Trixie: The Musical

Looking forward to seeing this at some point when the star is well again!... full review

While I can appreciate what the writer was trying to do when creating Trixie, the outcome was a reductive and insulting interpretation of true mental health issues. The show had an identity crisis of the same magnitude of Trixies own in the play. It took on several directions and lost its way several times, most notably after it was revealed that Trixie was in fact in a disassociative state. It took far too long to reveal this fact and after it was revealed, there was no clear direction. There were several scenes in which it seemed could have been the end of the play. Every cliched scene from other notable musicals was poorly integrated into this performance. The spotlight soapbox diatribes, the supportive circle of friends singing a... full review

My overall impression of this show was a valiant effort to confront the issues of mental illness;however, it comes off as a rather tone deaf redundant musical that is slightly offensive and devoid of any true depth. Trixie was a fun character however watching an entire musical about her was slightly painful. She is better suited to a sketch or maybe short webisodes. The ensemble were fine singers but the songs all sounded very similar and never really reached a place where they seemed resolved. Some of the lines gave me a chuckle but over all the humor was cliched and overplayed. ... full review