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Chocolate Jesus
Our Award: 4 Fringes
Produced by Speakeasy DC
by Ronnie Ruff
It’s Friday evening, I arrive home from a long day at the office, I was not sure I was ready for a show called Chocolate Jesus. What I witnessed however was something akin to Toastmasters on steroids — poignant, funny stories strengthened by honesty that had the audience roaring with laughter. [Read more...]
SAT, July 21
We had a fabulous opening performance Friday afternoon. The cast made Darius’ arrangements shine. The staging was smart and sexy. I heard comments like ‘This is better than anything I saw in the Fringe last year – and I went to 30 shows.’ ‘I’ve got to see this one again.’ ‘Fantastic.’ ‘Truly funny.’ Music to our ears.
Then Nelson Pressley of the Washington Post asked “so where has this show played before?”
Truth?
They were seeing our second run-thru. When we showed up at Source for tech rehearsal at 11:30 Friday morning we had never run the show from front to back. Got in one run-thru, where we discovered we had a 45 minute show, Michael Bobbitt made some last minute tweaks, cast took a short water break, while the house opened, and we were on!….
Photos coming tomorrow.
Our Award: 5 Fringes
Produced by Lorraine Treanor
by Joel Markowitz
“How was it for you?” asks lyricist Fran Landesman in the opening song of the immensely entertaining review, Queen of The Bohemian Dream, now playing at Source Theatre during the Fringe Festival. [Read more...]
Naked Cabaret beyond bare!
Our Award: 3 Fringes
Produced by DC Cabaret Network
by Joel Markowitz
Part of Capital Fringe Festival
Judy! Judy! Judy!
I loved last year’s version of Naked Cabaret. This year I loved it less. [Read more...]
By Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney
Produced by Studio Theatre
Directed by Keith Alan Baker
Reviewed by Gary McMillan
Cannibal musicals may be an acquired taste (try Sweeney Todd if you’re feeling a bit peckish), but Studio Theatre’s 2ndStage production of Reefer Madness is a lip smackin’ good entry (or is it entre?) in the Capital Fringe Festival. The original Reefer Madness docudrama is so over-the-top that it doesn’t readily lend itself to satire … but what about musical comedy? What a natur … well, maybe, natural isn’t quite the word. Studio’s production transforms a basically one-note book, clever lyrics, and a mostly nondescript score into a quirky gem: zany, inventive, and hilariously sexy. Even before the show starts, there’s a buzz of chatter, laughter, and delighted snickers as the theatre-goers discover the amusingly designed program. [Read more...]
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