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The Concept
Billed as gay improv, Sparkle neither skewers nor embraces homophobic stereotypes but instead delivers a boldly irreverent look at societal aberrants whose sexual preferences, like their choice in picnic tableware and adherence to forensic protocol, may be constantly called into question. Containing a cursory reference to Bette Middler or Chastity Bono at most, a single scene may then go on to outrageously ridicule self-induced abortions, cigarette-smoking three-year-olds and an incestuous menage a trois. Somehow, it works.
The Cast
Each of the performers brings something special to the mix. From Crazy Pete Zias, it's a mastery of the comedy of incomprehension. Often relating to the others with a deer-in-the-headlights stare as if in a drug-induced haze, he conveys hysterical single-mindedness in all his manias. His cohorts, the mustachioed Mark Sam Rosenthal and the rubbery-faced Jeff Hiller add zip and zeal respectively to the zaniness.
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Schedule
| Date | Times | Venue |
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| 08/30/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 09/06/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 09/13/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 09/20/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 09/27/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 10/04/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 10/11/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 10/18/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 10/25/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
| 11/01/2008 |
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154 W 29th St 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10001 |
