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Posted: 5/1/06 at 2:32am
I saw "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" this afternoon (April 30) for its pre-Broadway debut at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco. The show is still in previews, so I'm not going to give a heavy opinion -- though there's not much to gripe at anyway.
The show was a bottle of fun. Super hilarious. Often off-the-wall acid-trip humor, but very enjoyable. Martin Short's wonderful personifying dozens of characters. His 5-person cast is superb, including composer Marc Shaiman (who is in the cast) and Nicole Parker (of MAD TV).
There are hundreds of impersonations and rips from other musicals. Ellen, Celine Deon, Britney Spears, Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, Bob Fosse, Tommy Tune, Judy Garland... appearance by Jimminy Glick, audience participation, and a giant metaphoric snowball. There's everything.
Afterward I went to the talk-back "Conversations with Martin Short" hosted at the Orpheum Theatre. That was very enjoyable and Martin was a great interview. He's a very positive person with uncontrollable talent. His show will definitely be a fun hit on Broadway with the probable-longevity of Billy Crystal's "700 Sundays." If not up against "Mary Poppins" for Tonys, it'll be categorized as a Special Theatre Event because it's hard to classify -- it's a one-man-show (but isn't) and an autobiography full of lies.
It's a real laugh, especially the show stopping number "Big Black Lady." After San Francisco, Martin swings by Toronto and Chicago before settling in NYC.
I look forward to reading the reviews after SF's opening night. It was definitely quite a show. Got to meet Martin and the cast afterward as well. PEACE!
PRO-SHOT AND STAGE DOOR PHOTOS HERE:
http://eugloven.livejournal.com/212777.html
The show was a bottle of fun. Super hilarious. Often off-the-wall acid-trip humor, but very enjoyable. Martin Short's wonderful personifying dozens of characters. His 5-person cast is superb, including composer Marc Shaiman (who is in the cast) and Nicole Parker (of MAD TV).
There are hundreds of impersonations and rips from other musicals. Ellen, Celine Deon, Britney Spears, Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, Bob Fosse, Tommy Tune, Judy Garland... appearance by Jimminy Glick, audience participation, and a giant metaphoric snowball. There's everything.
Afterward I went to the talk-back "Conversations with Martin Short" hosted at the Orpheum Theatre. That was very enjoyable and Martin was a great interview. He's a very positive person with uncontrollable talent. His show will definitely be a fun hit on Broadway with the probable-longevity of Billy Crystal's "700 Sundays." If not up against "Mary Poppins" for Tonys, it'll be categorized as a Special Theatre Event because it's hard to classify -- it's a one-man-show (but isn't) and an autobiography full of lies.
It's a real laugh, especially the show stopping number "Big Black Lady." After San Francisco, Martin swings by Toronto and Chicago before settling in NYC.
I look forward to reading the reviews after SF's opening night. It was definitely quite a show. Got to meet Martin and the cast afterward as well. PEACE!
PRO-SHOT AND STAGE DOOR PHOTOS HERE:
http://eugloven.livejournal.com/212777.html
Updated On: 5/1/06 at 02:32 AM
