Fringe Festival buzz?

No.

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I Love You, Petty & Favre seems to be a pretty good one to see.

http://nytheatremike.wordpress.com/

a good site for fringe reviews/interviews:)

enjoy

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hmmmmm........

We are The Lawmakers
www.wearethelawmakers.net

I saw Gem! A Truly Outrageous Parody this afternoon; loved it.

I love my Staff All Access pass.

So far, I've seen BECOMING BRITNEY, THE GAY-NO-MORE TELETHON, REVOLUTION ON THE ROOF: A 60s ANTI-WAR MUSICAL, and THE FABULOUS KANE SISTERS IN BOX OFFICE POISON. (In two days. I know. I'm insane.)

Of these, I'd recommend Becoming Britney first. It was really funny, but it painted Britney as a sympathetic, tragic heroine. It was interesting. The songs were good and the dances were really polished. The girl who played Britney was really good. I had so much fun.

I'd also recommend Revolution and Fabulous Kane Sisters, although the shows could not be more different. Revolution is based on what I'm assuming is a true story of a group of Stanford students, including a young Joan Baez, take over one of the university's science buildings and hold a protest on the roof in 1969. There are some new songs and some classic 60s protest songs. I liked it, and I started to tear up a little at the end, but it took a while to get interesting. And you're sitting a long time without an intermission.

The Fabulous Kane Sisters is about a theater in Illinois (I think) where murders keep killing off the headlining stars. The Kane Sisters, a famous burlesque act, are brought in as the new headliners. As they try to rehearse their act, someone is clearly trying to kill them and they must figure out who. This show is hilarious! Every other line causes the audience to laugh out loud. A few of the jokes were a little cliché and I didn't find them quite as hysterical as everyone around me. I laughed, but it was more of a "heh" than a "HAHAHAHAHA!" There is sex, mystery, and naked men. What more do you need for a fun evening?

As for Gay-No-More, it had funny moments, but towards the end it got really preachy, which is ironic because they were preaching not to preach. A few of the acts were designed to look like low-budget, inexperienced, local TV station acts, which is all right, but when the first thing the audience ever sees of your show is bad acting, they can't tell if it's intentional or not.

I'll post more mini-reviews in this thread after I see more.

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I saw LOVE IS DEAD when it was in Chicago. It was cute fun. I'd say check that one out. Haven't seen anything else, though.

Oh, we don't mind the occasional four-letter word. It's when they not only talk about poo but actually take a poo onstage that we get all fidgety.

Last night we saw KNB at Pace. Again, tween friendly but not tagged as such in the show guides. Think Claude from HAIR meets the boys from [tos] on the HMS Pinafore. Funny yet poignant, with great choreography and wondeful singing. No poo, and thankfully, no politics, thought the jokes about navy ranks went over the heads of us landlubbers.

I haven't heard as much buzz this year. I think I'll see Britney tomorrow. I'll see The Deciders as one of the guys that took the pics at Innovative Theater Awards that I volunteered at is involved in.

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I saw UNTITLED MASTERPIECE yesterday. Loved it, too. Sharply written, well-paced, and excellent acting.

A SAGACIOUS HUNCH was fun, but it was much less polished and the gazillion clunky scene changes were a problem

I saw HOT CRIPPLE this afternoon. It's a one woman show about a young woman with no health insurance who was hit by a car. It's a 90 minute monologue about her descent into the hell of the health care, disability and legal systems. Sounds lethal, but it was really terrific. My interest never flagged and it was a powerful (and wryly humorous) performance.

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A friend of mine is in BOY GIRL BOY GIRL. I can't attend, so if anyone sees it, please review it? Especially if you like it.