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Mid-Life The Crisis Musical
Our Rating: 
Fringe-goers of a certain age might see themselves in this commiseration musical.
Whether or not they laugh depends on their tolerance for corny geezer puns (like that one), tired clichés and dusty stereotypes.
The show (the original debuted at a Minnesota dinner theatre in 2006) contains 17 songs and sketches that basically expand on the laundry list of reasons why it sucks to get old, outlined in the opening number. Weepy, menopausal wives, philandering husbands, escaping memories, receding hairlines, expanding waistlines, varicose veins, gas leaks… we’ve heard this stuff before.
The six-member Manitoba cast does an admirable job with the vocals and comic delivery, but their choreography is a little underwhelming. Mid-Life is far from pee-your-pants funny. But if you’re not looking for a lot of insight or comfort, there’s lots to like.
From the official Fringe Festival guide:
Experience the "joys" of invasive medical procedures, dealing with an empty nest, hair loss, menopause, parental playdates and more. A show for anyone who is going through, in denial about going through, afraid of going through, finished going through, watching someone going through or just wants to laugh at other people going through a mid-life crisis. Musical sketch comedy.
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RECOMMENDED:
General Audience
75 min
PTE Mainstage (Venue 16), to Sunday
Tickets: $10
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