Niagara Falls - Bumbalo, Victor

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Résumé :
NIAGARA FALLS consists of two interrelated one-acts: AMERICAN COFFEE and THE SHANGRI-LA MOTOR INN. AMERICAN COFFEE: A working-class couple plots to drug their gay son and his lover to keep them from attending their daughter's wedding. THE SHANGRI-LA MOTOR INN: The newlyweds are ensconced in the Shangri-La Motor Inn for their wedding night. While the groom is anticipating the evening ahead, the bride is discussing the annulment of her not-yet-consummated marriage with the gay motel clerk. Rich comic cadences ... Bumbalo is a funny guy. -Marilyn Stasio, New York Post Funny ... Lively ... Bumbalo demonstrates a healthy satiric wit, aimed at both straights and gays, and a lively sense of comic dialogue. -Bernard Weiner, San Francisco Chronicle NIAGARA FALLS dares to tread in delicate areas ... Bumbalo scores some sharp character comedy ... the play's overall treatment of a situation and a rejected social class who receive little 'gay' treatment is most welcomed. -Nicholas de Jongh, The Guardian (London) Funny and incisive. -Rob Baker, Daily News Bumbalo must have secretly taped parents across the country. He outdoes Neil Simon ... It is a finely written work. -John Kerr, Bay Area Reporter A maximum of both humor and pathos ... I could have cheered. -James M Saslow, The Advocate There is a basic humanity here that one finds in very few plays. -Michael Bronski, Gay Community News NIAGARA FALLS is a tender, canny, and frequently hilarious comedy. -Alan Stern, The Boston Phoenix