My overall impression
STUPID SONGS
Under the Direction of Keri Safran , and accompanied by “The Stupid Band” (Dan Wessels, Eric Kalver, Brebtib Jissak and Carla Capolupo) fifteen professional singers do what all professionals dream of: Totally trash their profession.
Essentially everything you need to know about this show is there in the title. All it is, is a hodge-podge of 19 stupid songs. But they happen to be really funny “stupid” songs sung by really amazing singers.
For the Most part written by the company member who performs them , and boasting a satirical bite sharp enough to intimidate the shark from “Jaws”, each and every one of the numbers are genuine toe tappers
They are gleefully naughty and stunningly clever too.
Sarah Wolter and Gabe Oliva perform “My Neighbor” (written by Wolter) a snappy little duet
about having a serial killer living next door to you.
Tad Coughenour touches a nerve in his ditty about a painfully neurotic man who just doesn’t know what to do with his arms in the aptly titled: “What To Do With Your Arms.”
Laura Hughes intones “Montana” which poses the musical question, “Montana – 41th state or cartographic fraud ?
The nature of jealousy is pondered by Sara Cravens, in a tune about a girl who believes her boyfriend when he says he’s being faithful to her. But she still wants to “Smell Yo Dick.”
Now selecting the above four, I didn’t pick the stand out numbers. They are all stand out numbers, I just picked the ones that got me laughing so hard that I nearly fell out of my seat.
Like Opéra Bouffe only better. Cause there’s no “opera”!
If you’re a fan of Weird Al, have the old albums of Allen Sherman or P.D.Q. Bach or Tom Lehrer, if you find yourself singing Python’s “Spam Song” in the shower, then this is a show for you.
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