Fans of the Netflix sci-fi series “Stranger Things” will most appreciate this musical parody in its West Coast premiere
Most of today’s stage musicals based on movies or books were written to stand alone, meaning no previous knowledge of the source material is required to have a good time.
That’s a shame, because Jonathan Hogue’s 2018 off Broadway musical is really funny, smart and subversive. And the OTC production, directed by company artistic director Kevin “Blax” Burroughs, is filled with humor, exuberance, strong singing and energetic choreography by Alyssa “Ajay” Junious. It’s also nice that the show has a live band, musically directed by Eliza Vedar.
While the musical’s script somewhat faithfully follows the season 1 and 2 adventures of nerdy teen friends Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Will, it takes some amusing liberties with the plot.
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