MAX & ELSA: NO MUSIC. NO CHILDREN.

A stellar show from the first minute to the last. From the script to the performances to the direction to the costumes to the music, this was brilliantly done. One of my very favorite shows in 6 years of Hollywood Fringe Festivals. The initial run sold out, but I believe the producers are adding more shows. Try to make it to one if at all possible!... full review

This show is a must-see: witty, smart and with a depth that elevates the show way beyond the potential kitschiness of the premise. ... full review

Sharp as a tack, witty, fast-paced and just all around smart. No fluff, no filler - just excellent writing, PERFECT casting and great acting. Couldn't recommend more highly!... full review

Absolutely brilliant!! Great actors, genious writing, outstanding :) Thank you for such a perfect fun :)... full review

The Sound Of Music’s wry and witty Max Detwiler and the music agent’s wealthy, sophisticated gal pal Elsa Schraeder at long last get their hilarious fifty-five minutes of fame at Hollywood Fringe in Mason Flink and Lindsay Kerns’ deliciously clever-&-campy Max And Elsa: No Music. No Children. Click on “Original Article” to read my complete review at StageSceneLA.com... full review

With Max and Elsa, playwrighting team Mason Flink and Lindsay Kerns have focused on the lives of no one’s favorite two characters from The Sound of Music. The play’s capsule description raises the specter of hairy nuns in drag and over-the-top camp humor which is better appreciated when imbibing your third dirty martini. But the big surprise is that the script is witty and well-written. Though, for the record, there is a nun in drag. You can read my full review at "original article."... full review

Best Show EVER...Especially if you have done SOM! Thank you for the great laughs! ... full review

They're on all the lists. All the reviews are raves. They won an extension. This is simply one of the stand out shows this year. It's clever and funny and fun and executed with such precision and glee. The Norton School knows what they're doing and it's great to watch. TOP THREE. Easily. ... full review

Like HAMLET without Hamlet (as Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern tell it) THE SOUND OF MUSIC without Maria and the children is a wacky vision indeed! Although Max and Elsa stood on the sidelines for Rodgers and Hammerstein, here they're center stage in their own pre-WWII Austrian Alpine world. It's a pretty funny one, thanks to slick, skillful staging by Mason Flink and especially to the VERY good performances of the small cast. Clayton Farris (who looks like Peter Sellers) is OUTSTANDING; Megan Rose Greene (who looks like Jane Alexander) is consistently clever; and Frank Smith (who looks like Charlie Brown playing Captain Von Trapp) never makes a wrong move and detonates every laugh that lands in his path. (I especially loved watching the reac... full review

See http://cahighways.org/wordpress/?p=10344 for the full review, with links. Max and Elsa No Kids No Music (Norton School / Theatre Asylum)userpic=fringeIn Judaism, there is this concept of a midrash. A midrash tells the story between the lines; it explains the story that appears in the formal scripture by providing the back, side, and around story. Classic examples of midrashim include the story of Abraham smashing his father’s idols or the story of Lillith. Neither appear in the book of Genesis, but both are the explanations of the story that does appear. Yesterday, we saw our second 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival (FB) show: Max and Elsa. No Kids. No Music. This show is a midrash on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound... full review