		The Texas Chainsaw Musical!
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Theatre of the Battle Ticonderoga The Unbearable Lightness of Raya		Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Melissa 5 Stars What a great show! The energy of the cast was astounding, the music was complex and edgy, the acting was solid. Nick Bayne, the lead, was adorable and terrifying with seriously talented vocals. Carlye Pollack rocked it as Lucretia, bringing a fun new york style to the show. Other favorites were "Let's Hear You Scream," a silly duet between Eddy (Nick Bayne) and Melissa (Miquela Sierra)- beautiful harmony and hilarious delivery. I also loved the ventriloquist scene with Dale Murphy's classic comedic timing. But I'm rambling! It was a great show overall, and I'm looking forward to sitting in the "Splatter Zone" for their Willow's Theatre production! Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical! Reviewer: Patti 5 Stars Five of us went and it was unanimous - great show, wonderful actors, laughed 'till we hurt ourselves! Play: Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Nancy 5 Stars Fabulously funny, edgy, totally sick!! Great acting and singing. You gotta see this Play: Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Tanya 3 Stars This show has the potential to be fun and scary, but it still needs work. Key character Eddy was great to watch, and his songs were just as fun to hear. Moma was great as well, letting us into the story at times, though I lost some of her lines here and there (might be due to seat spot). Play: Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Athena Kyle 5 Stars These people did an amazing job. It was a full scale musical on a grass roots budget and should not be missed. Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical! Reviewer: Rachel 5 Stars A funny take on serial killers! The musical numbers were great, and the acters were amazing. This play is indeed pretty gross, due to its subject matter, but fans of dark humor and horror comedy will definately dig this! Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Russ D. 3 Stars This is still in workshop, so some of what doesn't gel here is understandable. The concept is great, but a lot of the humor is a bit too obvious. It seemed as if they relied on the high concept to carry the piece, and at two hours, that isn't enough. I'd love to see a future production of this in which the writer goes a little deeper. There's some great stuff here to build on, particularly the song refrain, "having no natural predators". This number has a lot of politics in it's lyrics, which I thought was the wrong direction to go in. Who wants lefty observations, in a musical about Ed Gein? They might expand on the concept of a serial killer as having no natural predators, and I think a great show might start to come together from there Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Sibyl Darter 5 Stars I went to support my daughter's theatrical endeavors, not expecting much. Well - this musical delivered BIG TIME. I loved it. The songs/music are terrific and the cast is fabulous, versatile and funny! I can't wait to go see it again. I want the sound track! I'm only humming bits and pieces (no pun intended) of what I remember of some of the songs and NEED MORE!! Go see it. Any improvement they make as they move forward may cause a need for 6 stars in the "rating" pulldown menu. Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical! Reviewer: LaVell Herman 5 Stars Fantastic show! While I think it will be very enhanced when they are allowed to use full blood effects, the whole thing was very entertaining and, at times, surprisingly touching in a perverse way. The whole ensemble is very good, especially Nick Bayne (Eddy), Carlye Pollack (Lucretia), Jamielee Roberts (Kristy) and Dale Murphy (Ezekiel). I couldn't help but enjoy myself the whole time! Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Linda Bytof 5 Stars Great funky idea. Actors and music were great Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: Cara Green 4 Stars The choreography and stage direction for this shoestring budget production was smooth as silk, especially for a group performing together publicly for the first time last night to workshop this up-and-coming new musical. Chris Minori's script delivered laughs and the actors demonstrated an impressive ability to die on command. But the real gem of "The Texas Chainsaw Musical" is Cory Bytof's melodic, flat-out brilliant songwriting - which brought unexpected poignancy to a comedy about chainsaw murdering. Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical! Reviewer: Liz 4 Stars A delightful workshop production of an up-and-coming play. There are still some bits here and there that could use some tweaking, but they are taking comments and recommendations from audience members throughout the run at Fringe Fest. My impression was that it starts a little slowly, but bursts into a blaze of bloody glory with Eddy's first song. Eddy (Nick Bayne) and Lucretia (Carlye Pollack) really steal the show as the most convincing musical psychopaths I hope to ever meet. Musically, it is a mixture of tongue-in-cheek broadway-esque songs about death, love, and Texas. You know it won't end well for at least half of the characters that waltz across the stage, but you just can't help but yelp, grin, and hum along to the buzz of the chainsaw. Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical Reviewer: F. A. Danny 5 Stars Great Show!! Funny and scary and perversely moving all at the same time. Brilliant writing and terrific performances. I was humming the songs on my way home. Go see this play! Play: The Texas Chainsaw Musical! Reviewer: Jill 5 Stars Funny, unique, great music, and a chainsaw to boot. Who know serial killers and their victims could be so entertaining?? Don't miss this one!