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So I saw this play because the girl who wrote/stars in it was in Sad Victoria and I was impressed with her enough to see the thing she wrote (er, and she’s cute). I wasn’t disappointed. There were definite technical issues (which were apparently worse opening night, as See Magazine gave it 2 stars and it appears to be entirely because of the sound levels being wrong), volumes going wrong and stuff like that.

Most of the singers were passable (I think they’re mostly performers first, singers second). On the other hand, Alexandra Mihill, the writer/star, was incredibly good. Her voice filled the theatre even as she was running from one end of the stage to the other.

The play itself was essentially what Corpse Bride should have been. It was all very burtonesque and pulled it off really well (even the set design, spare though it was, evoked Burton).

I think this might have been one of my favorite plays so far.