Musical spoof offers a new take on Crichton and Spielberg’s JURASSIC PARK (photo by Carol Rosegg)
TRIASSIC PARQ: THE MUSICAL
SoHo Playhouse
15 Vandam St.
Through August 5, $69.50 – $79.50 ($39.50 with discount code TPREDFF here or at 212-352-3101)
triassicparq.com
Sharing the award for Overall Production/Musical at the 2010 Fringe Festival, Triassic Parq is a playful adult parody of Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel and Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film, Jurassic Park, which was followed by two sequels, with a third long in the works. Written by composer and director Marshall Pailet, Steve Wargo, and Bryce Norbitz and choreographed by Kyle Mullins, Triassic Parq: The Musical has fun with interspecies fornication and other elements that Crichton and Spielberg only hinted at. The current production stars Lindsay Nicole Chambers as the Velociraptor of Science, Wade McCollum as the Velociraptor of Faith, Alex Wyse as the Velociraptor of Innocence, Brandon Espinoza as Mime-a-saurus, Shelley Thomas as T-rex 1, Claire Neumann as T-rex 2, music director Zak Sandler as Pianosaurus, and Lee Seymour as narrator Morgan Freeman. The show also involves a certain amount of audience interaction, especially for those seated on the stage.
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Triassic Parq: The Musical runs through August 5 at the SoHo Playhouse, and twi-ny has three pairs of tickets to give away for free. Just send your name, daytime phone number, and all-time favorite dinosaur movie to contest@twi-ny.com by Thursday, July 26, at 12 noon to be eligible. All entrants must be twenty-one years of age or older; three winners will be selected at random.