James Royce

New York in Chains

james royce · June 25, 2018 certified reviewer
Don Lewis has written a light-hearted, fun and catchy musical with important themes for today's world. The piece gave a brief history of New York, showed an interesting life of two sisters and had some great songs. ... full review

The Book That I'm Going to Write, By Judy Garland

james royce · June 25, 2018 certified reviewer
This was a great idea: making an unknown recording of Judy Garland into a stage performance. The performance was very good. Clearly, this actor has had technical training and was able to hold an audience. ... full review

Marilyn Monroe: The Last Interview

james royce · June 18, 2018 certified reviewer
A fantastic portrayal of Marylin Monroe, excellent writing and so well done she received a standing ovation the night I saw it. ... full review

Left Turns

james royce · June 18, 2018 certified reviewer
Through brilliant character portrayal, great storytelling and wonderful writing Laura takes us on a personal journey of how she learned to listen to her own GPS. This show is life changing. There's not a lot of Fringe shows that can claim that!... full review

Don Waterski Goes Up Nort'

james royce · June 18, 2018 certified reviewer
Don Waterski is a great character brilliantly portrayed by Jake Kornely. The show is funny, his comic timing is impeccable and the show moves along at a nice pace. ... full review

Room No. 9 at the Chrysalis Inn

james royce · June 09, 2018 certified reviewer
Butterfly, through performance, voice over and video, takes us on a short journey of a woman who wakes up to her grandmothers' voices in a room, which is actually her subconscious. She deals with her past, her fear, her anger and ultimately conquers them. ... full review

How to be Lazy and Not Feel Guilty

james royce · June 05, 2018 certified reviewer
Drew has written a fun, zippy comic play that zings along quite nicely. The play itself, which runs just under an hour, follows a character Jenine who is haunted by the relentless voices in her head. These voices are played brilliantly by three actors using flashlights and other fun props as they torment her onstage and is a nice reflection and mirror of where society in the U.S has ended up in our quest for perfection and love of self-improvement. The playwright, in my opinion, is asking whe... full review