Soomi Kim and Derek Nguyen's play "LeeGendary" showing at the Asian American Theater Festival here in Manhattan about martial arts superstar Bruce Lee received a positive review from critic Michael Criscuolo.
"Yin and Yang battle it out for control of martial arts legend Bruce Lee's soul in Soomi Kim and Derek Nguyen's excellent new play, Lee/gendary. Set inside the action movie superstar's mind, Lee/gendary takes the audience on a hallucinatory trek through its namesake's short but fast life as he tries to find a harmonious balance between fame and enlightenment (i.e., Yin and Yang). It's a fascinating journey that is punctuated in director Suzi Takahashi's production by a dynamic performance by Kim as Bruce Lee.
Wait a minute: a woman plays Bruce Lee? Oh, you betcha. And, let me tell you: she kicks ass..."
The final fight scene that I choreographed (on a rooftop...heh) garnered a short mention as well.
" Lee/gendary culminates in a spectacular fight scene in which
Lee must battle one of them—and, in essence, himself—quite literally to
the death."
Check out the rest of the review at:
NYTHEATREMore about LeeGendary and creator/performer Soomi Kim at:
SOOMI KIM
Keep the art coming, bro!
I'll make the switch on Beatty's 25th consecutive blog post, it has to be on the SAME blog and with no mention of being "busy"... heh...