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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
World Premier "Ms. Estrada" - You've Gotta Go to this Hysterical, Clever and Relevant Show
The Q Brothers Collective hip-hop take on Lysistrata is a delightful musical that doesn't & then does, take itself seriously. Aristophanes' ancient comedy has had its lion share of renditions but never before has a show lacked for more bite and insight into earnest issues of discrimination, military perpetuation, sexual manipulation and social media saturation. The show is pulsing before it begins with a DJ stationed above keeping the flow pumping into your cerebellum. Ring, ding dong I can't find anything wrong with this sexual parody with smarts and laughs that flow like a mega keg at a fraternity. I'm not sure who the Q Brothers Collective are but these 4 creative comedic geniuses behind the scenes seem as if they write for Nat'l Lampoon Magazine. The non-stop energy in this clever one act play has so many prescient pertinent topics parodied all in a most entertaining way. Ms. Elizabeth Estrada "Liz" is a co-ed feminist wiz whose over zealous ambitions and oversized violin will stop at nothing to win female equality. Winning means putting an end to the pervasive puking and frat rat games. Liz inspired by Ms. Spencer's feminist seminar begins the battle of the sexes and this means war. The weapon wielded by women is sex withheld until their men stop their nonsensical competitions and put them to bed. This compact musical condenses such clever topical lyrics, staging and choreography some is bound to go over your head. There's hilarity in the show's absurdity coated in piss & vinegar & mounds of sexuality. Every musical number is a winner. I loved the yoga class with big blue balls especially. The ensemble cast featuring the Bats were riotously outrageous. Hash tag: you too must see this hip-hop parody. Ring Ding Dong to miss out on the fun would just be wrong.
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