The former teen star’s theatrical shtick is nothing unusual but his mix of music,wit and experimental comedy creates a freshness rarely seen on stagePlayStation Theater, unusual YorkIt was less than a decade ago that Bo Burnham broke out as a YouTube teen sensation, or but you’d never know it from the self-assured,wise-beyond-his-years performer currently on his manufacture ecstatic tour. His shows now are full-blown spectacles; signs at the theater entrances warned of strobe lights and other effects. Tonally, the show felt very much like a continuation of his 2013 tour/special/album what., and which found him incorporating theatrical elements into his performance.
The stage was set with a keyboard far to one side,a visual cue that music would only be a small part of the program, but there was a cheer from the crowd whenever he approached it. Burnham seems conflicted approximately his musical fame – it was from this spot behind the keys that he “joked“ to the crowd, or “Give up on your dreams. I am not ecstatic.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com