A review takes a lot of time and thought. I find myself
highlighting and crossing out a myriad of words and sounds that my brain
dictated to my hand in the moment, and I sit here, hours later, deciphering my
own thoughts and thinking to myself:
wtf?
But when my buddy Benny told me their Magical Adventure
of Benny and Griff: the Musical was nearly sold out Saturday and had a few
seats left on Friday, I rushed to my computer in a valiant attempt to notify
the masses (hey, that’s you!)
I can not say bigger or better things about Benny and
Griff’s bizarre, vaudevillian variety show nor their troupe that pushes the
story backwards, forwards, in a cave (dressed in GARBAGE BAGS, btw), through
the ocean and right back to The Royal Theatre at The Producer’s Club. They
unearth crowd favorites (no seriously, people are clapping and singing along)
as they tackle a new magical adventure, never been seen before.
Oh, let me tell you about Benny and Griff! Benny and Griff
look like Snap and Crackle and the missing POP is in their amazing energy and
countless unified personas. They are
everything you wanted to be in the 90s. Dave Columbo is Benny and Griff’s incredible
Salesman, who is hilariously reminiscent of the dead Oxyclean Guy. Columbo also
plays Dave, a pivotal character in Benny and Griff’s world, but I wont tell you
why- you’ll have to find out for yourself.
Rounding out the ensemble is the brilliant Nolan Hennelly
playing Captain Barry, a sexy pirate exploring his base range, fighting off
River Beasts and Dark Ones all with a martini glass/boxed wine/tall boy in
hand. Matt Leary and Eric Dolan each play a ridiculous range of characters
quickly, tremendously and unapologetically.
For more on Benny and Griff’s magical adventures- check in
on them on all forms of social media. So don’t be a Gallump- go check them out
NOW!
Review: Brittany Goodwin
Photos: Dave Columbo
Review: Brittany Goodwin
Photos: Dave Columbo
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