THUG TUNNEL

This group just keeps getting better! ... full review

Wonderful, fun, intriguing - I was invested from the start -Trash tells a captivating tale! And there wasn't a single lull in the performance. It was perfect. Congrats Molly and team!!!!... full review

Robot Teammate's sophomore Fringe show, "Thug Tunnel," is an undeniable joy. In the time since last year's ambitious yet bulky "Time Heart", the group has become a more assured & efficient bunch of story tellers. All of the songs are catchy as hell, while gleefully silly choreography keeps the energy from ever dipping. This is THE musical to see at Fringe.... full review

two thumbs up - a Fringe MUST-SEE!!!... full review

A really great time. Very entertaining.... full review

We did it. We damn dirty apes--we did it. But in this case, we failed to stop the environmental meltdown and the apocalypse came. And then we live in tunnels. THUG tunnels. So begins a goofy, half-punk, half-pop, pseudo-80's, mega-mix of a musical called Thug Tunnel. It's strange, bizarre, off-kilter, and (for the most part) a great deal of fun. Set in a world where people are largely living on rats and refuse, we meet Petunia, a woman who dares to have hope that the world above might have restored itself. So she devises a plan to steal the necessary materials to try and get there. But that puts her at odds with the dangerous villain Stabby Rick. With her boyfriend Panther, she sets off with Stabby close behind--and we're off. Using musi... full review

For all it's post-apocalyptic stabbing and rat-eating, the biggest surprise about Thug Tunnel is what a classically-structured, well-made musical it is. The 80s-style score is bouncy, fun, and semi-annoyingly still in my head. And while the book needs some tweaking, this actually feels like it could be an even longer piece. The cast plays their parts to the hilt- it seems unfair to single out anyone, though how could you not give a shoutout to Stabby Rick? Dave Reynolds has a Jack Black energy with a style all his own, and luckily his costars are equally adept. [A minor note, since they requested feedback- it seemed people had lived below ground for generations, yet a young character named Yogurt Stew confusingly has a monologue about life ... full review

If you are sick of seeing the same old unoriginal archetypal characters, this is the show for you! SO original!... full review

I am very happy with seeing Thug Tunnel, and highly recommend making it one of your choices for Fringe 2016. You'll enjoy the music as it lampoons Jim Steinman-esque 80s tropes, standard musical theater, and even a bit of opera in describing its characters. There are plenty of laughs and great one-liners (something missing from a lot of plays and films nowadays). There's enough drama to give the humor an appropriate weight, but the show never takes itself too seriously and the sadder elements are used appropriately to balance the stakes of the narrative. This is a team of hard workers, help keep em going so that they can continue to produce more great musicals in the future.... full review

I'm a really verbose guy, but there's no other way to put this: F*CKING. GENIUS. Go!!!!... full review