Great American Horror Movie Musical
presented by LSD Productions
Showtimes
Thu., Jul. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
[S] Tue., Aug. 5 @ 8:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 9 @ 10:00 p.m.
KEY:
[S]=ASL interpreted
[A]=Audio described
Show details
Venue: Lab Theater
Duration: 60 minutes
For ages 17+
Written by Jonathan Howle
Genres: Musical theatre, Queer Content, Comedy, ASL interpreted
Warnings: Adult language, Loud noises/gunshots
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awesome!
by Kelly McGrath Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
This play had a great premise and built on it in a stereotypical horror film way. I liked how the killer 80s songs were fit into the show. The writing, choreography, and acting were all exceptional. Great job everyone!
A little zany but a lot of fun!
by Erin McCullough Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
The 80s music alone was worth the price of admission! This show has a couple of moments that are difficult for the audience to follow but its fun atmosphere keeps your engaged. Every cast member brought great energy and great character development through their movements and expressions . This show could benefit from a more cohesive script but still worth checking out.
B Movie Madness
by Lee Spears Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
A campy, brazenly bizarre, and quite possibly insane effort choreographed like "Grease" for Evil Dead fans everywhere. Was it perfect? No. Sometimes the script dragged and the story didn't seem meaty enough to sing about. But these immensely talented people truly amazed with the sheer effort of their work. Not consistently riveting, but still the stuff of legend. Rock on, Chuck & Co; good luck in the desert!
What's the buzz about?
by Queen Caroline Follow this reviewer
Rating 0 kitties
This one was dreadful! Someone in the audience got up and left and I wish I had done the same. There was some overly loud (it felt insincere)laughter but I couldn't figure out what people were laughing at. Then I realized most of the audience wasn't laughing -it was only a few people - which leads me to believe they were friends and family of the cast. Don't waste your time.
LOVE LOVE LOVED IT!
by Mary Lennick Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
This show was a blast. Wildly outrageous but terribly funny, this show takes a weird ass script and delivers 60 min of pure entertainment. Sari Lennick is brightest star of all - look for her in the 2009 Coen Brothers film being shot here in Minneapolis! Quite the talent she is!!!! See her and the rest of these very very talented actors this weekend!
Entertaining
by The Grump Follow this reviewer
Rating 3 kitties
Not all of it works but the musical numbers are well worth the Fringe cost but only if you are familiar with 80's music, which I am.
Pure fun
by Fringe Fanatic Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
This show succeeds at doing exactly what it sets out to do...be fun! It was a bunch of talented people having a good time singing and dancing to the 80s. Very entertaining!
Truly enjoyable show.
by Dan Ries Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
It was good, you should go see it. The cast really played off each other well. I would almost see it again...
great performers
by Jennifer Walker Follow this reviewer
Rating 3 kitties
A fantastically talented cast such as this one deserves MUCH better material. Even the terrific performances can't drag the lack of a script or plot up to a better level. Worth seeing just for the actors, but sit up close -- the black hole of acoustics known as The Lab doesn't do anyone any favors.
Rockin'!
by Carol Zuther Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
FUN Fringe show! The music rocked, the cast is exceptional... a must-see for every Fringe-goer! Enjoy!
Fantastic Choreography & Overall Good
by Roland Brenny Follow this reviewer
Rating 3 kitties
The choreography in the show was great. Some of the voices were great and they held my attention for an hour.....I'd see them again.
Funny
by Laurel Hansen Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
This show made me laugh more than Cody Rivers. It gets my vote for best use of a canoe paddle as a prop. Will it inspire deep thought, probably not. Will it make you laugh? You bet.
Waste Of Talented Performers
by Ben Thietje Follow this reviewer
Rating 2 kitties
I wanted to like this. I really did. But I was too distracted by the number of times I asked the person next to me "What the fuck is going on?!" Blech.
Camp in the Woods
by Rick Treece Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
Ludicrous premise, so deftly executed you don't care. Hats off to the choreographer. Not a weak link in the cast, but I would single out for special commendation the performances by Paul Whittemoreâs torso and all of Amber Lee Olivier. Just watch the YouTube clip.
55 Minutes of Hell on Earth!
by Steven LaVigne Follow this reviewer
Rating 0 kitties
The good news is that thereâs a lot of talent involved in the creation of the very gay Great American Horror Movie Musical. The bad news is that too many cooks have spoiled the broth, because the results is 55 minutes of hell on Earth. The show centers on a group of movie people who are planning to do a documusical about Eric Robert Rudolph, a serial killer hiding in a national forest. The premise, written by MFA playwright Jonathan Howle, is standard Fringe fare. The show is rarely inventive, full of bad jokes and low comedy and pointless male semi-nudity (Paul Whittemore spends a lot of time with his shirt off) guaranteed to have audiences hooting, but leaving the intelligent theatregoer with far too many question. When Andrew Rasmussenâs choreography isnât corny, itâs the most creative thing onstage. Somehow Jonathan Peterson and John Bruce manage to create a character and stay in it, but the rest of the cast is wasting their time and ours.
