The Red Guitar

solo performance · bruce forman · Ages 7+ · United States of America

one person show
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Review by STACY DYMALSKI

June 08, 2017 certified reviewer
tagged as: storytelling · humorous · one-man show · jazz

What I liked

I liked: The intimacy of the performer (Bruce Forman) with the audience as he told his personal stories; the stories set to the soundtrack of Bruce’s jazz guitar licks; how Bruce (sometimes) paced the cadence of his words with the rhythm of the songs he played; the simplicity of the setting, letting the performance speak for itself.

What I didn't like

The theatre venue is in a noisy part of town, and sometimes the traffic noise outside the window competed with the performance. I noticed this with another HFF show I saw in this same theatre. It appears to be a consistent problem.

My overall impression

I love that “The Red Guitar” combines two art forms—jazz and storytelling—in an entertaining way; kind of like Will Rogers meets George Benson, all rolled up into one performer.

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