Trump in Space- The Musical

musicals and operas · texpat productions · Ages 18+ · United States of America

world premiere
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Review by GRAYDON SCHLICHTER

June 22, 2017 certified reviewer

What I liked

The Implementation of the Executive. The tight movement work including how it delivers some fantastic comedic moments. The actors commitment to that physicality allows the audience to believe in the sci-fi tech tropes that we don’t see on stage, other than the cast’s representation of them. The meta-humor (non-spoilery shout out to Tony Gonzalez here). You get the idea.

What I didn't like

I suppose there might be some ways to scale up the tech of the show, but honestly 1) nothing immediately comes to mind and 2) that seems super nit picky for a Fringe production.

My overall impression

Fun, slick and tight. Spot on in every moment. Loved the score, the tone, the staging, choreography, singing and of course the characters.

It could be easy to dismiss this show unseen as simply jumping on the bandwagon of bashing Trump in order to drive ticket sales, but this show is so much more than that.

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