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Thread #129698   Message #2917015
Posted By: Sandrolin
30-May-10 - 12:27 AM
Thread Name: Bawdy Songs In DC Area This Saturday PM
Subject: RE: Bawdy Songs In DC Area This Saturday PM
Just returned from the show....
I can a-shore you it was any BUT boooooring..

True this type of concert does have the potential to sink like lead but these performers understand how risk taking and creativity marry. They choreographed the suite of songs and limmericks within the context of a two act musical play situated in the town of Pen/is---- aka the Pen/iston Home.
Janie's hilarious quick paced opening narration introduced the characters and included fun punning during the entire opening presentation. They were all in beautiful costumes that portrayed their characteris persona.

Some stand out performances were
Sexu-alphabet
Friggin in the Riggin
bang bang lulu
*****Hairs on Her Dickie Di-Do--- (we all stood up and harmoniously provided the chorus)
Brooklyn town/ Walking Down Canal Street
Baltimore Whores
Mac Arthur's Fart
Oh What a Beauty--- which included a tuba--
Also an incredible REALLY bawdy version of Barnacle Bill The
Sailor
(For ease of audience participation several of the tunes were keyed to traditional melodies ..for example Sweet Betsy From Pike

During the intermission Pen/is Institute featured some lovely Pen/is shaped and other similarly organically correct shape cookies and cakes (use your imagination and then add 100%)--yummy with strawberry and / or whip cream

The overall production from Jennifer and co. was way more than anyone had a right to expect and absolutley brilliant ..Too bad you guys weren't here. It's not too early to book for next year for the second annual Bawdy songs concert. Unless we maybe could convinve them to do it twice a year:-)

Fair winds and starry skies
Sandrolin