MY GAY HUSBAND

Classic sitcom conventions collide with a modern understanding of love and sex in this fun mashup, presented as a "lost" 1950s TV pilot. Gay Beau (Matt Austin) is happily married to straight Dottie (Fiona Gubelmann), but an anniversary gift mishap with a nosy neighbor threatens to out Beau and ruin the Jones' standing in the community. Austin and Gubelmann embody their roles with the right balance of parody and depth. We believe them as sitcom characters and as the real life human beings they represent. The chemistry between the two is strong - aided by the help of a few visual gags that are as cute as they are amusing. Delightfully, the gay stereotypes are as outdated as the sitcoms they are mimicking. Normally these tropes are of... full review

#ChanceItLA - This is a cute concept and the company absolutely nails the 50's TV show aesthetic. However, as it is supposedly the pilot of an abandoned TV show, you walk away with all of the set-ups of a season, but none of the resolutions, which is distinctly unsatisfying. But the fact that I left wanted more, speaks to the talent that was onstage. So in that sense, I was happy with my dis-satisfaction.... full review