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Total Rating: 
***
Opened: 
November 22, 2002
Ended: 
July 5, 2003
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
Louis S. Salamone, Janice Montana, Christopher Wright, Edgewood Productions & Jeff Murray.
Theater Type: 
off-Broadway
Theater: 
John Houseman Theater
Theater Address: 
450 West 42 Street
Phone: 
212-206-1515
Running Time: 
90 min
Genre: 
Solo
Author: 
Louis Mustillo
Director: 
Janis Powell
Review: 

Generally captivating solo for author/star Louis Mustillo, who put years experience tending bar to the service of six character vignettes. Not surprisingly, the barkeeps he portrays - all affectionately -- go from savvy wits to on-the-outs losers, from proud defenders of the profession to "just a job" hard-timers. Mustillo, well-directed by Janis Powell, has energy to spare and can tell a good anecdote, even if the pieces sometimes lack shape or reach a true dramatic arc. He does conjure memories of New York's recent past that are vivid, nostalgic, and toast-worthy.

Parental: 
profanity
Cast: 
Louis Mustillo
Critic: 
David Lefkowitz
Date Reviewed: 
April 2003