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Boasting a seasoned cast from Rent and Bat Boy and clever lyrics like "Thrill
your fella / Spread him with Nutella" from lyricist Melissa Levis (Wendy
Wasserstein's niece), this is the one Fringe musical that is likely to draw
a matinee crowd. The thin plot follows a married couple trying to have a
baby (Brandon Williams and the sensational Stephanie Kurtzuba) and two
struggling singles (Christina L. Fadale and ace comedian David Josefsberg)
looking for love in Internet chat rooms and married neighbors' apartments.
Impressively performed with delightful but minimally memorable songs like "
'O' No," about Kurtzuba's inability to orgasm, Joys is nevertheless Sex and
the City Lite with musical accompaniment. Apart from some waving of dildos,
this is family-friendly fare; no nudity, no profanity, and nothing more
perverse than threesomes, foot fetishes, and . . . pirate fantasies? Joys
just debuted, and already it feels irrelevant.
-- JADA YUAN
Lemonade Productions
Directed by Jeremy Dobrish, lyrics by Melissa Levis, music by David
Weinstein.
Where:
The 14th Street Y Theater, 344 East 14th Street
When:
8/16 at 7, 8/17
at 10, 8/19 at 9:45, 8/20 at 5.
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