Erik Blair

John Belushi was chaos incarnate. So it sort of feels appropriate that a play about his early career should also feel like chaos incarnate. The question however, is whether that chaos is happening purely ONSTAGE or also behind-the-scenes. And while I really, REALLY liked Jack Zullo AS john Belushi himself, I wasn't entirely sure about where the chaos was coming from in the rest of the current version of this production. It's a giant cast of actors who are playing comedians I know--but I can't... full review

Theresa Stroll has enormous talent. And Hollywood is going to notice her--but first, she's going to have to figure out how to make them notice more than the fact that she's also a big girl. That's the essential story of this show--and Theresa tells the story of a larger woman struggling to make it in Hollywood in brilliant comic and music form that is pretty much guaranteed to make you walk out smiling. It's a charming, fun hour of a story from her arrival in the city to her determination to make... full review

A goofy comedy that makes fun of fairy tales and is a parody? Sign me up, please! Welcome to the Princes Charming, the feelingist-goodiest fairy-tailiest comedy happening during this Fringe season. And believe me, there is a lot to feel good about in this show and a lot of fun to be had in this tale. So let's begin... Once upon a time there was a Fool. His name was Bob. Bob wanted to be a stagehand in the theatre, so he got a job for a show called "The Princes Charming". But being a fool, he w... full review

When I saw the description for this show, I immediately bought tickets. I also did not tell my roommate what we were seeing for this one, as she's a Disney fan and I wanted to see what her reaction to a show like this was going to be. And I almost feel like EVERYONE should take a real Disney fan with them when they go to see this show if they aren't one themselves--because this show is SO INSPIRED by Disney that you need to know HOW GOOD it actually is, and it IS THAT GOOD. Welcome to the terr... full review

I love murder mysteries and comedies. So when a show wants to combine them AND add a "choose your own ending" to boot, you have my attention. So as soon as I heard about this production, I made sure to find time to attend it. Welcome to the party of New Year's Eve--literally, Eve's party. She has one every year and invites several holidays to attend. But none of them want to come, for various reasons. One of them is a drunk (St. Patty's Day), another is a joker (April Fool's). One is Thanksgi... full review

We did it. We damn dirty apes--we did it. But in this case, we failed to stop the environmental meltdown and the apocalypse came. And then we live in tunnels. THUG tunnels. So begins a goofy, half-punk, half-pop, pseudo-80's, mega-mix of a musical called Thug Tunnel. It's strange, bizarre, off-kilter, and (for the most part) a great deal of fun. Set in a world where people are largely living on rats and refuse, we meet Petunia, a woman who dares to have hope that the world above might have re... full review

I love the film noir genre. Love it with a passion. So I walked into Angel's Flight with a hope that I was going to enjoy what is billed as a "film noir-infused burlesque comedy" over at Three Clubs. Enjoy isn't the right word. DEVOURED is a far better choice. Angel's Flight is a BLAST and a gem of a parody of the film noir genre. Take a character determined to get to the bottom of a mystery. Take women who seem determined to either get in his way or make his life hell. Take some mobster-types... full review

It's late on a Fringe Friday/Saturday and you've seen show after show. How would you like to relax? Why not head over to Three Clubs and see a free, completely improvised musical to round out your evening? That's the premise behind the very fun, very free and ALWAYS entertaining MadLib the Musical. I first ran across this show during their previews before Fringe began and I tried them out once just to see if there was anything here. And to my surprise, I found the premise behind their show re... full review

Look, I'll be honest. I'm not a big Punch and Judy fan. Never much cared for the puppets or their ongoing feuds and violence and nonsense. Never much got it, cared for it, understood why kids were ever riveted by it. So when I say this show had me GLUED TO MY SEAT--you should understood how BLOODY DAMN GOOD it is. And bloody is EXACTLY the right word to use here. Some reviews I've seen for this show suggest a lack of blood. I disagree--I think there's quite a bit of blood. It's just tastefully... full review

Ruby's got a problem--her boyfriend, Tommy, wants to sleep with her and she's just not feeling it. What to do? Have her fairy godmother send her back to the 1970's. of course! And with that, this VERY FUN, hip and sexy musical is off and running. I came to see this show because the general idea of the plot was intriguing. And I wasn't disappointed--it's exactly as goofy, strange and joyous as I wanted it to be. It happens because it does, the explanations are only as necessary as they need to ... full review