Rachel Bloom (Rebecca Bunch on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Hannah on Reboot) begins very joyfully. She jokes about trees that smell like cum and have white flowers that fall from them. She even has a whole song about it. She says she is doing the show that she started to work on in 2019. That is, until she is interrupted by Death, played by David Hull (White Josh on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend). He insists that she talk about him.
So, she talks about her daughter being born with fluid in her lungs, resulting in her spending a while in the hospital. She also talks about Adam Schlesinger, her writing partner, who died from Covid on April 1, 2020. Bloom manages to balance humor and seriousness while talking about death.
Later on, she describes her experience going to a psychic who says that Adam has two ideas for TV shows. One is to do a show about the pandemic. The other is do one about USO shows in the 1960s. This second one seems oddly specific, until she recalls that this was a major plot point in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. This just deepens her non-belief in psychics.
Rachel Bloom is very funny and vulnerable in her performance. As she says, it’s her version of a Mike Birbiglia special. The surprise of David Hull makes this not completely a one woman show. Some of the best moments comes from their interactions, and Hull’s performance is excellent.
Cost of a ticket: $99 (Main Floor Sides)
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