Fringe NYC?

That's all strictly debatable based on the shows people are working on and/or biased people are towards cast members.

Remember how excellent VOTE was last year, because Rachelle Rak was doing choreography, and Deidre Goodwin and Bailey Hanks were in it? Then people actually saw it.

What am I looking forward to? "Getting Even with Shakespeare," where all of the characters Bill has killed plot revenge. And "When We Last Flew," a riff on ANGELS IN AMERICA.

Updated On: 7/27/10 at 05:47 PM

my interest is in Getting Even With Shakespeare and A Matter Of Choice.

Having seen a previous production of Shakespeare I know it is really funny and the actors (well the ones that are the same, so I supect they all will be) are all really excellent in their roles. I want to see how it (if it has) changed since I saw it.

Following are the shows I've already grabbed tickets for.


These have all been performed elsewhere and had favorable reviews:

Hearts Full Of Blood
Dream of the Marionettes
Shine: A Burlesque Musical
Have a Nice Life
Happy Birthday, Mom
Hamlet Shut Up
Getting Even With Shakespeare


These were choices based on either the talent involved or videos posted which I found promising:

Bunked!
Terms of Dismemberment
Platinum

Has anyone here seen Pope! The Musical? It ran off and on for 9 months at an improv comedy theater called The Magnet here in NYC, but I can't find a single review online.

Are there any "big names" (aka people we've all heard of and/or cute chorus boys) doing shows this year?

The first few are guess work and then I go by the buzz as well.

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More info on "Pope - The Musical" can be found here
http://www.popethemusical.com/

Thanks for the link skyhook, had already visited it from the FringeNYC show listing.

Still hoping someone will eventually chime in with first hand experience from their run at the Magnet.

I love improv long-form (just finished the Del Close Marathon at Upright Citizens Brigade) but have found that scripted works from that crowd can be really hit or miss.

That said, if anyone has the opportunity to see The Improvised Shakespeare Company or Baby Wants Candy jump at the chance. Both have been in prior Fringes and their improvised-on-the-spot shows rival most of the rehearsed work at this or any other Fringe Festival.

Yep, that's the one, and Veritas does indeed look very promising. It's on my "shows to keep an ear out for" once first performance reviews start getting posted.

I heard great things about "The Conveniences of Modern Living." I also heard the playwright is handsome, but it could just be a rumor:

http://conveniencesofmodernliving.weebly.com/

I'm new to these forums and not sure of the real protocol here. I, too, am looking forward to seeing "How My Mother Died of Cancer, and Other Bedtime Stories". I have seen Pope in its earlier incarnation at the Magnet. It was a very cute show with lots of potential. It was fast paced, very funny with an extremely clever script. The music was very good, real hummable tunes with some very funny lyrics. There were several "show stoppers" in the original production. The only weak part of the show at the Magnet, for me, was some of the casting. In my opinion, some of the cast was forgettable. My understanding is that it has been recast now, as I saw the ads in Backstage, and is currently in rehearsals for the Fringe with a new cast. I actually saw it listed on the Ripley-Grier boards while attending an audition not long ago. I would not be surprised if this show ended up being the "sleeper hit" of the Fringe. I'm looking forward to seeing it again.

I do have a friend working on Pigeons, Knishes and Rockettes (not gonna like, I think the majority of Fringe audiences are friends and relatives of people involved!) and from what I've heard, it's really happy and Serendipity-ish...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/New-York-NY/Pigeons-Knishes-and-Rockettes/135413673135437?ref=ts&__a=5&ajaxpipe=1

I'm looking forward to seeing VERITAS.

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