The Boxer
Tickets and Information
SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Aug 26, 2009
Closed Aug 30, 2009
Opened Aug 26, 2009
Closed Aug 30, 2009
Directions & Map
Running Time:
0hr. 57min.
0hr. 57min.
TICKETS TO THIS SHOW
BUY TICKETS
CHECK FOR DISCOUNTS
FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
This show is part of the FringeNYC 2009 Festival.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Depression Era. A bumbling Boxer. A lass dressed like a lad. The Boxer is a unique silent film on-stage in the style of Chaplin and Keaton comedies. Live music, Love and Laughter gang up in this roundhouse hit from Texas.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Connelly Theater
220 E 4th St
New York, NY 10009
This theater is located inside the Connelly Center, a school for neighborhood girls from economically disadvantaged families. This miniature opera house has a beautiful mainstage that was formerly a gymnasium. There is also a black box on the premi [...] Read More
220 E 4th St
New York, NY 10009
This theater is located inside the Connelly Center, a school for neighborhood girls from economically disadvantaged families. This miniature opera house has a beautiful mainstage that was formerly a gymnasium. There is also a black box on the premi [...] Read More
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
No user reviews have been posted yet.
Write a review
NEWSLETTER SIGN UP
MOST POPULAR
SHARED ON FACEBOOK
By providing information about entertainment and cultural events on this site, TheaterMania.com shall not be deemed to endorse,
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.
©1999-2012 TheaterMania.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.
©1999-2012 TheaterMania.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
[Ed. Note: This is the seventh and last in a series of TM review roundups of shows in the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival.]
*****************
Peter Allen was right when he reported that "Everything Old is New Again" as proved by The Boxer, now at the Connelly Theatre. This live presentation of a silent film unfolds on stage before a screen on which dialogue is projected, and the result is refreshing enough to keep viewers amused for just under an hour.
There isn't much of a story from scenarist Matt Lyle, who also directed, but what there is follows tall, ample Velma (Kim Lyle) who is cross-dressing to get work. As she goes about her search, she falls for a paper[...]