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Sunday, August 25, 2002
THEATER REVIEW: A NIGHT OF SHITTY THEATRE * * * 1/2 (3 and a half stars out of 4).
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I just saw this show, part of the New York International Fringe Festival, with Danny B. and Graham M. The premise of the show is that the company takes actual plays that are really terrible, and act out scenes from these terrible scripts. The concept works brilliantly, and just never gets old. The opening scene, a late scene from the teleplay in which it was intended to appear, begins with something to the effect of "Amanda, step away from the time portal-- I love you!" I think my favorite was from "Superman, a Gay Love Story". It is word-for-word the scene in Superman: the Movie where Lois meets Superman on her balcony-- only it's with "Lewis Lane", instead of Lois. And I had to groan at "Columbine: The Musical." I think this show succeeds where the new TV Show "The Rerun Show" falls a little short. That show tries to make fun of TV Shows that are not really all that terrible, and puts ridiculous twists on the characters' attitudes and actions. The unfortunately titled show I saw tonight took scripts that were embarrassingly bad, and acted their hearts out, taking these terrible scenes much too seriously. I wish I'd seen more of the Fringe Festival, so that I could say with some confidence that this is going to be one of the break-out shows. But it really is great, and I think I've seen enough theater in general to know that this show really is special.
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