This piece is a perfect representation of at least three theatrical genres: cabaret, burlesque and fringe. With its extraordinarily gifted ensemble, its clever writing and its concise and specific direction, Shakeslesque offers what should be viewed as a definitive fringe production. Seemingly dozens of musical numbers (all covers), bring a postmodern take on their contextual purpose and, when combined with jaw-dropping, gravity-defying choreography, further the writer's bizarre, mystical tale f...
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