Subtitle: 
Arias in the Key of Clown
Total Rating: 
***1/4
Opened: 
August 15, 2009
Ended: 
August 27, 2009
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
Wide Eyed Productions & Ben Newman as part of New York International Fringe Festival
Theater Type: 
off-off-Broadway
Theater: 
Cherry Lane Theater
Theater Address: 
38 Commerce Street
Phone: 
866-468-7619
Genre: 
Comedy
Author: 
Ben Newman
Review: 

 Ben Newman and Wide Eyed Productions have created an unusually exciting, seven-performer clown show, A World Elsewhere!: Arias in the Key of Clown. Led by the multi-talented Justin Ness, aided and abetted by Lucy McRae and a lively troupe, the separation and ultimate reuniting of two clowns takes us on an entertaining journey full of shtick, folderol and tomfoolery that doesn't let down for a moment.

Newman's idea of having a storyline takes this show and the craftsmanship of the talented cast beyond the ordinary succession of tricks, bringing this fun clown show to a higher, more engaging level than most of its genre.

Cast: 
Justin Ness, Lucy McRae, Melissa Johnson, Andrew Harriss, Trevor Dallier, Monica Moreau and Neil Fennell
Critic: 
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed: 
September 2009