REVIEWS BY MICHAEL BROWN

Angels and Whiskey

michael brown · June 26, 2014 certified reviewer
Recommended. Funny as well as thoughtful. Very well done, for the most part. Started a bit slow for me, but both leads held up their own by the end. ... full review

The Wake

michael brown · June 26, 2014 certified reviewer
Crazy show - highly recommended! Lived up to hype. Did he write this on a dare? Well, he wins - and so did we!... full review

Linden Arden Stole The Highlights

michael brown · June 26, 2014 certified reviewer
Highly recommended. A tremendous evening of storycraft and acting. ... full review

Some Girl(s), by Neil LaBute

michael brown · June 26, 2014 certified reviewer
Excellent; recommended. Many painfully familiar moments - on both sides of these interactions. Take your clueless-about-relationships friend with you! (And don't forget your ID - even if you look WELL over 21...the guy's just doing his job.) ... full review

Bijan the Magijan: An Exotic Evening of Magic & Mystery

michael brown · July 23, 2012 uncertified reviewer
I agree in a large part with Mr. Leggett's review. Two of us attended during the "best of" run and thought it was merely OK, while so many other shows we've seen in the Fringe this year are truly astounding. Not bad, not great.... full review

AFTER PORN ENDS

michael brown · June 17, 2012 uncertified reviewer
Excellent, well-balanced doc. Good choices of different situations, including follow-up. Unfortunately (for reasons explained in the Q&A) filmmaker was unable to include any gay porn starts. Also entertaining - hoorah! ... full review

Richard Parker

michael brown · June 13, 2012 uncertified reviewer
"Liked It very much" to be precise, just not quite "Loved It". Brought to mind "Strangers on a Train" or even "Godot". The necessary changes between acts were pretty darn distracting - a hand or two back there would surely help (maybe someone can volunteer for the rest of this run?), so would better wing curtain coverage. Also, I found the short repeating piano "snippet" before the start and again later pretty annoying. The rest of the music provided was perfectly fine. I would say one or tw... full review

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