Deadly dancers frolicked freakishly on stage while celebrating Halloween during “Sam’s Skeleton Soirée” at the 34th Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival.
I was excited to see Spare Me the Details Productions’ creepy cabaret, especially since the spooky season is my favorite time of the year.
The ghoulish gathering features Skeleton Sam and seven other uber-talented, bone-shaking dancers who are wearing goth-looking attire and rise from the grave on All Hallows’ Eve.
Skeleton Sam reminded me of a scarier version of Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” as he steered the show, which had minimal props, including a London-looking bridge and round platform for leading-dancer performances. The other skeleton dancers also had their moment to shine throughout the production.
The tight choreography had a mixture of ballet and contemporary dance moves, and told the story beautifully.
Whenever the dancers did lineup formations reminded me of “The Time Warp” in the “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
The music keeps the moves and storyline going with sinister songs, including “Haunted” and “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence; “Welcome to My Nightmare” by Alice Cooper; “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson; “Disturbia” by Rihanna; “The Ballroom Blitz” by Sweet; “Abracadabra” by the Steve Miller Band; and other tunes.
“Be prepared to dance or die,” Skeleton Sam says, during this freaky fete! I agree and give the phenomenal production five skeletons!
Admission, duration and venue information:
60 minutes, Silver Venue (Orlando Repertory Theatre), Fringe Festival button is $10 and show admission is $15 plus a $2 service fee ($6 plus a $2 service fee on Monday, May 19)
Showtimes:
Wednesday, May 14 at 9:50 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 at 5:50 p.m.
Sunday, May 18 at 2:20 p.m.
Monday, May 19 at 5:35 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21 at 10:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 at 12:55 p.m.
Sunday, May 25 at 8 p.m.
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