Gina Chavez to Hold EP Release Show Tomorrow At Antone's
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2018
Austin-based, Latin pop songstress Gina Chavez releases brand new EP, 'Lightbeam,' and celebrates with official EP release party and Seventh Annual Niñas Arriba Benefit Concert tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 15 at Antone's located at 305 E. Fifth St., Austin, Texas 78701.
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2018
Austin-based, Latin pop songstress Gina Chavez releases brand new EP, 'Lightbeam,' and celebrates with official EP release party and Seventh Annual Niñas Arriba Benefit Concert tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 15 at Antone's located at 305 E. Fifth St., Austin, Texas 78701.
BWW Review: SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Jarrott Productions Marvelous Season Opener
by Lynn Beaver - September 14, 2018
Theatre at its best holds up a mirror to society, showing us our triumphs and failures in equal measure. But once in a great while there comes a production that holds up that mirror and sees into our very soul. SIGNIFICANT OTHER by Joshua Harmon and performed by a stellar cast at Trinity Street Theatre is just such a show.
by Lynn Beaver - September 14, 2018
Theatre at its best holds up a mirror to society, showing us our triumphs and failures in equal measure. But once in a great while there comes a production that holds up that mirror and sees into our very soul. SIGNIFICANT OTHER by Joshua Harmon and performed by a stellar cast at Trinity Street Theatre is just such a show.
BWW Review: ATLANTIS: A PUPPET OPERA is a Mesmerizing Experience.
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales - September 13, 2018
ATLANTIS: A PUPPET OPERA, is a mesmerizing experience for the senses. Running just at an hour long, the production transports audiences into a world of myth, madness, and magic. In a culture of reboots and revivals, this original work is truly a rare gem and is an event that Austin theatre lovers should not miss.
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales - September 13, 2018
ATLANTIS: A PUPPET OPERA, is a mesmerizing experience for the senses. Running just at an hour long, the production transports audiences into a world of myth, madness, and magic. In a culture of reboots and revivals, this original work is truly a rare gem and is an event that Austin theatre lovers should not miss.
Photo Flash: THE WHO'S TOMMY at City Theatre Austin
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2018
Ending the sizzlin' (and a little damp) 2018 season, City Theatre Austin is thrilled to present The Who's Tommy. This five-time Tony Award-winning show is a high-energy, one-of-a-kind theatrical event and features an exhilarating score that has made it a smash-hit around the world. The production runs three more weeks at City Theatre, September 13 - 30.
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2018
Ending the sizzlin' (and a little damp) 2018 season, City Theatre Austin is thrilled to present The Who's Tommy. This five-time Tony Award-winning show is a high-energy, one-of-a-kind theatrical event and features an exhilarating score that has made it a smash-hit around the world. The production runs three more weeks at City Theatre, September 13 - 30.
BWW Review: MONROE A Work of Great Heart With An Important Message
by Frank Benge - September 10, 2018
MONROE, a world premiere production, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, is the latest play by Lisa B. Thompson. The script is a heart warming and funny look at a Southern family. What makes it a remarkable evening of theatre is that it also shows how racial terror affects the minds and lives of these African Americans and their great strength that allows them to maintain their faith in a better tomorrow.Thompson has created some wonderful characters in this new play and shows that she has a deft hand at creating dialogue that leaps off the page. There's great wit here as well as heart. The scenes between the three women in the cast are absolutely delightful and the three actresses wring every possible laugh out of the audience with ease. MONROE reveals Thompson be a writer of great range as this new work is worlds away from her award winning play Underground, which won the 2017 Austin Critics' Table David Mark Cohen New Play Award.
by Frank Benge - September 10, 2018
MONROE, a world premiere production, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, is the latest play by Lisa B. Thompson. The script is a heart warming and funny look at a Southern family. What makes it a remarkable evening of theatre is that it also shows how racial terror affects the minds and lives of these African Americans and their great strength that allows them to maintain their faith in a better tomorrow.Thompson has created some wonderful characters in this new play and shows that she has a deft hand at creating dialogue that leaps off the page. There's great wit here as well as heart. The scenes between the three women in the cast are absolutely delightful and the three actresses wring every possible laugh out of the audience with ease. MONROE reveals Thompson be a writer of great range as this new work is worlds away from her award winning play Underground, which won the 2017 Austin Critics' Table David Mark Cohen New Play Award.
