Lights,
Playback, Attitude!
A
review by Brianna Austin
(Girl
Talk Magazine)
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Lypsinka
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The
art of lip-synching has
been around since… well, longer than me, and
some people find it boring. However, this show is
a theatrical ride: attitudes, style, grace,
glamour, rage, and insanity, delivered in a fast
manic style that never leaves you waiting.
A
myriad of lighting hues dress the emotions of the
moment, and change with no warning. You get the
feeling you’re on SLD -- looking into a dream,
but it’s someone else’s -- and it’s
fabulous. From the opening scene that has Lypsinka
wearing a straightjacket singing Once In A
Lifetime, you know right away to expect the
unexpected.
Filled
with one-liners, including her famous telephone
bit, Lypsinka can rage on to a Joan Crawford
recording, then, instantly morph into a high-brow
finishing school instructor explaining the idea of
what chic is. “Audrey Hepburn is chic, and
though beautiful, Liz Taylor ... is not.” The
sound bites are strung together so cleverly that
it should inspire a whole new awards category.
This
is a production
that has created living art from conceptual
thought. As I Lay Lip-Synching integrates
sound, sight and style into a one of a kind show:
comedy in high couture.
Fluid movement and comedic facial
expressions are wrapped comfortably in the glamour
of a 1940s starlet, and her name is Lypsinka.
AS
I LAY LYPSINCHING off-Broadway @ Minetta
Lane Theatre (one block south of 3rd St., just off
6th Ave. More info: www.lypsinka.com
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