Past Event
Saturday, June 24, 2017, 9 p.m.
SD Fringe Festival: Allergic to Love: Curse of the 80s
2100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $10
An energy-filled rock ballad musical by Tom Knowles and Co. entertains with showman antics and good old-fashioned rock-n-roll. Lead singer Knowles shines brightest with his frontman charm and cheeky glances. But he doesn't upstage his bandmates for too long. Jokes, sight gags, and silly moments of audience participation engage and amuse the crowd. New Zealand accents and mic reverb unfortunately obscure the dialogue, and a vague attempt to incorporate Romeo and Juliet falls flat. Don't worry about the Shakespeare set-up, though, when it comes to music, this band rocks. A Must.
— Review by Jon Reimer