ROSITA Y CONCHITA Comes to the Scottish Rite Theater
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2018
This winner of four B. Iden Payne awards is back by popular demand! Two sisters try to reunite on the Day of the Dead. Along the way Rosita keeps getting lost, but she miraculously finds her way to Conchita through familiar sounds, sights, and smells. Kids of all ages will love the rhyming bilingual dialogue and touching images.
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2018
This winner of four B. Iden Payne awards is back by popular demand! Two sisters try to reunite on the Day of the Dead. Along the way Rosita keeps getting lost, but she miraculously finds her way to Conchita through familiar sounds, sights, and smells. Kids of all ages will love the rhyming bilingual dialogue and touching images.
Tickets On Sale Now For DON'T HUG ME I'M PREGNANT
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
Tickets are now on sale for the hilarious musical comedy "Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant," book and lyrics by Phil Olson, music by Paul Olson, presented by the Hill Country Community Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
Tickets are now on sale for the hilarious musical comedy "Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant," book and lyrics by Phil Olson, music by Paul Olson, presented by the Hill Country Community Theatre.
THE MADRES By Stephanie Alison Walker Rolls Through Shrewd Productions In Austin
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborates in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, celebrates the final production of its 74th Rolling World Premiere (RWP): The Madres by Stephanie Alison Walker. The Roll included productions at Skylight Theatre Company (Los Angeles), Teatro Vista (Chicago), and Moxie Theatre (San Diego), before its opening on August 31 at Shrewd Productions (Austin), where it runs through September 15.
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborates in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, celebrates the final production of its 74th Rolling World Premiere (RWP): The Madres by Stephanie Alison Walker. The Roll included productions at Skylight Theatre Company (Los Angeles), Teatro Vista (Chicago), and Moxie Theatre (San Diego), before its opening on August 31 at Shrewd Productions (Austin), where it runs through September 15.
BWW Review: There's Much To Learn from Shrewd Productions THE MADRES
by Joni Lorraine - September 06, 2018
It is a perfect time in our own country's history to learn from the courageous and resilient MADRES.
by Joni Lorraine - September 06, 2018
It is a perfect time in our own country's history to learn from the courageous and resilient MADRES.
Tickets Are Now On Sale for Jarrott Productions' SIGNIFICANT OTHER
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
Jarrott Productions is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for Joshua Harmon's SIGNFICANT OTHER, the opening play of Season IV.
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
Jarrott Productions is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for Joshua Harmon's SIGNFICANT OTHER, the opening play of Season IV.
Jarrott Productions Announces Cast Of SIGNIFICANT OTHER
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
Jarrott Productions is pleased to announce the cast of its opening play of Season IV, Joshua Harmon's SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Will Douglas plays Jordan Berman who is looking for 'Mr. Right' and finds that it's easier said than done! Playing his three closest friends are Susan Myburgh (Laura), Kelsey Mazak (Kiki) and Natalie Garcia (Vanessa). Austin theatre veteran Janelle Buchanan returns to Jarrott Productions as Jordan's grandmother, Helene. Rounding out the cast are Tanner Smith and Sam Howard, each playing multiple roles as some of the men who connect with Jordan-or don't.
