Lulu

The Rififi Theatre's Fringe production of Wedekind's controversial classic Lulu leaves its audience with nothing but questions: Why was a hula-hooping star (Marawa the Amazing) chosen to act in a complex lead role? Why such frantic narrative pacing? Why would a largely musical show not calibrate their acoustics in a way which allows dialogue to actually be heard? 

Lulu is a flawed hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold story with a lead actress whose lifeless performance is continuously overshadowed by her infinitely more dynamic and accomplished co-stars, background singers, and utterly mind-blowing costume and set design. Think: classic kabuki meets—dare I say it? —Lady Gaga.