A musical in search of a script
by re gurgitate Follow this reviewer
Rating 3 kitties
A fun cast was a plus, but with nothing but a shred of a script to drive the story, this one's Karaoke with 4 flat tires.
A whole lot of fun!
by Jay Peyer Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
My top show this year at fringe. Yes, some of the songs could have been better, but the dancing was great, and I though thought there was a lot of creativity in putting the whole thing together.
These performers deserve better.
by Dennis Curley Follow this reviewer
Rating 1 kitty
These talented performers deserve a much better vehicle. I had high hopes of seeing a clever original musical this afternoon, and was sorely disappointed by GAHMM, despite some great performances.
Randy Schmeling is always a great bet. He inhabits his characters with integrity and full commitment, and today was no exception. He has a beautiful singing voice. Jonathan Peterson never fails to amaze me with his range; I don't believe I have ever seen him play the same character type twice, and he had some truly hilarious moments as Boo. Sari Lennick, a recent transplant to the Twin Cities, was a revelation. With her talent, I hope we'll be seeing a lot more of her in the future. Unfortunately, we had to wait until the very end to hear Sheridan Zuther, who is by far the best singer in the group, and is sadly underused.
But the show is not good. The story is uninteresting, and despite a few funny moments and some clever tongue-in-cheek choreography, it left me cold.
terrible, complete miss use of talent
by Crummy Reviewer Follow this reviewer
Rating 1 kitty
This was terrible. One 5th of the audience laughed at the horrible dialogue. The musical numbers were fun, but there was no momentum in the action and the song choices were DULL as well. I feel sorry for the actors, all very gifted and some are new in town. What a miserable project. Sari Lennick did a great job with her characters, one of the few people who relished her archetype. Kudos to the actors and choreographer. I know it takes a lot of work to do a show this bad.
(I'm writing harsh reviews this year).
I love the 80s!
by Heather Stone Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
I laughed so much during this show and wanted to jump out of my front row seat to join in on the singing and the dancing. But I can't sing. Or dance really for that matter! "Sweet Dreams" was the best number by far! I loved that the storyline was full of camp and fluff -- the actors were committed to it and that made it oh so enjoyable as an audience member. Thank you! FAME indeed!
Skip the talking, just do the singing.
by Erica Mauter Follow this reviewer
Rating 2 kitties
In short, parts that involved singing were good and parts that involved talking were bad. I think the Fringe-For-All preview I saw was the best part of the whole show. It's like the actual plot was a poor excuse to gratuitously string together a bunch of '80s songs. If you can't do a good gay joke, don't even bother. Everyone around us seemed to enjoy this show way better than I did. There was a pretty wide range of acting talent. All were great singers. Sari Lennick was a bright spot. Don't bother with this one.
Needs Clarity but is Still Good
by David Rust Follow this reviewer
Rating 3 kitties
With all the good word of mouth about this show, perhaps I was expecting a bit more. Still, I want to emphasize that the singing was really good, the acting -fine- and the venue, excellent. I guess my biggest problem with the production was two-fold: applicability of songs and sense of direction.
Essentially, as the main characters go about their task and accrue more people to hunt down the Great American Murderer, Eric Rudolph, there seems to be very little in the way of "Horror". In fact, there seems to be very little drive to the story at all. Things just "happen". The songs also don't really seem to fit the scenes into which they are thrust. Are they good? Yeah! Did I have a good time? Sure. I just feel the script could have used a more concrete direction with more linkage between songs and story.
Great AHMM = GREAT, ahhhh.
by Derek Henderson Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
What a show! 80's music, dance, jokes about dance, immense physical energy. This show takes a decent story with a good script, better choreography and an awesome cast and weaves magic.
Recreating MTV
by Dave Romm Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
The show recreates several 80s music videos around a plot dealing with the search for serial killer Eric Rudolph Often very funny and the familiar music is well done. A Shockwave Radio Theater Review.
crucially awesome!
by sharon baker Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
what a gut-busting-ly hilarious show! that the songs had all of the cast singing backup was excellent. familiarity with 80s music makes it all the more entertaining! the performances were all stellar.
Ahhh...the 80's
by Eric Herr Follow this reviewer
Rating 4 kitties
OK, I loved the preview in the Fringe For All and the show pretty much delivered on it! Really fun songs and choreography. A bit of tightening up in the dialogue scenes and it will be a very good show!
OMG this show is Awesome!
by Bradley Johnson Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
This was my favorite show I saw on opening night and I saw 3 great shows. We have some really great talent here and they have put together a show that will entertain you for the full 60 minutes. I really didn't want it to end! This is a must see!!!
Great choreography and singing
by Eleanor Skelton Follow this reviewer
Rating 5 kitties
This show was a lot of fun. The choreography was creative and was juxtaposed well with the wacky story line and costumes.
