GINGER TWINSIES Previews?

Anyone go to the first performance? I’m anxious to hear reports from this one…

I’ve been hearing very positive things from friends who attended the first preview and invited dress. I’m going next Thursday.

Show being advertised as 80 minutes but last night’s 3rd preview ran 95.

the show definitely loses a lot of steam during the last 20ish minutes, but it’s a rollicking good time. Liked it a good deal more than both Titanique and Gay Jamboree. The jokes are sharper and every single actor is demolishing it.

the “handshake” is worth price of admission alone.

This is so stupid and damn if I wasn’t in tears laughing for a lot of it.
I can’t really call it high art- it makes Oh, Mary! look like O’Neill in comparison- but it’s such a twisted parody filtered through nonstop gags and bizarrely specific queer pop cultural references that it’s really hard to resist. The cast is uniformly fantastic and Kevin Zak’s direction is incredibly tight. Philip Taratula’s Meredith Blake is something to behold, the depiction of London is so ridiculous, and there is a moment with a dog puppet that is so unexpected and hilarious.



have a drink, have a toke, go have a great time.

This feels more like UCB amateur hour than a play and every joke could have been, or already was, a tweet. Nowhere near as clever as Titanique.

Kad said: "This is so stupid and damn if I wasn’t in tears laughing for a lot of it.
I can’t really call it high art- it makes Oh, Mary! look like O’Neill in comparison- but it’s such a twisted parody filtered through nonstop gags and bizarrely specific queerpop cultural references that it’s really hard to resist. The cast is uniformly fantastic and Kevin Zak’s direction is incredibly tight. Philip Taratula’s Meredith Blake is something to behold, the depiction of London is so ridiculous, and there is a moment with a dog puppet that is so unexpected and hilarious.



have a drink, have a toke, go have a great time."

Do you need familiarity with the Parent Trap films to get the jokes?

2 said: "This feels more like UCB amateur hour than a play andevery joke could have been, or already was, a tweet. Nowhere near as clever as Titanique."

As someone who saw and loved Titanique from early development and saw Ginger Twinsies, I need to comment in opposition of this review. It’s exceptionally clever and if USB were this funny it wouldn’t have gone out of business once already. I echo the raves already posted here.

I caught this tonight and it is truly INSANE. I loved it. It’s high camp for 85 minutes straight. The performances are hilarious, Russell Daniels is PERFECT. If you’re a fan of pop culture in general, you’ll love this with Kevin Zak’s quick and clever writing.


TodayTix rush is $32 and was front row of the balcony. Excellent view! GO!

AlmostFamous3 said: "Saw this tonight. It’s very funny, but only for those who know the Lindsay Lohan version by heart. Others likely won’t catch most of what’s happening on stage, as the show doesn’t really tell the story of the movie—or tries to, but speeds through every laugh at a meteoric pace, making it hard to follow if you don’t already know the plot. So if you haven’t seen the film before, skip this. If you have, watch it again the night before. The references are extremely specific, and you probably won’t catch them if you last saw the film 10 years ago."

I too saw it tonight but disagree about the plot being confusing. I think if you know the basic structure of the parent trap you can follow. I don’t think you necessarily need to know the Lohan one specifically to follow the plot. But I do agree than overwhelmingly the jokes are specific to the remake.


I had a lot of fun and me and my bff laughed a lot but I did feel that it I still think it could shave another ten minutes off to really click. And while I know they’re giving their all, I personally did not live the performer playing Meredith. It felt quite a low energy performance, and wondered what others could’ve done with it.


if it runs, I could see some choice drag stars going into it. Bianco Del Rio???? jinx?

Also saw this on Thursday and thought it was hysterical. My jaw genuinely hurt from laughing. The jokes come fast and furious, so even if you’re not intimately familiar with The Parent Trap (1998), if you have some semblance of nostalgia toward the 90s, you’ll have a great time. Also, if you’re a queer Millennial. MVP for me was Russell Daniels as Annie. A truly unhinged performance.

That said, it’s lighter than light entertainment and I doubt this has any legs past its Orpheum run - and that’s okay! Not every 80-minute gay comedy running off-Broadway needs to be in the same league as Oh, Mary! and I think the comparisons pretty much end at “Off-Broadway one act comedy featuring wigs” anyway. It’s far too niche to grab a wider audience than will fill this current run, and I think it’s all the better for it.

Truly a 10/10 evening. As Kad said: get a little drink (I did), have a little puff (I did), and enjoy the absurdity of it.

I need to preface this by saying I don’t remember the Lindsay Lohan version well. Also, I don’t know the popular Instagram account by the shows creator. It’s obvious from the second the comedy start the producers are hoping for an Oh Mary sized hit. It’s really hard to make sense of this. The slamming doors, the raunchy humor, the clever staging and design, the incredible cast- it’s all there. Razor sharp. There are a few laugh out loud, knee slapping moments. There are a few moments that took me way back to Irma Vep and the Charles Ludlam and Charles Busch days. But in the end, it feels not unlike scrolling an Instagram account. A lot of tight humor adding up to a disposable night out. Thomas Kail was there last night complimenting the creative team. A total class act. If you see the show you’ll know why. I would be really excited about seeing the playwrights next show. One that didn’t feel like a collection of late night jokes that seemed funnier when we were stoned.

Theatrely

GINGER TWINSIES Is Bringing The Laughs In The East Village This Summer — Review

https://www.theatrely.com/post/ginger-twinsies-is-bringing-the-laughs-in-the-east-village-this-summer-review

"For passionate devotees of Nancy Meyers’ beloved 1998 family rom-com The Parent Trap, a surefire treat awaits at the Orpheum Theatre in the East Village. And for the rest of us, there’s still plenty of brainless joy to be found in Kevin Zak’s raucous new parody Ginger Twinsies, even if the show’s driving pastiche sometimes proves more exhausting than delightful. "

Saw this earlier this week. There are funny moments and talented actors, but overall it's a bit forced. Worth a rush ticket, but don't break the bank.