Cafe Paradise
a fantastic hideaway within which sensuous images fly across the ceiling, tumbledown walls, and jump from monitor to monitor to the crazy music of a live band
“In a gestural ballet, lonely zombies are left to drink away the pain of lovelessness, while ghoulish couples are chased away by footage of Hollywood kisses.
Amorous Love remains psychically brutal in the hereafter, yet never has the agony been so delightful to watch.”
—Charles McNulty, The Village Voice
Synopsis
You are invited to CAFE PARADISE,
a secret fantastic hideaway within which sensuous images fly across the ceiling, tumbledown walls, and jump from monitor to monitor to the crazy music of a live band.
In this bizarre dance hall
where everything sways to a lusty beat, Paradise will be served with a solid dose of biting wit.
Show Credits
Conceived By:
Kari Margolis and Tony Brown
Directed By:
Kari Margolis
Music and Direction:
Sam Brooks and Tony Brown
Original Music & Lyrics:
Beth Brooks, Sam Brooks, Tony Brown, Kari Margolis
Developed with & Performed by:
Beth Brooks, Tony Brown, Stephan Geras, Joan Merwyn, Robbie Walker, Maureen Brennan, Andrea Dishy, Lauren Farber, Vicky Goring, Kari Margolis, Christi Minarovich, Michael Hazard Perry, Fernando Pinto
Scenic Design:
Rick Paul
Lighting Design:
Angus Moss
Tech Design:
Kyle Chepulis
Costume Design:
Kari Margolis and Donna Larson
World Premiere:
2nd Story Theater
Brooklyn, NY
November, 1992
