A FringeNYC Encore: Austria, the 1930s. Messenger boy Rolfe, 17 (going on 18) is about to discover that forbidden sex and the Third Reich don't mix. This dark comedy proves that B-characters have a destiny, too.
Read more Show lessSee it if You know the story of The Sound of Music-it helps with the underlying story & humor. Like performance of the back stories of lesser chacters
Don't see it if you think it will be a musical or campy production of SOM or offended by a cherished character that may have a 'deviant' dark side.
See it if The Sound of Music is a fav; open to a clever, humorous, yet moving piece, with fun lyric references. A few wonderful acting performances.
Don't see it if Gay relationships/action is a turn off. You're a TSOM purist. Are done with Nazi topics, even as referred to in a musical story.
See it if You want clever writing which thoughtfully and compellingly explores the lives of non-central characters from famous stories.
Don't see it if You're not prepared for themes of loyalty, strength, and sexuality -- all wrapped in the charm of the margins of a beloved story.
See it if You are interested in a mature speculation about what was going on behind the scenes in the Sound of Music.
Don't see it if You don't want your Sound of Music illusions shattered, or are uncomfortable with same-sex relationships or references to the Holocaust.
See it if You want to be entertained. You can enjoy a show that deals with diversity. You don't take life and plays so seriously. Want to laugh.
Don't see it if You take life too seriously. You are offended by two men having relations and seeing a Nazi armband. You don't want to laugh.
See it if you're a sound of music fan
Don't see it if you need big budget entertainment
See it if you can appreciate fine acting even in a less than stellar script, if you want The Sound of Music from a more realistic perspective.
Don't see it if you're unfamiliar with The Sound of Music, you're homophobic, you can't see past minimal production values or only like elaborate production
See it if Professional acting. Schizophrenic script. Audience came to be amused by Sound of Music allusions but they were sprinkled in a dark drama
Don't see it if The 3 older cast members were pros. The 2 boys were almost as good. The laughs gained by SOM allusions grew more and more inappropriate Read more