The opening cabaret to the festival last night was a blast. All the teasers for the upcoming shows were hysterical and left me wanting more. The festival presents a wide variety of styles of clowning, well represented in this cabaret, hosted with lots of fun by Audrey Crabtree, Eric Davis and Robert Honeywell.
Coney Island Chris was a perfect opener for the night with his and cringe-worthy sideshow feats combined with great comedy. Butt Kapinski, a hard-boiled and very silly private eye with her own interrogation lamp attached to her body, gave us a sample of the skills of detecting to be performed on the Streets of Williamsburg. We saw the world of Morro and Jasp, two overwrought clowns obsessed with the mind boggling experience of puberty. Shorty and Fatty, who will host their cabaret of clowns over 50 showed us that clowns definitely get funnier with age. Clowns with Gowns wear costumes that are a visual delight with hairdos that will make you laugh out loud. A silent act, with an interesting relationship. Ferdinand the Magnificent, also silent is another visual curiosity of a different sort. He apparently carries a lot of useful items in his diapers. Perhaps, Perhaps, Quizas...a bride in search of a groom, settled on one rather quickly. Ms. Pretty Smart, Secret Agent has a great command of physicality and funny. Neon Lights, two very silly friends, with their combination of goofiness and physical skill in the vaudeville tradition, brought the evening to a close. I left feeling really excited and looking forward to seeing these shows in their entirety. This promises to be a fantastic festival!
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