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The most laughter filled fun event during this holiday season!

Written on Dec 06 2007

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Tom

Really a fun Holiday show with skewered holiday songs. Great energy and a ton of Fabulous costumes and a very cute set for this show. Especially loved Momma and Dina

Written on Dec 05 2007

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Raymond M.

This show was hilarious and each of the five characters was terrific. This was soooo much better than something like Winter Wonderettes. I also love that it is in the basement of the Casita Del Campo restaurant, a wonderful Mexican restaurant with plenty of atmosphere, allowing for a nice dinner & drinks before the show.

Written on Dec 06 2007

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Todd Martens

This is one of the best performances I've seen this year! The theater space is small but the performance is amazing! This is a must-see.

Written on Dec 04 2007

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More Information About Fruitcake Follies

Website

http://www.cavernclubtheater.com/FRUITCAKE.html

Description

Despite what you’ve heard, this season’s “must see” holiday performance is not at The Kodak Theater, or even playing at The Pantages – but on a small stage, under a Mexican restaurant, in Silver Lake, CA.

The Fruit Cake Follies will have an extended schedule due to previously sold out shows and public outcries from the past 8 years. Executive produced, directed, created, and written each year by James Gray (though material is a collaborative effort), this year’s show will be chock-full of Christmas music – but of course, have The Follies' own spin on all areas holiday!

“The most rewarding thing about the show, is that everyone leaves with a smile and the holiday spirit.”, says Gray, “It’s good to have an alternative Christmas show to see other than “The Nutcracker”, “Handle’s Messiah” or the classic Dickens “A Christmas Carol.”

Often compared to the old television specials long gone, and a cross between Perry Como, Pee Wee’s Playhouse and The Carol Burnett Show, The Fruit Cake Follies is, at its heart, a musical revue. With a talented cast who work seamlessly together (acting, singing and ad-libbing), the performance is a mix of Christmas classics as well as some lesser known holiday fare. Lyrics are often re-written to match storylines based on everything from the musical “Wicked” to “Gilligan’s Island” plot lines, and keep the audience in hysterics along the way. This is not your mother’s, father’s, or even gay cousin’s Christmas special.

This year’s cast includes James Gray, Dena Drotar, Micah McCain, Sandy Fox and Momma, who has been with the show since it’s inception in 1999 at the Cinegrill in Hollywood. Guest stars are incorporated in every show and have included past regulars and show favorites Leslie Carrara, Rudolph & Lolly, Irene Soderberg, Donna Miller, Miss Coco Puru, and Evie Harris and Dennis Hensley, as well as celebrity visits from folks like Jm J. Bullock and Mary Haskell. Musical Director Michael Orland (American Idol) returns to hold down piano duties again this year, hot off his return from the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular in New York City – and its new touring company.