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Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway

Posted by: dramedy 01:06 pm EDT 10/12/13

I've seen a few DLS productions over the years and its usually TOm Orr and a piano making a fun evening of gay lyrics to classic broadway tunes. When the show was announced for the main season, i was a little skeptic. Well Tom has added a gang of 4 which really opens up the "show" dividing the evening up nicely. How can one not like two nuns singing about the virtues of safe sex to the tune of Maria from sound of music. Or the leather guys butching it up in Nothin like a Dame switched to we ain't dames and then going into a chorus of the leathers and drag queens should get along from oklahoma. there are non-R&H songs also including Sondheim's Agony changed to monogomous relationships. You get the picture. 2H10M with intermission of pretty much laughing throughout. I also felt this parody matches a little better with the broadway shows (like Annie and her puppet for Maybe) in line with Forbidden Broadway although its main emphases is gay theme and not broadway spoof. lsst night was first preview and it can only get better.


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re: Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway

Posted by: rodneyra 04:27 pm EDT 10/13/13
In reply to: Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway - dramedy 01:06 pm EDT 10/12/13

Did you not see the last production a year or two back? It is lots of fun. With all my ushering, not sure I'll be able to catch it this time.


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re: Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway

Posted by: Richard Connema 02:24 pm EDT 10/20/13
In reply to: re: Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway - rodneyra 04:27 pm EDT 10/13/13

Saw it last night. A great fun show with Tom Orr and a cast of five including the wonderful David Bicha singing "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Homosexual" to the Gilbert and Sullivan "I am the Model of a Modern Major General" and Tom Orr singing "Somewhat Over the Rainbow" to the Judy Garland song.

The house was packed last night with not a female in sight and of course they all went wild with each song that was sung by some very talented singers.

Another highlight is the very talented Rotimi Agbabiaka singing "The Music & The Make Up" in drag to "The Music & The Mirror" from "Chorus Line".


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I did

Posted by: dramedy 10:50 pm EDT 10/14/13
In reply to: re: Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway - rodneyra 04:27 pm EDT 10/13/13

But wasn't it just him and a pianist? I don't remember it having a cast of five.


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re: I did

Posted by: MikeR 02:29 pm EDT 10/15/13
In reply to: I did - dramedy 10:50 pm EDT 10/14/13

Are you sure you saw Dirty Little Showtunes, and not one of Orr's cabaret gigs? DLS has a cast of 5 or 6 (I think it's varied a bit from one incarnation to the other). At the bottom of the page linked below there's a trailer from NCTC's 2011 production, which shows the full cast.

URL: http://www.nctcsf.org/press_room/dirty_little_showtunes.htm

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i'm a subscriber and i did see it in 2011

Posted by: dramedy 09:12 pm EDT 10/15/13
In reply to: re: I did - MikeR 02:29 pm EDT 10/15/13

i guess my memory is faulty since i didn't remember it having a full cast. Oh well, it's still a good show and even fresh with a bad memory!


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re: i'm a subscriber and i did see it in 2011

Posted by: Richard Connema 02:25 pm EDT 10/20/13
In reply to: i'm a subscriber and i did see it in 2011 - dramedy 09:12 pm EDT 10/15/13

also saw it in 2011. I even got a quote in the paper.


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re: i'm a subscriber and i did see it in 2011

Posted by: rodneyra 08:14 pm EDT 10/17/13
In reply to: i'm a subscriber and i did see it in 2011 - dramedy 09:12 pm EDT 10/15/13

Yes, David Bicha was in it as well as this production as was Trauma Flintstone who is not in this production.


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re: Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway

Posted by: Richard Connema 02:39 pm EDT 10/12/13
In reply to: Dirty Little Showtunes--SF's version of Forbidden Broadway - dramedy 01:06 pm EDT 10/12/13

We see it October 19th


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