Company XIV
presents

ROCOCO ROUGE

Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by Austin McCormick
Set/Costume Design: Zane Pihlstrom
Lighting Design: Jeanette Yew
Sound Design: Austin McCormick
Stage Manager: Natalia Vasilyeva

Starring: Brett Umlauf, Shelly Watson, Laura Careless, Allison Ulrich, Steven Trumon Gray, Katrina Cunningham, Rob Mastrianni, Courtney Giannone, Davon Rainey, Cailan Orn,

Press Representative: DARR Publicity

Company XIV, Colonnade Row
428 Lafayette Street
Through November 2, 2014
www.companyxiv.com

Entering the bar at Company XIV (now located on Colonnade Row), you are taken back in time to a dark, red velvety, Parisian cabaret club at the turn of the century and greeted by numerous staff, dressed in 17th-century frills, or in New York black.

We were escorted through a closed door to the performance space. While waiting for the show to begin and our drinks to arrive, we were entertained by titillating, scantily clad dancers. The Madame who emceed the show was in opulent outfits and hairpieces. She glided between audience and stage, enchanting us in song. The Company, she proudly says, was named after Louis the IV, the patron saint of sinners.

The bawdy troupe performed a medley of musical pieces in a broad variety of styles, including RAP, operatic (e.g., Carmen), Piaf’s Padum, and an Adele clone. The music and circus acrobatics are the highlights of the show. The performers have wide ranging talents and are well put together in their skimpy outfits, with red feathers, high heels, thongs and nipple covers.
One audience member lamented that she was leaving town, but would love to return to see this show again. It’s a unique New York event.

- Gloria Talamas -