THE ALLURE OF THUG LIFE

Musicals & Operas · mélia mills · Ages 15+ · United States of America

one person show world premiere
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Review by CHALAUN MOSLEY

June 19, 2023 certified reviewer
tagged as: growinguphipho

What I liked

Loved the great ability to go back and forth between her Melia character and the ratched bully character. Also love all of the Oakland references, hip hop lyrics, … Oh, also loved making Tupac the fairy godfather!

What I didn't like

Not being in the industry, and as an audience member, i don’t feel quite equipped to critique. But maybe the dad/parental part could have either been further involved, or just the scripting/character/portrayal/relationship with dad or parents a tiny bit deeper??

My overall impression

Melia is such a talent! 60 minutes of great entertainment, confidently portraying to her audience a realistic and authentic image and experience of growing up in the suburbs as a young black hip hop enthusiast, as I was likewise :)

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