Magnum Opus Theatre Presents

the magnum players · Ages 16+ · United States of America

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TRACEY PALEO, GIA ON THE MOVE (OFFICIAL PRESS) certified reviewer June 18, 2015
tagged as: comedy · Dark Comedy
If “Showgirls” drinking games is your cup of tea, run, don’t walk, to get your tickets — no matter who is in your way. Read the full review by Marc Wheeler at Gia On The Move (official press) http://giaonthemove.com/2015/06/13/gia-hff15-reviews-magnum-opus-theatre-presents-the-yearbook/... full review
TONY FRANKEL certified reviewer June 20, 2015
When Barnaby Hughes reviewed a previous Magnum Opus production for Stage and Cinema (see "original article"), he wrote that the show "will leave you doubled over with laughter." Even knowing my own writers, I somewhat doubted that clichéd statement. But last night, the players took an actual awful screenplay ("The Yearbook," about misfit high school teens bent on revenge) and performed it word-for-word in a campy but restrained manner--and I simply do not remember the last time I laughed to the point that oxygen seemed a precious resource. I kept thinking to myself, "This company deserves to have their own theater so they could create a repertory and bring in tourists forever." I can't rave enough. Well done, all.... full review