This review aired on KBAQ May 10, 2010

ORIGINAL “NUNSENSE” AT BROADWAY PALM REMAINS FUNNIEST

“NUNSENSE”
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Mesa, AZ

Feature Elizabeth Loos in anything and a hit show will result.  Loos is the reigning Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre star and her latest triumph is “Nunsense.”  This is the original show about a convent who must find the financing to bury several dead nuns who died because of food poisoning.

There have been several rip-offs of “Nunsense” but the original remains the funniest.  That’s especially true with a stellar production like the Broadway Palm has mounted.  Not only is Loos a great comedienne, but … Continue Reading

This review aired on KBAQ May 3, 2010

“THE SECOND CITY DOES ARIZONA” FUNNY BUT NOT GREAT

“THE SECOND CITY DOES ARIZONA, OR CLOSE BUT NO SAGUARO”
Arizona Theatre Company, Herberger Theater Center
Phoenix, AZ

While you’ll enjoy Arizona Theatre Company’s world premiere comedy, “The Second City Does Arizona, or Close But No Saguaro,” don’t expect to be doubled over with laughter.

This specially commissioned work is not theater; it’s just loosely linked comedy bits. Some segments laugh at Arizona’s weirdness but the local stuff, while mildly amusing, isn’t unexpected. Quite frankly Chicago’s highly-touted Second City troupe doesn’t find anything unusually funny with our state. You’ll … Continue Reading