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Ghost Story - Little Spoon, Big Spoon Productions

2/23/2018

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Absorbing
Convincing
Intense ensemble performances
Thought provoking
Cathartic
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See it if:
You're up for an emotionally intense, affecting & raw but ultimately cathartic drama about cancer with an unusually brilliant female cast.

Don't see it if:
No reason not to, unless honest & heartfelt emotion onstage disturbs, cancer is too close or recent, or you really need a linear timeline.


An at times difficult yet welcome conversation about cancer—dealing with it, living with it, dying of it, surviving it—this Ghost Story is more than worth seeking out for its amazing female cast.

Randa Karambelas, Elissa Klie and Chelsea Smith deliver terrific performances and are all in—present, intense, totally convincing; their give and take, in-the-moment honesty and controlled emotional chaos ricocheting from stage to audience and back again remarkable and heartbreaking. And clear; you might never think about cancer the same way again.

Though not a stitch is dropped, there's a lot of nakedness onstage in this emotionally intense and truthful production, 
Big Spoon, Little Spoon proving once again that some of the best & strongest work in the city quietly goes on in the Off- Off- companies all around us. This is more good work by a fearless and gutsy, socially conscious company that should be supported and seen; by all means, go.

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JOSEPHINE: A BURLESQUE CABARET DREAM PLAY               Soho Playhouse

2/15/2018

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Brilliant & fresh
Sexy
Strong & seamless performance
Refreshing
Must see

See it if
Harris is as gorgeous & stunning as her work onstage, her command of stage & character a remarkable tour de force, worth many trips downtown
Don’t see it if
Absolutely no reason not to—unless you’re a lot less comfortable in your skin than Ms Harris is onstage.





Solo performances are hard enough to pull off and bios — especially of performers — even more so, but the seriously talented Tymisha Harris is literally so comfortable in her skin she’s able to pull off the amazing feat of being simultaneously sexy and funny, seductive and goofy.

By no means an impersonation, this is instead a unique tribute from one amazingly poised and self-possessed performer to another, Harris’s spirit and humor filling the room much like Baker’s must have.

From the sexy/racy/goofy knockabout signature Jungle Banana Dance number, her killer vocal on Afraid to Dream, the beautiful subtle lines of her Fan Dance, to the unexpected Dylan showstopper at the end, Harris’s command of the material & ability to work the room are exceptional; she makes it all look so easy, and very much her own.

Costumes are inventive and gorgeous, as is the staging and choreography. The script is clever & the evening all too short. We'd like more time with Harris, but in the meantime, wishing her well — and a career as long and fulfilled as Ms Baker’s.

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