Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have distinguished the Falcon Theatre/Hugo West Theatrical’s DON’T CROSS THE STEAMS as a recommended production.
In DON’T CROSS THE STEAMS, a popular early ‘80s film about ghosts and the people who bust them is receiving a stage musical adaptation by a New Jersey theatre company. When their world is shattered by a “cease and desist” letter from the lawyers of Columbia Pictures, the cast and crew give the show a new title, make delirious changes to an increasingly unrecognizable script and recruit a handsomely clueless soap opera actor to play the role of Peter Venkman. Silly string ion streams are unleashed and a giant Twinkie kicks a man in groin in a madcap theatrical farce a la Waiting for Guffman.
Panelists praised the show as “a lively enthusiastic spoof”; “an evening of theatre that doesn’t take itself too seriously and with constant laughs… a fun-filled evening with whacky characters, cheesy jokes and an appreciation of what makes theatre (and its people) so unique.”
DON’T CROSS THE STEAMS continues through March 23rd. Tickets can be purchased at www.falcontheater.net.
Final LCT awards will be determined at the end of the season and announced at the LCT gala in the spring.
The League of Cincinnati Theatres was founded in 1999 to strengthen, nurture and promote Cincinnati’s theatre community. LCT provides its member companies and individual members with education, resources and services to enhance the quality and exposure of the theatre community in Cincinnati and increase community awareness, attendance and involvement. More information about the League can be found at www.leagueofcincytheatres.com.
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