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Posted: 7/31/05 at 4:53pm
So last night I saw the 10pm performance of Ann E. Wrecksick and the Odyssey of the Bulimic Orphans (by the creators of Bare) in LA, a spoof of Annie. There's nothing like walking into a theatre and being one of only like 5 girls in the audience :0) HA.
Now the show took a bit of getting used to because it launches you right into the raunchy and crass world that the musical lives in and for awhile I wasn't sure what to think (should I be liking this? But it's so crude!). But soon enough I was totally into it and it really made for a fun evening.
The show definitely benefits from having a great cast; this is not a show full of amateurs. My personal favorites include Whitney Allen as Wisheye Hadagun, Ryan Raftery as 'Lil E. (HILARIOUS), Tom Lenk as Nerd Boy, etc. who had some REALLY great characters, and of course Scott Allgauer, book writer and Ann E. Wrecksick.
For the most part I enjoyed the book; there were definitely some jokes that didn't land the way they wanted them to, but I think after laughing so hard it's hard to keep up :0) The show is AMAZINGLY FUNNY!!! I don't want to give away jokes to people who haven't seen it, but my personal favorite joke for those of you who have is the "wire" joke, HA. The show was really tight and moved really quickly and well. The part of the show that I thought was the least developed was the Bush part; I think that could've gone even further.
The music is...well...Annie-esque music so not particularly exciting, however the much of the lyrics were great and the music was always fun.
So while the show is certainly not Bare, I don't even know why you would try to compare them (moving show about homosexuals and Catholicism, HILARIOUS show about orphans obsessed with their gag reflexes...). It's a great evening that I would recommend for those of you who aren't too sensitive, 'cause it certainly doesn't hold back :0)
Now the show took a bit of getting used to because it launches you right into the raunchy and crass world that the musical lives in and for awhile I wasn't sure what to think (should I be liking this? But it's so crude!). But soon enough I was totally into it and it really made for a fun evening.
The show definitely benefits from having a great cast; this is not a show full of amateurs. My personal favorites include Whitney Allen as Wisheye Hadagun, Ryan Raftery as 'Lil E. (HILARIOUS), Tom Lenk as Nerd Boy, etc. who had some REALLY great characters, and of course Scott Allgauer, book writer and Ann E. Wrecksick.
For the most part I enjoyed the book; there were definitely some jokes that didn't land the way they wanted them to, but I think after laughing so hard it's hard to keep up :0) The show is AMAZINGLY FUNNY!!! I don't want to give away jokes to people who haven't seen it, but my personal favorite joke for those of you who have is the "wire" joke, HA. The show was really tight and moved really quickly and well. The part of the show that I thought was the least developed was the Bush part; I think that could've gone even further.
The music is...well...Annie-esque music so not particularly exciting, however the much of the lyrics were great and the music was always fun.
So while the show is certainly not Bare, I don't even know why you would try to compare them (moving show about homosexuals and Catholicism, HILARIOUS show about orphans obsessed with their gag reflexes...). It's a great evening that I would recommend for those of you who aren't too sensitive, 'cause it certainly doesn't hold back :0)
-Anyone want to turn anarchist with me?"Bless you and all who know you, oh wise and penguined one." ~YouWantItWhen????
Updated On: 7/31/05 at 04:53 PM
