Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks For President! at Theater J

Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks For President!

Theater J
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington

Join the Kinsey Sicks at the official launch of their groundbreaking campaign to become the first Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet to win the Republican nomination for President! With an ear attuned to current events, watch the gals try to take America (a)back to a place it never was by out- pandering, out-conspiracy theorizing, and out-outlandishing even the most cynical of the current crop of Presidential candidates, all in glorious, tongue-in-cheek four-part harmony.

Thru - Feb 19, 2012

Show Type: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hour, 30 mins with no intermission

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Washington Post - Highly Recommended

"... But within the songs, they rarely miss. The Sicks knock off “We Are the World” and make something sublime of “Love Child,” harmonizing over pointed comic lyrics and driving the show to a silly peak. That’s the ticket: Sing out, sisters."

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- Nelson Pressley

Washingtonian - Somewhat Recommended

"...As inadvertently entertaining as politics can be, it is essentially a serious business, and it’s hard not to think that the grim issues on the table here keep the Sicks from reaching their full potential. It comes out in glimpses, as when the girls sing, “I am Mormon, hear me roar” for their understudy Mitzi (a.k.a. Mitt), or in the utterly icky ode to abstinence, “Everything’s Coming Up Noses.” But the show as a whole feels fractured and, at almost two hours, overly long. As much as we love the Kinsey Sicks and their irrepressible odes to all things taboo or tasteless, the jokes in Electile Dysfunction are almost too close for comfort. After all, when a thrice-married, publicly chastised lobbyist is taken seriously as a crusader for family values, it can’t be long until a singing dragapella beautyshop quartet can make it all the way to the convention."

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- Sophie Gilbert

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...The production elements are as cheesy and funny as you’d expect for a political convention and for a Kinsey Sicks show. Scenic Design Consultant Lauren Helpern has created an environment that includes the standard red, white, and blue balloon towers and lots of patriotic tinsel. It makes you proud to be an American. Lighting Designer Jason Arnold’s special effects include spinning stars and nice silhouette effects for some of the song’s buttons. Sound Engineer Jay Chiang mixes the show with great panache without it getting overly grating to listen to. This is a great accomplishment for this kind of a show."

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- Elliot Lanes

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

So I say we accept these four lovely ladies for who they are. All the glitter and glamour, the high heels and big egos, the shrewd pokes and the rude jokes… It might be just what we need to take back America. And in order to form a more fabulous union they’ll need some real grassroots help, so swing your vote their way and stop in.

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- Hunter Styles

Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks For President! at Theater J