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From Studio 2000
10 Big Fiction: Work Rules
By Harry Andrews
26 Ho Two: Jordan Austin
From Forum Studios
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From Centaur Films
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62 Big Fiction: The Shop Follies
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EDITORIAL
"Nude Boys Singing"
3,000 miles off Broadway
When ! saw the title, "Naked Boys Singing," I laughed! When I saw the
musical, I could not believe my eyes and ears. Sure there have been lots of plays
and musicals featuring nudity. I can still picture Sal Mineo strutting across
the stage stark naked. And my most memorable moment on the stage was the nude
scene in "Hair!" This is so different. Every single person in the play
gets naked.
They sing, they dance, they have dialogue that's convincing, clever and very funny.
A blank stage for the set, one piano and player for the musical accompaniment
and masterful lighting for effect. The cast could not have been easy to assemble.
They not only had to sing, dance and deliver dialogue, they had to be naked for
95% of the play. My hat is off to Robert Schrock. It is his conception and he
directed. 11 Writers and 6 Choreographers. The stage crew is exceptional and the
actors not only have fabulous cocks to stare at all night but wait till you see
the ass on T. Bedford Scofield when he conducts "Members Only." At first
I thought the nudity came too quickly, which left nothing to the imagination.
No seductive teasing or stripping. There you have it, 9 Cocks in a Row. By the
time it gets to Broadway, and it will, there will most likely be twelve cocks
in a row. The concept is ingenious, the execution is so profoundly professional
that by the second act you are forgetting to stare at the cocks and bare asses.
("baskets") You are listening to the meaningful dialogue and spicey
lyrics that cover everything from Robert Mitchum to Muscle Addiction. The Mitchum
number was so well received I wished for a Broadway stage and full orchestra.
D. A. Pawley choreographed the Mitchum number and it is easily the smoothest dancing
ensemble work. You are supposed to leave the theater humming and singing the songs.
I left wishing I was rimming Scofield but have to admit I feel like I know the
lyrics by heart to "Nothin' But The Radio On." An outstanding world
premiere that will not die in Los Angeles at the Celebration Theater. It will
go wherever they can handle it. It is aimed at a gay audience but there are those
straights who get a kick out of anything gay. It could make it to Broadway sooner
than you think.
Robert Schrock, you are a genius. Stephen Bates, you can play my baby grand any
time you wish! [email protected]
CHUCK EDWARDS
Editor-In-Chief
