The Gazillion Bubble Show, a solo extravaganza creating bubble magic at New World Stages, has a Las Vegas flavor as it starts with a commercial for itself. Then, Ana Yang, a charming bubblemeister, creates wonderful, imaginative images, fascinating shapes and mixes of color with bubbles, including bubbles in bubbles and smoke in bubbles. It's a rare display of technique, creativity and artistry.
But the variations are subtle, and after an hour I was bubbled out. My twelve year old nephew said, "It's a bit repetitive." But then came the spectacular finale: a laser-light show with gazillions of bubbles falling all over us -- wow! -- fun (if a bit damp). Still, a little less of this unusual show would end up being more.
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Previews:
November 21, 2007
Ended:
open run (as of September 2014)
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
New World Stages
Theater Address:
340 West 50th Street
Phone:
212-239-6200
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Performance
Director:
Fan & Ana Yang
Review:
Cast:
Ana Yang
Other Critics:
TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz ?
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
November 2008