Wishful Drinking at The Hippodrome

Wishful Drinking

The Hippodrome
12 North Eutaw Street Baltimore

The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon in her own right at the age of 19, when she starred as "Princess Leia" in the Star Wars trilogy. In WISHFUL DRINKING, she tells the true and intoxicating tale of her life as a Hollywood legend - with all the wry wit she poured into such bestsellers as Postcards from the Edge - in an uproarious and sobering look at her "Hollywood hangover".

Thru - Feb 12, 2012

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Running Time: 2 hrs, 15 minutes with 1 intermission

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Wishful Drinking Reviews

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Baltimore Sun - Recommended

"...Fisher’s literary efforts, too, have made her a star. “Wishful Drinking,” which unfolds on a fairly intimate, adult-playhouse set designed by David Korins, abounds in clever, witty writing. Fisher is as adept at fashioning a self-deprecating line as she is at aiming a great slice-and-dice assessment at others."

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- Tim Smith

Washington City Paper - Recommended

"...Fisher is equally candid about what it is like to undergo electroconvulsive therapy, which she does regularly. She notes that it tends to take with it “a little doggie bag of about five months of memory.” Sadly, this effect was noticeable at the performance we attended. While Fisher managed to conceal many of her lapses with off-the-cuff jokes, by the end she was fading out painfully mid-sentence and squinting regularly at the teleprompter. Perhaps, as she claimed, these slip-ups were simply due to the fact that she hadn’t done the show for several months. Either way, one is rooting so much for her by the finale that the occasional fumbling only makes her gutsy tell-all all the more admirable."

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- Andrea Appleton

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"... Fisher gives a top-notch performance, giving a full two-hour show with great gusto. From the moment the curtain rises she’s already coming down the steps into the audience to ‘get to know us’ better and starts literally sprinkling her magic touch to audience members. Her affection toward the on-lookers is sweet and makes everyone feels at ease as she starts with a very morbid moment in her life as an ‘ice-breaker’ for her opening story. And when she starts up a question and answer session with the audience it’s heartwarming to see that she makes eye contact with each person that asks a question, and continues to do so while she answers them— I can attest to this because I was one of them."

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- Amanda Gunther

ExploreHoward - Highly Recommended

"...Seemingly everything is fair game in this humorous discussion. Far from being shy about her drug addiction and mental health issues, for instance, she makes crazy jokes about being crazy. The show isn't called "Wishful Drinking" for nothing."

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- Mike Giuliano

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

At its best, Wishful Drinking offers a refreshingly honest tour through the darkest and funniest corners of celebrity, with Fisher serving as the audience’s sarcastic, knowing guide. She’s your favorite aunt gossiping at Thanksgiving. She’s an old friend swapping stories at the bar long after last call.

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- Ben Demers

Wishful Drinking at The Hippodrome