Ok, so I saw the show sat night and it was definitely a lot of fun, very cheesy but a lot of fun! The show was sold out on sat with about 20 people on a waiting list. The producer found about 10 folding chairs and placed them in front of the seats on the stage to accomodate more people. He was extremely excited that the show was that sold out.
The cast was amazing. Probably the best cast in an off off broadway show! The singing, acting, and dancing (yes a minor amount) was all great. The music surprised me and was very enjoyable. The orchestrations were very simple since it was only a piano playing throughout most of the show.
The sets are very very simplistic but versatile. A picnic table seems to be used the most as a table, a bed, a space ship, and a car, which actually seems to work well.
The lighting is the only "special" effect at all. There are three disco balls which rotate in different directions giving the feel of flying through space.
The book, well its the book from the movie. The seem to focus on the cheesy aspects of the movie more then anything. When the play tries to get more sentimental it is still on the corny side.
If you are a fan of the movie, or of corny sci fi musicals I would defintiely recommend the show. It achieves everything that it set out to do. It thouroughly entertained the audience and is an extremely FUN low budget show.
"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
Updated On: 10/25/04 at 06:51 PM