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
Jarrott Productions is pleased to announce the cast of its opening play of Season IV, Joshua Harmon's SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Will Douglas plays Jordan Berman who is looking for 'Mr. Right' and finds that it's easier said than done! Playing his three closest friends are Susan Myburgh (Laura), Kelsey Mazak (Kiki) and Natalie Garcia (Vanessa). Austin theatre veteran Janelle Buchanan returns to Jarrott Productions as Jordan's grandmother, Helene. Rounding out the cast are Tanner Smith and Sam Howard, each playing multiple roles as some of the men who connect with Jordan-or don't.
Texas Theatre And Dance Presents A PLAN AND NOT QUITE ENOUGH TIME
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents a semi-staged reading featuring professional and student actors in a lyrical biography of the life and work Leonard Bernstein, directed by KJ Sanchez (ReEntry). Written by Kirk Lynn (The Method Gun) and commissioned through collaboration with The College of Fine Arts and Texas Performing Arts, A Plan and Not Quite Enough Time takes a symphonic look at the major melodies playing throughout Bernstein's life: music, family, spiritual longing, carnal passions and death. We see him as a boy and man, as a father and son; bisexually brilliant and politically naive. Cymbals crash, the brass crescendo, the maestro takes a bow.
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents a semi-staged reading featuring professional and student actors in a lyrical biography of the life and work Leonard Bernstein, directed by KJ Sanchez (ReEntry). Written by Kirk Lynn (The Method Gun) and commissioned through collaboration with The College of Fine Arts and Texas Performing Arts, A Plan and Not Quite Enough Time takes a symphonic look at the major melodies playing throughout Bernstein's life: music, family, spiritual longing, carnal passions and death. We see him as a boy and man, as a father and son; bisexually brilliant and politically naive. Cymbals crash, the brass crescendo, the maestro takes a bow.
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Musical Rocks at Georgetown Palace
by Frank Benge - September 02, 2018
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is a jukebox musical that uses the recording of an impromptu jam session that involed Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash as its basis. The recording was discovered in the vaults at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee in 1981. The recording itself was made on December 4, 1956. This session is considered a seminal moment in rock and roll. The musical opened on Broadway in 2010, after several tryouts and regional productions, and spawned a 2011 West End production. It uses 23 songs,not all of which are from the Sun Records catalog.
by Frank Benge - September 02, 2018
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is a jukebox musical that uses the recording of an impromptu jam session that involed Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash as its basis. The recording was discovered in the vaults at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee in 1981. The recording itself was made on December 4, 1956. This session is considered a seminal moment in rock and roll. The musical opened on Broadway in 2010, after several tryouts and regional productions, and spawned a 2011 West End production. It uses 23 songs,not all of which are from the Sun Records catalog.
Swan Songs Announces Tickets for 2018 Swan Songs Serenade
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
Austin-based nonprofit Swan Songs announces that tickets for its annual signature fundraiser, the 2018 Swan Songs Serenade, go on sale tomorrow, Sept. 1. The event, taking place Oct. 17, 2018, will be held at The Community Center of Riverbend Centre for the Arts located at 4214 N. Capital of Texas Highway, Austin, Texas 78746,from 6 - 10 p.m. and will feature a seated dinner, a live and silent auction, VIP sponsor reception and a live concert by Austin-based country-soul band and 2018 Austin Music Awards 'Best Austin Band' Shinyribs. Individual tickets for the event are $150 each; to purchase tickets and for up-to-date information on the event, please see www.swansongs.org.
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
Austin-based nonprofit Swan Songs announces that tickets for its annual signature fundraiser, the 2018 Swan Songs Serenade, go on sale tomorrow, Sept. 1. The event, taking place Oct. 17, 2018, will be held at The Community Center of Riverbend Centre for the Arts located at 4214 N. Capital of Texas Highway, Austin, Texas 78746,from 6 - 10 p.m. and will feature a seated dinner, a live and silent auction, VIP sponsor reception and a live concert by Austin-based country-soul band and 2018 Austin Music Awards 'Best Austin Band' Shinyribs. Individual tickets for the event are $150 each; to purchase tickets and for up-to-date information on the event, please see www.swansongs.org.
Richard Wesley Headlines 16th Black & Latino Playwrights Conference
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
Critically-acclaimed playwright Richard Wesley will be the special guest during the 16th Annual Black and Latino Playwrights Conference at Texas State University on September 3-9.
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
Critically-acclaimed playwright Richard Wesley will be the special guest during the 16th Annual Black and Latino Playwrights Conference at Texas State University on September 3-9.
Hill Country Community Theatre Presents DON'T HUG ME I'M PREGNANT
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
The Hill Country Community Theatre brings a bundle of joy into the world with the first show of its 2018-19 season - the hilarious musical comedy "Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant," book and lyrics by Phil Olson, music by Paul Olson, opening on September 20 and running through October 7.
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
The Hill Country Community Theatre brings a bundle of joy into the world with the first show of its 2018-19 season - the hilarious musical comedy "Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant," book and lyrics by Phil Olson, music by Paul Olson, opening on September 20 and running through October 7.
One Night Only Benefit Performance of TORTOISE AND HARE Featuring J. Quinton Johnson and Vincent Hooper at ZACH Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
ZACH Theatre's Friends of Education is proud to announce a special added performance of the musical Tortoise and Hare, featuring ZACH alum and fresh from Broadway's HAMILTON, J. Quinton Johnson as Jackson and Vincent Hooper as Joey. Hosted by Marisela Herrera, Carmen Luevanos, and Nelda Teviño, this one-night only benefit performance will take place on Friday, September 21, 2018 including a pre-show reception with an open bar and hors d'oeuvres will support ZACH's Education Programs.
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
ZACH Theatre's Friends of Education is proud to announce a special added performance of the musical Tortoise and Hare, featuring ZACH alum and fresh from Broadway's HAMILTON, J. Quinton Johnson as Jackson and Vincent Hooper as Joey. Hosted by Marisela Herrera, Carmen Luevanos, and Nelda Teviño, this one-night only benefit performance will take place on Friday, September 21, 2018 including a pre-show reception with an open bar and hors d'oeuvres will support ZACH's Education Programs.
BWW Review: Rebecca Robinson Delivers Remarkable Performance in Albee's THE GOAT
by Frank Benge - August 31, 2018
THE GOAT (or Who Is Sylvia?) is a Tony Award winning play by Edward Albee which opened on Broadway in 2002. It also won the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, and was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In it, Albee uses a married couple and their son to give audiences the opportunity to examine and hopefully question their own moral judgments on what society has labeled as taboo. Martin (Robert Pierson), his wife Stevie (Rebecca Robinson), and their son Billy (Preston Ruess), find their lives crumbling when Martin reveals he has fallen in love with a goat...the Sylvia of the title. Sylvia is a reference to the song 'Who is Sylvia?' from Shakespeare's play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Proteus sings this song, hoping to woo Silvia. It was also referred to in Finding the Sun, a work by Albee from 1982.
by Frank Benge - August 31, 2018
THE GOAT (or Who Is Sylvia?) is a Tony Award winning play by Edward Albee which opened on Broadway in 2002. It also won the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, and was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In it, Albee uses a married couple and their son to give audiences the opportunity to examine and hopefully question their own moral judgments on what society has labeled as taboo. Martin (Robert Pierson), his wife Stevie (Rebecca Robinson), and their son Billy (Preston Ruess), find their lives crumbling when Martin reveals he has fallen in love with a goat...the Sylvia of the title. Sylvia is a reference to the song 'Who is Sylvia?' from Shakespeare's play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Proteus sings this song, hoping to woo Silvia. It was also referred to in Finding the Sun, a work by Albee from 1982.
Austin Shakespeare Selected As Grantee Recipient Of Bloomberg Philanthropies Program
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2018
]Austin Shakespeare today announced that it is a grantee recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and mid-size cultural organizations within Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Through the $43 million multi-year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide unrestricted general operating support as well as arts management training in areas that include fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and board development.
