Word: slapstickers
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...remains as enigmatic a performer as anyone on the folk circuit today, and since his quirky humor is not captured on his albums, local Edwards fans eagerly anticipate his shows for a chance to catch his act. The older crowd at Saunders loved his attempts at self-depracating slapstick--Edward's got the biggest laughs of the night when he parodied the music his children listen to with a mildly pornographic rap that he accompanied by humping...
...Failing to heed the advice of an elderly monk, Mei Yang leaves Yuk Heung in order to pursue a life of ordered womanizing. A pitiful Don Juan with a beleaguered Leporello, Mei Yang discovers that he is, comment dit-on, unequipped for the task. In a riotously slapstick scene, he submits to an operation in which a horse's member replaces his inadequate...
...dispute over who will play the role on Broadway, Close has three big advantages. She is physically much more plausible as a legendarily beautiful face. She approaches the role as a dramatic experience rather than as scenes leading up to show-stopper songs. Most important, she uncorks an almost slapstick comic inventiveness...
...season when most regional theaters abandon creative integrity for a gold-digging, anodyne version of A Christmas Carol replete with chestnuts (in both senses) but not a lot of consciousness raising, the adaptation now playing at Washington's Arena Stage is a welcome alternative. Much of it is slapstick, too many of its gags come from easy TV references, and its worn-on-the-sleeve liberalism can play fast and loose with facts: Scrooge is condemned for not ponying up a ludicrously understated "few dollars a week" to provide health insurance for his secretary Cratchit and her jobless husband...
Aaron Caughey plays the Captain in suitable slapstick fashion, although his accent change in the final scene is a bit bewildering. His singing is nevertheless very solid and done with great gusto. Sarah Cullins as Josephine has a sweet, pleasant voice, but is expressionless throughout. She seems unable to sing and act simultaneously. Stephen Curtis as Josephine's suitor gives a good performance as a bumbling old fool, although his voice is a bit timid to start...