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Calm Mom (FringeNYC)
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Funny, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great singing
About the show
Part of FringeNYC: Award-winning lyricist Gaby Gold's mother - once-accompanied by Barry (Manilow) - trades her glamorous cabaret life for parenting. When near-tragedy threatens Gaby's infant son, she explores the chaos, hysteria and love of motherhood through original songs, stories...and rap. More…
Categories: Solo Show, Musical/Opera, Local. From Lady 180 Productions. Written by Book and Lyrics by Gaby Gold, Music by Tom Corrado, Paul Fujimoto, Gaby Gold, Mike Hart, Mitch Lance and Dina Pruzhansky. Directed by Theresa Gambacorta.
Member Reviews (1)
MEMBERS SAY:
Funny, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great singing
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Absorbing, Funny, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great singing
August 28th, 2016
See it if You like stories that are relatable and true.
Don't see it if You need spectacle rather than intelligence.
"Gold has a knack for creating rapid rhythmic spoken word segments out of conversations that erupt between the characters she plays, and this makes 'Calm Mom' read like a lovely overheard-in-New York piece..Although her frustration and exasperation over her baby's well-being are palpable, there i...
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Ethan Kanfer: New York Theater Reviews
"A charming one-woman musical…Gold’s songs feature tight rhymes, and strong melodies and hooks that encapsulates the characters. Gold’s impressive vocal range and warm delivery animates the comedy songs and tender ballads with equal grace and precision...Plot wise, what’s here is solid, but there...
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