Shanghai Moon

Oskar Wild Los Angeles, CA

WOW! SHANGHAI MOON Charles Busch’s spoof of the “Oriental” melodramas of Hollywood’s Golden Era provides for a devilishly good time reliving the forbidden passions of such “classics” as Lady From Chungking, Daughter Of Shanghai, and Daughter Of The Dragon, all of them starring the immortal Anna May Wong. As Lady Sylvia, R. Christofer Sands pays loving tribute to the glamorous screen goddesses of the Golden Age of Hollywood. There is a bit of Bette, a dash of Joan, and a taste of Hayward in Sands’ Lady Sylvia, “a loose and wanton woman … painted with sin and cheap pancake makeup.” Christopher Chen proves the perfect macho complement to Sands, affectionately lampooning every “oriental” male stereotype in the book save one. Under Ken Salzman’s pitch-perfect direction and in Sands’ divine hands, Shanghai Moon is swimmingly good fun from beginning to end.

Howard Los Angeles, Ca

A new camp classic... Christopher Sands is a mix of Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Carol Burnett as Norma Desmond! Strong ensemble of actors round out this farcical nod to 40's noir.

Joe Glendale, ca

Very funny! A tremendous cast and script. Go!

Carol Arcadia, ca

The funniest play I've seen in years! I highly recommend it!