Theater Thursday - A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet

We were given complimentary tickets for review purposes to A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own 

What: A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet 

Where: DR2 Theatre

             103 E. 15th St.

             New York,  NY

Who: Recommended for Ages 12 and Up

When: Through November 14, 2021

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet is the first new musical live in New York City since the pandemic, and there is definitely something to be said for that.  It is a fun musical with a lot of humor in it. It has some nice songs too.  The stirring anthem, One Hit Song, which you can find on YouTube, is particularly catchy. The show is not a great one, however. For one thing, the plot is a little thin and everything just seems to resolve itself too quickly and too easily. For another, it is hard to get attached to the characters when the writers, Ben Fankhauser and Alex Wyse, who are also 2/3 of the performers in the show, didn't even think their characters were important enough to give them names. They are just called Man 2 and Other Man. Both are quite amusing in their roles, however. Bryonha Marie Parham in the title role of Regina Comet is a powerhouse. She really commands the stage. Overall, while there is a lot to like about A  Commercial Jingle hopefully there are even better things to come for Frankhauser and Wyse as musical writers.

And that's our view. For more about A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet or to purchase ticket,s visit reginacomet.com.

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Photo credits: All A Commerical Jingle for Regina Comet production photos by Matthew Murphy