diamond standard, I looked around and saw everyone at The New Eddie Lounge Show-The Lord of The Lounge Tour with a wide grin on their faces. The stars were out in full force on opening night, and watching Jaylee Mead clapping along, told me that this was indeed the place to be! [Read more...]
From Tel-Aviv to Ramallah: A Beat Box Journey
Our Award: 3 Fringes
By Rachel Havrelock
Produced by Theater J
Reviewed by Janice Cane
Theater J wraps up its Voices From a Changing Middle East festival this week, crossing over with the Capital Fringe festival. [Read more...]
Cautionary Tales For Adults – The Many Adventures Of Trixie Tickles
Produced By: Bouncing Ball Productions
Our Award: 5 Fringes
By: Ronnie Ruff
Well, the Ronnie and Joel show rolled into the Source Theatre Monday evening to see one of the most anticipated shows of the festival. Cautionary Tales for Adults – the Many Adventures of TrixieTickles is in the opinion of this reviewer exactly what it will take for Musical Theatre to appeal to the current crop of 20 – 30 year olds that do not often attend theatre. [Read more...]
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