MEN (AND WOMEN) IN TIGHTS

posted by James Reel

In the latest Tucson Weekly, I review the current Gaslight Theatre production:

Writer-director Peter Van Slyke assembled his latest Gaslight Theatre show as a prefabricated unit from his Spoofs 'R' Us factory. "The Adventures of the Freedom League of America, or Tights Make Right," follows Gaslight's 30-year format of taking the template of some pop-culture genre, twisting it to the point of ridiculousness, pockmarking it with terrible puns, and propelling it—or, sometimes, halting it—with adaptations of rock and R&B standards from the '50s through the '70s. There's nothing wrong with "Freedom League of America." The pacing moves nicely; there are no dead patches in the script; the performances are as carefree as ever. It's just that the material lacks those mad flashes of inspiration that sometimes spark from the Gaslight stage.

You’ll find the full review here.