Review : FRIENDS ! The Musical Parody Offers an Uncensored , Fast-Paced , Music-Filled Romp of the Popular TV Series
The Los Angeles premiere ofFRIENDS ! The Musical Parody, a Guest Product by Right Angle Entertainment at the Kirk Douglas Theatre , comically celebrates and fondly pokes fun at the classic TV series “ Friends ” while musically sharing the adventure of your favorite radical of 20-something friends as they navigate the pitfalls of work , life and love in 1990s Manhattan . The novel musical recreates many favorite moments from all 10 years of the fan favorite through an uncensored , fast-paced , music-filled romp beginning with a typical day at New York ‘s only coffee store , Central Perk , as five of the series regulars , who apparently pass dawn , noon and night at the position ( yet while “ working ” ) , exist interrupt by an unexpected runaway bride ( with beautiful hair ) who rushes in and alteration their lives forever by becoming the 6th series regular .
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Yet if , like me , you have never hear an sequence of the TV series , no doubt the fame of the real-life actors on the show , each of whom celebrate their fame in song during “ The One Where We Build a Million Dollars an Episode , ” makes this show an exceedingly fun time thanks to the skill of the talented , triple-threat form (Sami Griffith as Rachel Green , Maggie McMeans as Monica Geller , Madison Fuller as Phoebe Buffay , Aaron C. Rutherford as Chandler Bing , Tyler Fromson as Ross Geller , and Domenic Servidio as Joey Tribbiani ) ,fast-paced direction byTim Drucker , cute and comic choreography by Billy Griffin , with music conductor Tegan Miller lending pizazz to the entertaining record & words by Bob & Tobly McSmith with music & orchestrations by Assaf Gleizner .
What I did understand and certainly laugh about be the form member mocking each other about their real-life selection ,such as Jennifer Anniston lose Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie , Lisa Kudrow going on to star with Academy Award gain actress Mira Sorvino in “Romy and Michele ‘s High School Reunion, ”‘s short choice of men by marrying David Arquette after build fun of others on the display for their dating selection , Matt LeBlanc whose dim-witted , no-real talent actor and womanizer Joey Tribbiani went on to star in that character ‘s self-named sequel , David Schwimmer who as Ross , the constantly depressed , hopeless-romantic paleontologist , went on to act , develop and direct with much success , and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing who has continued to seem on several TV series , much as co-creator , co-writer , and executive producer . There be no doubt these six owe their fame and fortune to the 10 yr observe in friend ! The Musical Parody .
While not bring out also much about the literal storyline , which moves quickly from fit to view , hither cost the list of song from the show , with many title no doubt familiar to fan :
“ 495 Grove Street – How Can We Afford This Property ? ”
“ Could I BE Anymore … in Love with You ” – Chandler
“ The One Where We Create a Million Dollars an Sequence ”
It will aid you to receive a friend or two with you in the audience to fulfill you in on referenceswhich non-fans will not understand , such as mock Rachel about her dating dalliances with Tom Selleck and Bruce Willis , both of whom equal portray to comic result by cast members . Perfectly matched-to-character costumes by designer David Rigler equal enhance by wigs design by Dee Spencer . The mere circle plan by Josh Iacovelli centers around a two-sided sofa which represents the friends favorite encounter property at Central Perk on one slope and then Monica ‘s apartment on the other ( and just how can she give 2,000 square base Manhattan high rise early than for us to “ suspend our disbelief ” as encourage in song ) , with workable dismount design by Brian Tovar and sound design by Lauren Vargas utilized during the national circuit .
Run time is two hours with a 15-minute intermission , but it would likely be best to just run the total display without an interruption for 90 moment , given how many people choose to leave at intermission while the cast also the pause to apparently just change costumes . FREE three-hour covered parking is available at Culver City City Hall with validation available in the theater lobby . For more information and the latest circuit dates forfriend ! The Musical Parodyvisit www.FriendsParodyOnTour.com .
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