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Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy at Annoyance Theatre
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Members Who Went Said:
I love musicals, especially original ones. They can be raw and rough around the edges, though this was more solid than most. Very funny, well produced if simple in terms of set, etc.
Anonymous Member It was funny and sweet and lots of fun!
Robert Coscarelli Zany, wacky and fun. While the subject matter may sound absolutely abhorrent, the cast is able to pull it off. Catch one of these "brush up" performances before the show goes to the NY Fringe Festival. It's the perfect kind of show for that festival. My only criticism is that I feel the show should be trimmed and performed without an intermission. Don't sit too close the piano. The acoustics in the Annoyance space are terrible. We missed quite a few of the lines and lyrics. |
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More Details About This Event: To get ready for their run at the New York International Fringe Festival, Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy, the story of a mortician that falls in love with his first live girl, will have a short run on Sundays in July.
Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy performed to packed houses at the Annoyance in 2007 for over six months. During that time they garnered some fantastic reviews. Gay Chicago Magazine says, "Love is Dead is packed with silly fun, exceptional music, and a frenetic energy that makes for a great time." Of the cast, Windy City Times says, "[A] great cast!...Love is Dead deserves to have a long run at the Annoyance!" It was also recommended in both The Chicago Reader and Time Out Chicago. While Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy is a sophisticated, dark comedy, it is also a story of murder and betrayal and as such contains ADULT MATERIAL. DISCRETION ADVISED. Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy is directed by Andrew Hobgood. book and lyrics by James Asmus and Andrew Hobgood, with Music by Julie Nichols. The ensemble consists of a cadre of experienced performers from across the city who have been seen on the stages of The Second City, iO (formerly Improv Olympic), the Chicago Underground, Apollo Theater, and The Playground not to mention comedy and theater festivals around the world. |
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