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What a lot of fun this year\u2019s Fringe is turning out to be.\u00a0 I did not intend to be a cheerleader for the festival, but it has just turned out that way.\u00a0 However, I think that part of the enjoyment for me has just been to hang out between shows at the Fringe Central bar and caf\u00e9 to watch and interact with the theater folk who come and go over the course of the day.<\/p>\n
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I found myself talking with Janet Miller, director of the acclaimed Fringe production of The Fantasticks<\/em>, who explained how much work actually went into the gymnastic scheduling of shows at the various theaters.\u00a0 Scheduling is the most important aspect of a production \u2013 what good will it do if the only performance times you get are when no one is going to be around?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\u201cOh, my God,\u201d noted Miller.\u00a0 \u201cI spent four months exchanging e-mails with the manager of the Asylum to get the show times we wanted; it was so difficult!\u201d<\/p>\n
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One of the great hidden gems of the Fringe has been one of the shows alternating with The Fantasticks<\/em> in the same space.\u00a0 The Orgasmico Theatre Company\u2019s production of The Werewolves of Hollywood Blvd: A Damnable Rock Musical<\/em> is a genuinely spooky thriller, with a wonderfully intense, hummable score and dark, quirky lyrics.\u00a0 A year ago, the Orgasmico delighted audiences with their gleefully bizarre Exorcistic<\/em>, a whackadoo musical satire of the movie The Exorcist<\/em>.\u00a0 Werewolves<\/em> is a more conventional musical, comparatively but the piece is still peppered with hip irony.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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