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music by Aaron Macri, written by Chris Craddock

Ribbit Productions, Toronto Fringe Festival, Tarragon Theatre Extra Space, Toronto

July 6-16, 2005

This hilarious tale of the rise and fall of the world’s greatest boy band is the occasion for spot-on satires of pop and rap music.  The public and personal lives of Jon (Jon Paterson) the angry guy, Andrew (Andrew Bursey) the sensitive guy, Kevin (Matt Alden) the boy next door and Lance (Scott Walters) the gay guy are interspersed with wonderfully choreographed, high energy performances of their greatest hits and those of their rapper enemy Hype (played by all four).    These are four terrifically talented actor-singer-dancers with perfect comic timing.  In the words of a BoyGroove song, “You Make My Hips Buck, Baby.”     

©Christopher Hoile

Note: A version of this review appeared in Eye Weekly 2005-07-14.

Photo: (l-r) Matt Alden, Andrew Bursey, Jon Paterson and Scott Walters.

©2005 PKF Productions.