Okay, so there are times when writing a review of a show is difficult. One is when you are friends with the performers and the show is not very good (not applicable). Two is when you are a bit intoxicated (admittedly applicable). Three is when the you are friends with the performers and they are so good that they blow your minds (very applicable!). If any or all of these are true is it almost impossible to be objective, there for, I'm not going to try.
MOD CAROUSEL's performance at The NocNoc tonight was f*ing awesome! A show about three super sexy super heroes fighting a 'trio' of pop-diva vixens that would turn half of Seattle's Drag Queens green with envy? How could this not be amazing? Well it couldn't, because it is amazing!
Okay, forewarning, my Boy calls me "Puddles" for good reason... this puddle is just for Mod Carousel. ;-)
The Luminous Pariah has been among my top favorite male performers ever since I saw him perform at Magnum, four years ago (ish). His comedic timing, showmanship and daring would be enough make him amazing. Add that on top of a smoking hot body? Okay... a reviewer should maintain objectivity... not objectify. Two different things. But it's true. Luminous takes the Drag art-form and makes it his own. He lip syncs, and struts about in outrageous costumes, but he is really smart about. I already think David Attenborough adorable, but thanks to Luminous... well I might need my Sweetie on hand next time I watch The Life of Birds.
The Paris Original made me cry the first time I saw him perform. Few women, let alone men, have such mastery of the emotional element of ballet as Paris does, and his skill en pointe is breath taking. What more he blends prima ballerina poise with go-go boy's abandon and that is something even fewer people can do! So whether he is selling a soul wrenching piece of choreo or making me laugh myself silly with a sly look and boyish grin I adore this performer, and am constantly in awe of his skills.
Trojan Original, the "Strong Man" of this super trio is a bon-a-fide stud muffin. With the bravado a premier danseur and the talent to back it up, Trojan is a delight to watch. He is what would happen if a cartoonist captured the disciplined essence of Baryshnikov and the campy styles of a self-aware Schwarzenegger. On a side note, few hetero-guys can do what Trojan does with impunity. I'm serious, a lot of straight guys in burlesque, make straight guys in the audience uncomfortable. Trojan knows how to play his audience. He tugs at the... um, heart strings, of straight women and gay men, and makes straight boys laugh their asses off, cause he's just that good.
Okay so anyone who has heard me gush over one or all of these boys knows that I have a huge crush on each of them, but let me tell you that after tonight that crush extends to their female member as well. Leeni, the hostess and chanteuse of the evening was amazing, and played the roles of three different drag queens with the flare of a true musical theatre maven. I haven't felt this way about a girl since I watched Megan Mullaly perform in Young Frankenstein. Great stage presence, great voice and excellent versatility. Brava diva!
And no I didn't forget you Dona, sweetie! Dona De Cuori, the lovely lass whose task it is to hold down her the fort while her Sisters are off in London rocked it tonight. Dona's blend of dancer and comedienne is solid, and highly enjoyable, and her acts fit beautifully into the story line. Win!
Okay, gushing done, artistically this was a very good show. The individual choreo was superb and even though the physicality of the three male performers did not sync up perfectly in the group numbers, their dedication and joy in the art forms did. As for the show as a whole, it is one of the better examples of a theme show, woven through story, that I have seen in a long time. The individual acts, pulled from existing repertoire were easy to see in the new light of Leeni's comic book plot line.
Ladies and gentlemen, let me seriously recommend this show. Well as seriously as I can knowing that their is only one more chance to see it and I want to go again. :-) Next Thursday at The Noc Noc.
Loves!
Fosse Jack
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