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2018
]Austin Shakespeare today announced that it is a grantee recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and mid-size cultural organizations within Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Through the $43 million multi-year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide unrestricted general operating support as well as arts management training in areas that include fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and board development.
Lisa B. Thompson and Her New Play MONROE at Austin Playhouse
by Frank Benge - August 30, 2018
Lisa B. Thompson burst onto the Austin theatre scene in a big way last season with her play UNDERGROUND, which was not only nominated for most of the awards given in Austin, but also managed to walk away with a few. She capped off the season by winning the New Play award from Austin Playhouse's annual playwrighting contest. The contest winning play, MONROE, is opening at Austin Playhouse on September 7th in a World Premiere production. Thompson, besides these two plays, is also the author of the book Beyond The Black Lady: Sexuality And The New African American Middle Class (University of Illinois Press, 2009) which received Honorable Mention in competition for the Gloria E. Anzaldua Book Prize from the National Women's Studies Association. Her work has appeared in Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, Finding A Way Home: A Critical Assessment Of Walter Mosley's Fiction (University Press of Mississippi, 2008), and From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle-Class Performances (Wayne State University Press, 2011). Her plays include Single Black Female (Samuel French, Inc., 2012) which has been produced throughout the U.S. and Canada. BroadwayWorld recently had the opportunity to sit down with Thompson to talk, in depth, about her new play MONROE, right before it makes its World Premiere at Austin Playhouse to open their season.
by Frank Benge - August 30, 2018
Lisa B. Thompson burst onto the Austin theatre scene in a big way last season with her play UNDERGROUND, which was not only nominated for most of the awards given in Austin, but also managed to walk away with a few. She capped off the season by winning the New Play award from Austin Playhouse's annual playwrighting contest. The contest winning play, MONROE, is opening at Austin Playhouse on September 7th in a World Premiere production. Thompson, besides these two plays, is also the author of the book Beyond The Black Lady: Sexuality And The New African American Middle Class (University of Illinois Press, 2009) which received Honorable Mention in competition for the Gloria E. Anzaldua Book Prize from the National Women's Studies Association. Her work has appeared in Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, Finding A Way Home: A Critical Assessment Of Walter Mosley's Fiction (University Press of Mississippi, 2008), and From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle-Class Performances (Wayne State University Press, 2011). Her plays include Single Black Female (Samuel French, Inc., 2012) which has been produced throughout the U.S. and Canada. BroadwayWorld recently had the opportunity to sit down with Thompson to talk, in depth, about her new play MONROE, right before it makes its World Premiere at Austin Playhouse to open their season.
Four Award Winning Short Films Make Austin Premiere In The Austin Revolution Film Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2018
Four short films will make their Austin premiere playing Saturday, September 22 at 9:00 am in the Austin Revolution Film Festival.
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2018
Four short films will make their Austin premiere playing Saturday, September 22 at 9:00 am in the Austin Revolution Film Festival.
Different Stages' Announces 2018-2019 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2018
DIFFERENT STAGES has announced the titles for its 2018 - 2019 SEASON. See the full lineup below:
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2018
DIFFERENT STAGES has announced the titles for its 2018 - 2019 SEASON. See the full lineup below:
Photo Flash: First Look at THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at TexARTS
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
The TexARTS Professional Series wraps up the summer with The Great American Trailer Park Musical, a country-rock and blues musical about agoraphobia, '80s nostalgia, hysterical pregnancy, kleptomania, strippers, flan, and disco.
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
The TexARTS Professional Series wraps up the summer with The Great American Trailer Park Musical, a country-rock and blues musical about agoraphobia, '80s nostalgia, hysterical pregnancy, kleptomania, strippers, flan, and disco.
