What I liked
Elise Dewsberry always brings the chops and this outing was no different. Top tier comedy timing and genuinely genius character development are on full display here. The difficult music and grandiloquent script exemplify what NMI does best and Dewsberry seemingly performs it all with ease. Although Queen Mab may not be graceful (sorry your highness), she is performed elegantly and flawlessly leading to a final act that actually made me tear up.
A splendidly simple premise. A cute and well utilized set. More laughter than I was prepared for.
This my friends…. Is why we Fringe.
What I didn't like
I would LOVE to see this with a full band outside of a Fringe situation, though that’s not a complaint. The recorded tracks actually added to the idea of Mab’s delusion and it totally worked.
My overall impression
A perfectly constructed, hour long musical comedy. Elise Dewsberry, dramaturg and new musical development extrordinaire, proves why she is such a massive staple of the LA theatre community. A phenomenally fun piece with great music to boot.
