Sometimes the Fringe preview video doesn’t get posted, for any number of reasons.
One that didn’t get posted this year that was part of the first preview night was the opening act, from the new musical Extreme Roadshow:
Extreme Roadshow
John Orenstein
In this version of Antique Roadshow, worthless items are thrown into a fiery pit. A musical romp featuring a spittoon, the Mona Lisa, a diamond necklace, banjo clocks, and a surly mob. Love wins in the end.
Venue: Phoenix Theater
Tagged for: Comedy, Musical Theater, Original Music, Political Content
Content Warnings: Adult Language, Flashing Lights
The preview was a cute (if odd) scene in which a boy sings a love song to the family spittoon, who he calls his good friend Spitty. The video might not have been posted because, bless him, the actor wasn’t able project his voice very loudly in the vast Rarig Thrust space (if only Spitty had a secret microphone installed). The musical itself (with a cast of almost a dozen people) is going to be in the smaller Phoenix Theater space, so that shouldn’t be as much of a problem there.
And they do have a very audible and well-produced video on the Fringe page which I’ll embed here to give you a sample of what they’re working with. Looks like fun, so give ‘em a look if Fringe is your time to catch new musicals.
Update 8/1: My bad, the Fringe preview was posted, I just somehow completely missed it - and so, a young boy's ode to the family spittoon:
Here's some handy links to this year's Top 10 list and Top 11-20 List, plus the full list of all returning favorites at this year's Fringe, plus a link to all the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival coverage.
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