About the Project
Radio Star
by Tanya O’Debra
original music by Andrew Mauriello
directed by Peter James Cook
Radio Star is a 1940’s radio detective spoof wherein NYC-based comedienne Tanya O’Debra lends her voice to 10 characters while simultaneously staging live sound effects. In “The Case of the Long Distance Lover”, Nick McKittrick; Private Dick is hired by femme fatale Fanny LaRue to find her husband’s killer. The plot is a standard mystery, but Radio Star’s current sense of humor sets it apart from the pack. Just like the golden age of radio. Only dirtier.
Radio Star won Best of the San Francisco Fringe Festival. It was nominated for Best English Language Production and Just For Laughs Best Comedy at the Montreal Fringe. The Charlebois Post gave it five stars, calling it one of the top five shows of the Fringe. Radio Star was also nominated for three New York Innovative Theatre Awards: Outstanding Full Length Script, Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role and Outstanding Original Music.
“A wonderfully playful parody of the 1940s New York murder mystery genre…the best one-woman show I’ve seen.” – Three Weeks, Edinburgh
“Entertaining, vulgar, and truly hilarious… Radio Star is a raunchy blast.” – Flavorpill, NYC
“I didn’t even take notes during Tanya O’Debra’s mesmerizing performance because…well, I was mesmerized.” (5 stars) – Charlebois Post, Montreal
Production Team
