The Poe Show

Self-aware but not snarky, self-referential but never self-loathing; the Poe of the show's title is remarkably loveable...for a morbid poet with borderline necrophiliac erotic fantasies whose best friend is a sometimes chatty, sometimes terse bird of prey. It is that loveability that drives the evening and that makes it work so well that you leave the theater wishing there really WAS a Poe Show. Ed Goodman's intelligence, his sense of the absurd, his warmth and self-deprecation and (most of all) his comic timing recall Johnny Carson in his primetime glory. Goodman's Poe would have made a fine guest on Johnny's couch. It's a beautifully-realized character that fits the actor like a glove. It is beyond brilliant; what it really is is geniu... full review

Fun stuff. Hilarious premise! ... full review

Thoroughly original and surprising. Adroitly performed and devilishly satirical. Favorite part was when the canvas got signed at the end. Not to mention the body strewn stage as a finale. ... full review

The creepy staring really sells the jokes.... full review