Nilbog! The Troll 2 Musical is presented by 2Cents Theatre ten years after its first Hollywood Fringe outing in 2016. The show starts with a sung prologue telling us that Troll 2 is regarded as a great bad movie. This serves as an explanation/apology for what follows.
A family go on a road trip…
…to a village (Nilbog) where there be flesh-hungry goblins, songs ensue (Music by Juan Lozano). Like most people, I was unfamiliar with the source work. So, it’s difficult to say how accurate a parody the show is. But I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.
Performances are uniformly good with stand-out work from Tiffany Asta as the young boy Joshua. Also, Sarah Schulte as big sister Holly. And, Joe Hernandez-Kolski and Rebecca Larsen as Mom and Dad. Eric Geller as the ghost of Grandpa Seth seemed to be in his own, equally good, show.
The large cast (I counted 16) are clearly enjoying it and that becomes infectious despite, or maybe because of, the silliness of the plot. Crisp and witty direction is by Kristen Boulé, who co-created the piece with Asta and Lozano. Six producers are credited, which must be a Fringe record. Production values are good and excellent use is made of the Cat’s Crawl space.
Nilbog! The Troll 2 Musical won’t be to everyone’s taste. But it will be some people’s favourite show.
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Production Team:
Co-creator/Producer/Director: Kristen Boulé. Co-Creator: Tiffany Asta. Co-Creator/Composer: Juan Lozano. Producer: J.J. Mayes. Producer: Brian Wallis. Producer: Esther Mira. Producer: Alejandra Sainz. Choreographer: Nancy Dobbs Owen.
With:
Tiffany Asta. Eric Geller. Rebecca Larsen. Joe hernandez-Kolski. Sarah Schulte. Ryker Chavez. Lucas Alifano. Chris Lanehart. Raphael Berglas. Natasha Aldridge. Megan Crockett. Paul Plunkett. Lauren-Joy Goss. Eric holt. Heather Ludwig. Billy Aldridge. Samantha Barrios. z
Arrive early for Nilbog! Doors, themed BAR and immersive preshow begin 20-25 minutes prior to showtime.
About the Project
Once upon a time long forgotten… in the ancient year of 2016… the twisted humans of 2Cents Theatre turned the beloved Best Worst Movie TROLL 2 into a Musical. Now, 10 loooong years later, the sexy magic rock of Stonehenge has awakened. And now ONLY YOU must face the Goblins, devour the green frosted foods, and drink all the Nilbog Nog your disgusting meat eating vessels can handle!
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