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Bald Diva! was nominated for a 2004 GLAAD Media Award. 
You can read their press release here.
 
 
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 Feature  Dec 30, 2004

The Best of 2004

TheaterMania's editors identify the theatrical highlights of the year.

By: TheaterMania Editorial Staff

While there were several praiseworthy shows on the Great White Way this year, such as Frozen, A Raisin in the Sun and Twelve Angry Men, the ones that make up my Top 10 list are all from Off- or Off-Off-Broadway.
 
3. Bald Diva!
A queer adaptation of The Bald Soprano, this play by David Koteles mimics the basic structure of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist masterpiece. However, Koteles and his cohorts in Theatre Askew completely reinvented the characters' language to incisively and hilariously comment on the gay male scene in modern day Chelsea.
 

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The Best of 2004

TheaterMania's editors identify the theatrical highlights of the year.

By: TheaterMania Editorial Staff
 
Yes, it's that time of year when pundits compile Top 10 lists -- but, as usual, I'm not comfortable in labeling my list as a "best of" since I did miss quite a few shows in 2004, especially in the Off-Off-Broadway arena. Nor was I able to limit my picks of great NYC stage performances to 10; I came up with 40, including several collective citations! So please accept the following as a non-exclusionary roundup of stellar work, in chronological order of the shows' openings. Enjoy, and don't forget to click on page 2 at the bottom of this page to view the best of 2004 as chosen by my colleagues Dan Bacalzo, Matthew Murray, and Adam Klasfeld.
 
Tim Cusack in Bald Diva!: The actor's facial expressions, body language, and vocal inflections in this gay, gay, gay adaptation of Ionesco's The Bald Soprano were priceless.
 

 
Theatremania.com:

"Stylishly directed by Jason Jacobs, who co-conceived the project with dramaturg Jamee Freedus, the show is flawlessly paced and brought to vivid life by the talented ensemble cast...It's not necessary to be familiar with Ionesco's play to enjoy Bald Diva!; Theatre Askew's production stands on its own as a richly theatrical and utterly entertaining spectacle...This is a production well worth seeing, and you should get your tickets while you still can."

HX Magazine:

"What also sets Bald Diva! apart from your standard gay play is the virtuosity of its writing, which won an award at the Fresh Fruit Festival."

http://64.78.33.181/features/index.cfm?id=1746&cat=1&page=features&sub_page=weekly

TalkinBroadway.com
Talkin' Broadway's - BROADWAY REVIEW

The 2003/2004 Season in Review

by Matthew Murray - June 1, 2004

 

"Shakespeare and Irwin aside, if you were at a great play in early 2004, chances are it was Off-Broadway. In the span of about ten weeks, from early February to mid-April, there was a string of truly remarkable new plays Off-Broadway, each uniquely demonstrating the best of what New York theatre has to offer. Any two of Valhalla, Bald Diva!, Roulette, Bug, The Moonlight Room, Wintertime, Small Tragedy, Well, and Blackbird would make for a memorable Off-Broadway season, but we got them all. A combination like this of such well-done comedies, dramas, thrillers, conventional plays, and unconventional works just doesn't come around every day (or every year)."

 

NYTheatre.com
 
 NYTheatre.com 2003-04 Season Review

by Martin Denton

Solo Performers, Memorable Performances

 

"an honor roll of some of the memorable performances of the season that I will cherish . . . Tim Cusack and Jerry Marsini as a Chelsea clone couple in the clever parody Bald Diva!"

 

http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/review0304.htm

NYTheatre.com:

"The plays greatest strength is the excellent opportunities it affords its actors, and what a startlingly attractive and grotesque bunch they are. As the Smiths, Tim Cusack and Jerry Marsini inaugurate us into this heightened world with equal parts charm, precision and stamina...Matthew Pritchard's Mary is in charge of the proceedings each of the regrettably few times he graces the stage. Operating on higher voltage than an electric chair, his banal investigative observations are charged with an intrigue that is almost occult. There is so much to enjoy in this play, but his performance is worth the proverbial price of admission."

http://nytheatre.com/nytheatre/archweb/arch2004_b.htm

 

Talkinbroadway.com:

"...this production, staged on Erik Flatmo's cartoonish set...achieves both a sense of gay camp and parody while also creating a pitch-perfect absurdist feel. Equally impressive is that Koteles has provided the cast with a script that has the richness of Ionesco's work while standing firmly on its own. Under Jacob's direction, the cast rises to the occasion and flawlessly executes Koteles's work."

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/02_14b_04.html

 

Backstage.com:

http://www.backstage.com/backstage/showguide/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2094183

 

Visit the Bald Diva! Press Archives to read reviews and press from previous productions.
 
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