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American Strippers (FringeNYC)
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Clever, Original, Entertaining, Funny, Raunchy
About the show
Part of FringeNYC: When the Greek goddesses throw a bachelorette party and crash a legendary strip club run by American folk heroes like Pecos Bill and Johnny Appleseed, all Hades breaks loose. Myth, sex, romance and culture clash in this outrageous cosmic comedy. More…
Categories: Comedy, Drama, National. From Epic Theatre Company. Written by Kevin Broccoli. Directed by Kevin Broccoli. Choreographed by Kevin Broccoli.
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Banal, Disappointing, Excruciating, Slow, Insipid
August 17th, 2016
See it if you like the mythological characters mixed in with a fantasy strip club
Don't see it if you aren't ready for strip club comedy.
"The problem with 'American Strippers' is that, even with its long run time, it doesn't do enough with this concept, and it's unclear which point Broccoli is trying to make about this country, if any...It's in the monologues that Broccoli always seems on the cusp of something...The strip numbers ...
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"Broccoli seems determined to justify a ridiculous premise with intellectual heft. As a result, he creates an overwhelmingly complex set of rules and conditions, rooted to varying degrees in myth, that precipitate one plot twist after another...He manages so many diverse points of view surprising...
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