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  Arrive early so you can sit downstairs where it's (slightly) cooler
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  We had to park on the street, about a block and a half away from the theater.
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  They give you a small complimentary bottled water

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HILARIOUS! I couldn't stop laughing. Non-stop jokes... if you pay attention you'll catch much more allusions than just the Octomom/Madoff jokes. Not for the conservative - they don't hold back.

Written on Aug 10 2009

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Seth Bernstein

After reading the other reviews, I suppose we were fortunate to attend on a cool night and sit near the stage. The show is about 75 minutes of high energy, funny and entertaining numbers delivered by a cast that seems to be loving every minute. I'm sure we'll see more of the talented lead. Having followed the Octomom saga here and there, I was able to follow most of the allusions to her tale, but for someone who ignored her in the media it would have been tougher. Right now, the show is not fully developed; it is a series of musical skits that satirically reflect how Octomom and other characters (e.g., Bernard Madoff) define our times. With more development, either through dialogue between the main characters or with an expanded role for the narrator, the iconish nature of Octo and Madoff would have been more evident for a mass audience, and what is now a cute and campy 70 minutes of fun could become real theatre that makes a poignant comment on our times. In fact, Madoff (who plummeted from riches to the ignominy of prison), and Octomom (who tried to conceive her way to stardom and wealth amid public scorn) are interesting counterpoints who need a few more lines with each other to help a larger audience make the connections that were left to us to discuss during our ride home after the show.

Written on Aug 04 2009

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Thor

Should be billed as a combined theatre/sauna
experience. Seriously, guys, how hard is it to
knock a hole in the roof and vent some of that hot
air? Otherwise, the performance was great. Very
funny! Acoustics are poor and some of the actors
are hard to understand, which takes away from the
humor. The lead was awesome though. A great voice
and a great likeness to the title character. Move
to another venue, get the actors to enunciate and
project, and it could be a hit.

Written on Aug 03 2009

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it was funny, the venue is very small and really hot and stuffy!

Written on Jul 27 2009

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More Information About Octomom! The Musical

Website

http://www.octomomthemusical.com/

Description

One of the most anticipated musicals of 2009, Octomom the Musical is more than a fictionalized comedy inspired by the news headlines. Voltaire's original, fast-paced musical pastiche reflects popular current events and the iconic figures of our time. "The show is for people who love the Octomom, who hate her and who love to hate her," says Voltaire. "It is also about Bernie Madoff (Made-off in the show), funny money, and the insanity of the economy."

Voltaire, with an edgy clever wit and often scathingly critical repartee, creates an entertaining mix of characters with an ironic look at "the public's addiction to growth and needing more." With Voltaire continually updating and improvising his show to reflect current events, each show will be unique and will also feature secret celebrity cameos at every performance. Even the actors onstage won't know who! "The audience can expect an energetic performance of singing, dancing, and physical comedy," says Voltaire.

"This is a crazy show... just nuts, but on purpose," admits the creator. "We want audiences to join us and laugh together for one hour because these are times people really need to laugh." Voltaire has certainly procreated a universal one, if not a further appetite for such pop culture fodder.

In support and of counsel to the production, Jonathan Handel, a top entertainment attorney more notably recognized in recent news for his commentary on SAG's union talks, offers: "Octomom the Musical is a fun night out that will leave audiences thinking afterwards... a lighthearted parody/satire about a serious subject: American excess. That's the mistaken idea that more of everything is the road to happiness. Instead, that approach has brought us too many mouths to feed, financial fraud, and economic collapse."

Choreographer/filmmaker, Dean McFlicker, has recently joined Octomom the Musical as choreographer. He is recognized from the NBC shows Grease: You're the One that I Want and The Singing Bee. "Of all the octuplet musicals I've choreographed, this might be the best one yet," says McFlicker, who is also the Vice President of NBC Primetime Special Projects where he handles production, direction and choreography.

Voltaire is a Los Angeles based actor/writer/producer/director and has been praised for his comic edge. He has been further heralded as "a new age Chico Marx" for his acting in the film, The Low Life, starring opposite Ron Livingston and Rory Cochrane. His major film roles have included: Looking for Jimmy (directed by Julie Delpy), Persons Unknown (with Naomi Watts), and he made his screen debut in Alive (directed by Frank Marshall). Since then, Voltaire has also guest-starred in over fifty episodic television shows such as Dollhouse, Eli Stone, Life, Cold Case, In Plain Sight, Everybody Hates Chris, and for four seasons played the role of Boz Bishop opposite Cheech Marin and Don Johnson on Nash Bridges.

Voltaire, who has also produced and self-financed over 100 live events in Hollywood under his Cabaret Voltaire banner since 2003, wrote the Octo-Musical in five weeks and plans a series of shows centered on and about pop culture. He attributes Octomom the Musical to a career in musicals since he was a kid, doing regional productions at theatres up and down the East Coast and Los Angeles. The Broadway stage has always eluded him, but Voltaire believes Octomom the Musical might have the belly to spawn a New York run, especially in a theatre landscape where Toxic Avenger the Musical is sweeping awards.

Is the real Octomom, Nadya Suleman, trying to contact the show? According to Voltaire, "While we're not exactly sure who the inquisitive parties have been, our production office has received a handful of phone calls from a particular 562 area code, pretending to be a reporter for a fictitious radio news network." As to concern for any possible Suleman backlash to the show... " We welcome her and will be holding a reserved seat in her name at every performance," says Voltaire. "It would show people she's got a sense of humor about the whole thing... it would certainly make a great episode for her upcoming reality show."

In widespread anticipation of its debut performance, Octomom the Musical has gained unprecedented momentum. Voltaire sees no reason why they couldn't follow in the footsteps of the wildly popular Jerry Springer: the Opera, which is currently touring the world. The Octo-Musical is a show people all over the country will be fascinated to see. As it now readies to procreate its showstopping rendezvous, will all the fanfare cause the show to move from opening stage to national tour? Stay tuned!