Saturday, June 18, 2022

To Bah or Not To Bah Humbug (Fringe 22)

 Spoilers ahoy!


I don't know who came up with the idea of fusing Hamlet with A Christmas Carol but kudos to the comedy weirdness!  The result is To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug! all about Scroogelet and the visit of the ghost from his former partner 

Everything about this show is fun.  The music, the musicians (especially the very dark lyrics), the oddly steampunk/elizabethan aesthetic, etc.  Full of energy, the jokes come fast and furious, but along the way some startling moments of pathos, even poignancy emerge.  Which is part of what makes it work.

I suppose it could do with a little more rehearsal, and a bit of polish.  The result would be better, but that might imply there's anything wrong with what we get.  But no, it remains delightful.

To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug! plays at the Broadwater Sunday June 19 at 2pm, Friday June 24 at 10pm, and Sunday June 26 at 11am (30 minutes).

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