Richard Lucas

I saw the show at a preview when it still had a few small bumps, such as more than one cast member having to cover roles for others who couldn't make the performance. Sight reading a part in a musical would seem to me to be one of the biggest live challenges that can be handed to an actor. And yet, as in concert with the theme of the show, the cast was not licked and forged ahead, admirably, full steam. I was very touched by this show, mostly by the lyrics, which told raw stories blanketed with h... full review

Fun and imaginative journey of—on its surface—a young woman going west on a starlit dream. I so enjoyed this show. Time after time I was caught off guard with its fabulously unpredictable writing, high comedy use of props, costume, movement, song, and speech. All packed into a rapid 30 minute show. Filled with heart—and brains... plus a full helping of consistent silliness that gives it a peak fringe vibe. Highly recommended - Richard Lucas, Asylum Judge... full review

A vulnerable and heartfelt, witty and beautiful journey via stories and music through Maria Bartolotta's intimate and universally challenging personal life. Most of all, her singing voice is out of this world and not to be missed! Or unheard! Laughter, music, catharsis - it’s all there. She’s in from NYC, along with producer Erik Quiroz, and has had to pack all her shows into one weekend, which is a huge Fringe challenge. You should get to it at Three Clubs! - Highly Recommended - Richard Lucas,... full review

Very fun and witty show. Carter Thomas has the admirable skill of writing humor for himself that is so purely his own perspective and sense of humor that it has great character and personal panache. He includes a few funny songs and doesn't care that he can't sing or dance super well, which is all the funnier... What he does care about is Kodiak Bears, and that's what truly matters... - I'm guessing then that he can make anything that he puts his mind to pretty damn hilarious. - More praise as we... full review

An unforgettable, elegant, and touching show and performance. Under Elina de Santos’ deft direction, Rachel Sorsa puts on a brave and controlled performance of a mother who is filming a farewell video to her son who’d been abducted, and ever since missing, 24 years prior. Atop Sorsa’s emotional demands is the physical deterioration of a person with terminal cancer who, on this day, and at the completion of the making of the video, intends to ingest a prescribed end-of-life cocktail, the furnishin... full review

Tom McAteer is in for Fringe from Canada and has just one show remaining, tonight at 6:45 at The Stephanie Feury. As noted in my review below, it's dark and not for the faint of heart, but I highly recommend THE EASTER BUNNY for it's visceral live experience. REVIEW: I find police interrogation tapes—of criminals who are guilty—fascinating. From the spoken lies and denials to the covert truth of body language, the study of the active, and perhaps irredeemable, criminal mind is at the same time ... full review

When I walked out of this show, I said to my friend, “It’s amazing how much confidence our damn insecurities have.” They are relentless, and they regenerate at will. The doubt. The fear. The accusations. The temptation to give in and give up.. The you’ve-embarrassed-yourself-agains.. Anyone who is an artist of any sort knows those daggers and deep scars. Who knows what art never existed because those such voices snuffed it at the very first imaginative whim. A Retrospection is the animation of an... full review

This performance blew me away. Though set in 1976, Rainee Blake’s tribute to Joni Mitchell is timeless. With an elegantly simple staging and costumed in perfectly rendered blonde hair and a beautiful long blue velvet dress, Blake’s show doesn’t depend on in your face ’70s nostalgia. As a result, nothing distracts from the music, the songwriting, and all of the emotions within. This is not a biographical show where we learn all the details of Mitchell’s life and career, though, through sweetly br... full review

A fun show that meets its Meet the Parents expectation, as offered in the show description, dead center. So you can expect the laughs and silliness and comedic awkwardness, but here it’s dressed up in the garb of Naturism, that is, completely undressed. Fast paced comedy and buoyant performances make the hour fly by. The show itself is not just a show done in the nude, it has a Naturism point of view within the text which Steven Vlasak slides into the comedy seamlessly, even with no seams to be s... full review

What a joy it is to hear our language constructed with such deft linguistic skill and wit, and the ideas—the basic principles of being a good people—which should have been and should be the driving concept of our founding and continual existence as a nation, put down in such a pleasant hour. Kearney makes it seem so easy. As Ingersoll, he keeps strict adherence to the typical 19th century orator’s presentational style. That doesn't mean it is easy because the thoughts are deep, and the intentions... full review