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NO SHOW NOVEMBER 14TH. THE FRINGE FEST, YOU KNOW.
CLOSES NOVEMBER 21ST.
"What Hal Holbrook might be like playing Mark Twain while drinking Sazeracs. An aristocratic barfly, a John Barrymore in his later years, when his self-mocking, crazily courageous comic performances would rise above his circumstances.
The Bachelor is a variant on our old friend, the French Quarter 'character,' who bursts into a bar from the street, puts a smile on your face with his spiel and just as he's about to wear out his welcome, vanishes into the night. It's a bravura turn that requires the guts of a ...Read More
NO SHOW NOVEMBER 14TH. THE FRINGE FEST, YOU KNOW.
CLOSES NOVEMBER 21ST.
"What Hal Holbrook might be like playing Mark Twain while drinking Sazeracs. An aristocratic barfly, a John Barrymore in his later years, when his self-mocking, crazily courageous comic performances would rise above his circumstances.
The Bachelor is a variant on our old friend, the French Quarter 'character,' who bursts into a bar from the street, puts a smile on your face with his spiel and just as he's about to wear out his welcome, vanishes into the night. It's a bravura turn that requires the guts of a burglar; a performance of extremes. Martin wages this battle with garrulous good humor and quicksilver mood changes, adapting his approach to a constantly changing human landscape, He is on the high wire and could fall at any moment, but somehow manages to keep his balance.
David Cuthbert,
Tines-Picayune
"Martin's outsized personality is well-suited to the material and he makes a convincing raconteur, astutely handling audience members who want to get into the act. Entertaining and fun." Brian Sands,
Ambush Magazine
"Martin does sound like a public relations man on the verge of delirious tremors. In an energetic performance in a demanding laugh fest, he convincingly portrays 'le charme malefique.’"
Dalt Wonk,
Gambit
"Four stars! Just try to take you eyes off him."
Al Shea,
Steppin' Out, WYES
"Martin has come up with what is potentially his most intriguing, enticing vehicle to date, a slyly funny look at the New Orleans nightlife that was. You will never leave 'The Bachelor in New Orleans' less than intoxicated by its words and the performer who makes them sing with laughter."
David Cuthbert,
Times-Picayune
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