Late with Lance!

THIS is the perfect fringe show. Our host, Lance, aka "The Artist Formerly Known As Lance Jonathan", is a one-man musical force for comic goodness. Armed with a dream, fifteen years experience in cruise ship entertainment, and the energy of a force five hurricane, Lance was determined to give us the BEST late night chat show ever seen... and when Lance announced that he was going to interview Hugh Jackman, Liza Minelli, and the Miami Sound Machine, we KNEW we were in for smooth sailing. Lance's guests were intriguing, honest, and made the audience feel like they were in on the jokes. The show was not made up entirely of interviews, mind you. There was singing and dancing and acting galore! I don't want to give anything away, but Lance's... full review

If you're up for watching someone create something special while flying by the seat of his pants at warp speed, Peter Michael Marino's "Late With Lance" is just for you. There's some amazing improvising going on here, and Marino's a master of it. We're supposed to be here for Lance's inaugural talk show, but none of his planned guests (Liza, Hugh Jackman and The Miami Sound Machine) appear. So in desperation, he turns to the audience for substitute interviewees, and that's when the zaniness starts. Beyond the interviews, there's musical comedy galore and a touching moment or two to round out the evening, with a song about one-man shows that should have a life of its own. There were people in the audience who'd been there two and t... full review