What I liked
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What I didn't like
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My overall impression
MANIC is a trip into Roxy’s world, featuring glamorous burlesque, daddy issues, and a lifelong obsession with fame. Roxy has brought the voices in her mind to life with carefully cultivated comedic personas and they are here to entertain.
Each character is very distinct, with enormous thought clearly put into their development.
I loved the multimedia aspect—fitting, given Roxy’s music video directing experience. The staging was minimal but still had flair.
It didn’t start until 14 minutes after showtime—but what else can we expect from an adhd diva?! To be fashionably late is only appropriate.
I would love to see a version of the show that focused more on the art of confidence—from Roxy’s perspective, of course. It’s one of a few throughlines now, but could easily hold water as the main theme.
