The 1997 musical Side Show, about Daisy and Violet Hilton, real-life conjoined twins who exploited their congenital oddity in circuses of the 1930s, was either ahead of its time or simply too weird for a mainstream Broadway audience. It lasted a mere 91 performances in New York, losing its entire investment. It was nominated for four Tony Awards, including best musical, but … [Read more...]
Cult oddness of ‘Panic’ only partly successful
You can pay half-attention to A Town Called Panic and still be able to follow the story. You can just easily pay complete attention and have no idea what’s going on. Bottom line: Just leave logic at the door and try and enjoy yourself. Opening Friday at the Lake Worth Playhouse, the film is based on a long-running, Belgian stop-animation cartoon of the same name, most of whose … [Read more...]