Here's another review I just saw of Skip's show HERRINGBONE at the McCarter, this one from Philadelphia Weekly. (I assume the performance being attended by Skip, Larry and Ben and dear neighbor Ann is over, and that they'll be on the train back to NYC any minute now.)
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/17744/a-e--stage(You have to scroll down past the review of ROCK N ROLL after you click on the link, or you can read the review below:)
"Encountering something unique in theater is immensely rare, which makes Herringbone (currently playing at the McCarter Theatre in a stunning production from director Roger Rees) a cause for celebration. A one-man musical starring BD Wong portraying a host of identities, Herringbone emerges as one of the most curious theater concoctions in recent memory. Adapted by Tom Cone from his own one-act play with music and lyrics by Skip Kennon and Ellen Fitzhugh, the story involves an 8-year-old boy in Depression-era Alabama whose body is inhabited by a deceased vaudevillian. Though the tale is set in 1929, it’s equally accurate to describe the story as occurring presently in the mind of the performer, and in Wong’s dazzling performance it becomes nearly impossible to distinguish the story from the storyteller. Both a conventional musical and an entirely original work of performance art, Herringbone takes some getting used to. But while there have been numerous plays focusing on the art of performance, few have probed the psychology of the actor as deeply or as interestingly as Herringbone. Vivid, theatrical and at times deeply disturbing, Herringbone provides a startling exploration of the art of acting."