Mark Your Calendars For DON'T HUG ME, I'M PREGNANT at HCCT
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
The folks from Bunyon Bay, Minnesota are back! Clara is 8½ months pregnant with their first child, and today she's looking forward to her baby shower, getting lots of presents, and taking a break from her raging hormones. Suddenly, a freak snow storm, a 'tsnownami,' hits Bunyan Bay. All roads are closed. No one can get in or leave. Gunner's worst nightmare comes true when Clara goes into labor and he realizes he's going to have to deliver the baby in the bar.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
The folks from Bunyon Bay, Minnesota are back! Clara is 8½ months pregnant with their first child, and today she's looking forward to her baby shower, getting lots of presents, and taking a break from her raging hormones. Suddenly, a freak snow storm, a 'tsnownami,' hits Bunyan Bay. All roads are closed. No one can get in or leave. Gunner's worst nightmare comes true when Clara goes into labor and he realizes he's going to have to deliver the baby in the bar.
BWW Review: TexArts THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL is Great Adult Fun
by Frank Benge - August 21, 2018
If you've ever wondered what the home life of the guests on Jerry Springer was like, you're in luck! THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso, is an adult musical romp about the tenants of Armadillo Acres, Florida's most 'exclusive' trailer park. It was first performed at the very first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004 and made its Off-Broadway debut in 2005. When Pippi (Emily Villarreal), a stripper on the run, becomes the newest tenant, she comes between the agoraphobic Jeannie (Julie Foster) and Norbert (Jarret Mallon) her tollbooth collector husband. What ensues is a hilarious whirlwind tour of a world filled with adultery, strip clubs, flan, spray cheese, ex-boyfriends, permanent marker sniffing, storms, press-on nails and the Ice Capades. There's no deep message here, but there are plenty of laughs, winning performances and great singing voices.If you've ever wondered what the home life of the guests on Jerry Springer was like, you're in luck! THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso, is an adult musical romp about the tenants of Armadillo Acres, Florida's most 'exclusive' trailer park. It was first performed at the very first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004 and made its Off-Broadway debut in 2005. When Pippi (Emily Villarreal), a stripper on the run, becomes the newest tenant, she comes between the agoraphobic Jeannie (Julie Foster) and Norbert (Jarret Mallon) her tollbooth collector husband. What ensues is a hilarious whirlwind tour of a world filled with adultery, strip clubs, flan, spray cheese, ex-boyfriends, permanent marker sniffing, storms, press-on nails and the Ice Capades. There's no deep message here, but there are plenty of laughs, winning performances and great singing voices.
by Frank Benge - August 21, 2018
If you've ever wondered what the home life of the guests on Jerry Springer was like, you're in luck! THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso, is an adult musical romp about the tenants of Armadillo Acres, Florida's most 'exclusive' trailer park. It was first performed at the very first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004 and made its Off-Broadway debut in 2005. When Pippi (Emily Villarreal), a stripper on the run, becomes the newest tenant, she comes between the agoraphobic Jeannie (Julie Foster) and Norbert (Jarret Mallon) her tollbooth collector husband. What ensues is a hilarious whirlwind tour of a world filled with adultery, strip clubs, flan, spray cheese, ex-boyfriends, permanent marker sniffing, storms, press-on nails and the Ice Capades. There's no deep message here, but there are plenty of laughs, winning performances and great singing voices.If you've ever wondered what the home life of the guests on Jerry Springer was like, you're in luck! THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso, is an adult musical romp about the tenants of Armadillo Acres, Florida's most 'exclusive' trailer park. It was first performed at the very first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004 and made its Off-Broadway debut in 2005. When Pippi (Emily Villarreal), a stripper on the run, becomes the newest tenant, she comes between the agoraphobic Jeannie (Julie Foster) and Norbert (Jarret Mallon) her tollbooth collector husband. What ensues is a hilarious whirlwind tour of a world filled with adultery, strip clubs, flan, spray cheese, ex-boyfriends, permanent marker sniffing, storms, press-on nails and the Ice Capades. There's no deep message here, but there are plenty of laughs, winning performances and great singing voices.
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