Theatre
& Stage
reviews by SalsaChicago.com critic Al Bresloff
500 Clown
Frankenstein (thru November 13)
The Chicago
Department of Cultural Affairs is presenting
the 500 Clown Frankenstein at the Loop Theater.
This is very intense, physical comedy that
in one hour brings the house down as it somehow
manages to tell us a version of Frankenstein
Molly Brennan, Adrian Danzig and Paul Kalina
are the new version of "the Three Stooges"-
all of the physical humor that some of us
grew up on, is brought to a live stage (and
extremely close to the audience) while they
attempt to tell us a story that we all know.
It is FUNNY!!!!. The audience does get involved
and these three really know how to play the
audience (to the hilt). On opening night there
was a three or four year old boy in the audience
who was a delight. It almost seemed as though
they had planned to use him, but they didn't
and it was a riot. Directed by Leslie Buxbaum
Danzig (with great care) the clowns through
their interaction with each other and the
audience do get the "gist" of the story out
there, but in reality, who cares? This show
is just one hour of uninterrupted fun and
laughs. They are able to fall and climb with
tables dropping and amazingly no one gets
hurt. Often, we all need a good laugh- an
escape from reality and 500 CLOWNS FRANKENSTEIN
is just what will do the trick.
This production
will run at the Loop Theater (8 E. Randolph
Street) through November 13th with performances
as follows:
