Under the tent in a throwback setting designed to transport you back 150 years while while escorting you into a celebration of appreciation for humanity and creativity, Absinthe unfolds quickly and candidly. Actors, acrobats and audience partner to generate laughter and surprise. It's a side-splittingly funny script, a bit of lovely choreography suspended above the stage and on a high wire, and pee-your-pants laughing while pointing at the-poor-guy-in-that row improv. I saw it tonight and I'd go again right now if I could.
Four and a half stars would be my rating, if Yelp offered the option. The little complaint we have is the role of Shelly, whose singing is not great, and who's songs' purposes are not clear (except as filler, and Penny is written for this, so why do we need Shelly?)